RISC User 12:5

July 1999

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Features

OP Station to Station
Alasdair Bailey visits Roy Heslop, the man behind RiscStation Ltd, and brings back this report about new machines and the future of the RISC OS market
OP Dial MP3 for Music
Sendu Bala explores the MP3 music format, and looks at MP3 RISC OS software
OP Netline
David Matthewman takes a long, hard look at the state of Acorn browsers
OP Pre-emptive Strike
Eddie Edwards finishes off his look at multithreading and what it means to RISC OS
OP How To Make Light of HTML
Mark Moxon continues his examination of frames in HTML with a look at nesting
OP Juggling JavaScript
In part five of his JavaScript series Mark Moxon examines the JavaScript object model
OP RISC OS Outside
David Matthewman explores that classic Linux editor, the venerable vi
OP Numeracy Strategies
Chris Drage applauds Graham Wootten and his Numeracy Strategy Planning Sheets
OP DTP Workshop
Richard Hallas begins his look at fonts and classifications of type design
OP The Great Free-for-all
David Holden decides that upgrading software sometimes isn't worth the hassle
OP Brew Your Own Java
Peter Naulls continues his series on Java programming with a further look at his POP3 client
OP Working on the Image
Nobilangelo Ceramalus decided to design and build his dream house, and found that the best tool for the job was good old ArtWorks. Find out how he did it and what he discovered in the process

Reviews

OP SibToDraw
Richard Hallas examines a new utility which attempts to breathe new life into the RISC OS platform for users of Sibelius 7
OP CDROMFS
Richard Hallas checks out a new replacement for the ageing CD-ROM filing system from Warm Silence Software
OP Professional Writers
Icon Technology has just released new top-end versions of its word processors EasiWriter and TechWriter, and Chris Drage reckons that the newly-juggled range is just fantastic for both home users and classroom use

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OP Cover
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OP Contents & Editorial
OP News
OP Solution to Puzzle 12:3
OP Puzzle
OP RISC User subscriptions, back issues and products
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