RISC User 12:3

May 1999

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Contents

Features

OP The Imago Risc PC
Richard Hallas chats to Richard Jozefowski of Millipede about his plans for a new, state-of-the-art Risc PC motherboard upgrade
OP Pre-emptive Strike
Multithreading has long been on the RISC OS wishlist, but how difficult would it be to implement? Eddie Edwards takes a look at the pitfalls of multithreading with Acorn systems
OP How To Make Light of HTML
Mark Moxon explores frames, what they mean to web designers, and how to design a typical web site based on them
OP Juggling JavaScript
In part three of his JavaScript series Mark Moxon finishes off looking at statements and moves on to functions
OP Roll On Wakefield
It's time for the premier event of the RISC OS calendar, the Wakefield Show. We take a look at who's going to be there and the big releases we can expect to see
OP RISC OS Outside
In his continuing series on installing and using ARM Linux on your Acorn, David Matthewman examines users and groups
OP DTP Workshop
In his continuing look at the basics of DTP Richard Hallas considers heading styles and the pros and cons of the dropped capital
OP IT and Numeracy
Chris Drage lifts the lid off a selection of software that's perfect for teaching numeracy skills both in the school and at home
OP The Great Free-for-all
Back in the good old days of computing there were plenty of classic (if clunky) operating systems like CP/M and the precursor to Arthur and RISC OS, the BBC MOS. David Holden takes a look at Public Domain emulators available for modern Acorn machines
OP Brew Your Own Java
In his continuing look at Java applets in RISC OS, Peter Naulls examines how to display browser messages from Java and how to access an applet's environment
OP Netline
David Matthewman explores the world of DejaNews, the huge repository that consists of every article posted to Internet newsgroups, from comp.sys.acorn through to the more esoteric subject matters...

Reviews

OP Quick on the Draw
Nobilangelo Ceramalus slots the latest CD-ROM from Spacetech into his drive and comes away suitably impressed with the artistic skill showed by David Cowell on his new Introduction to Digital Art CD

Regulars

OP Cover
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OP Contents & Editorial
OP News
OP Solution to Puzzle 12:1
OP Puzzle
OP RISC User subscriptions, back issues and products
OP Magazine Disc Dsc

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OP Flat Plan
Overall layout of pages for this issue of the magazine