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Å A5000 is no more Ö Acorn have officially stated that the A5000 is no
longer in production and that they have no stocks left. We have one left
(2Mb/210Mb 33MHz) without monitor for ú990.
7.10
Å Acorn mice galore Ö We have now managed to buy a total of 250 Acorn
mice at special prices and, öwhile stocks lastò they are available to
Archive subscribers at ú20 each (normal price ú40). This makes them
cheaper than Claresæ mice at ú30 which arenæt as reliable as the
Logitech Acorn mice. Also, since replacement mouse cables are ú11
(Digitech) and ú13 (Logitech) it makes it hardly worthwhile re-tailing
mice!
7.10
Å Around the World in 80 Days is designed for upper primary school
pupils and will introduce them to a range of geographical skills
including grid references, longitude and time zones, latitude, contours,
bearings etc, all presented within an adventure as wicked Wiley Windbag
tries to thwart the efforts of the global travellers Freddie and Francis
Fogg (Phileas Foggæs children?). Around the World in 80 Days costs
ú39.95 +VAT from Sherston software or ú44 through Archive.
7.10
Å CDFS-FSCSI upgrade Ö If you upgrade your Acorn SCSI card to CDFS 2.2
by buying the Acorn upgrade, you also now get a copy of PhotoView. This
is an application that allows Kodak PhotoCDs to be viewed and used as a
resource in other applications. The price has risen slightly to reflect
the provision of the new software. It now costs ú41 inclusive through
Archive.
7.10
Å Graphics Loaders Ö With the greater range of graphics available to
the Acorn machines in different formats, Computer Concepts have released
a disc of graphics loaders. These cover PhotoCD, JPEG, Clear and an
enhanced TIFF loader. The Graphics Loaders disc costs ú39 +VAT from
Computer Concepts or ú43 through Archive.
7.10
Å Impression Publisher Ö This is now shipping from Computer Concepts
although there is quite a backlog of orders. This new version of
Impression provides a range of new features with the professional user
in mind. Irregular shaped frames will be useful to many users and the
range of controls for colour work will be particularly welcome and
reinforce its position as the leading DTP package for Acorn machines. We
hope to have a review shortly which will give details of the new
facilities. Impression Publisher costs ú169 +VAT or ú180 through
Archive.
7.10
Å James Pond2+ Ö James Pond 2 has had almost 500 new screens and new
tunes added to become James Pond 2+ ! You can upgrade from Gamesware for
ú7.99 if you send them proof of purchase. The normal retail price
remains at ú25.99 or ú24 through Archive.
7.10
Å Keystroke version 3 Ö This new version offers much more compatibility
with CCæs products, provides a slow demonstration mode and önumerous
extras that have been added at customersæ requestò. Also, it is fully
RiscáPC-compatible. The upgrade costs ú4.95 inclusive from Quantum
Software.
7.10
Å Logix is a suite of applications from Silicon Vision, allowing
students to design and simulate logic circuits. Features include
multiple tailored libraries, fully hierarchical operation, custom design
of circuits and casings, built-in LEDs and displays for feedback,
switches and push buttons for logic input, drawfile saving of circuits
and simulations. Logix costs ú99.95 +VAT (or ú109 through Archive) and a
site licence for twenty machines is ú300 +VAT from Silicon Vision.
7.10
Å Magnetoids Ö Oregan Developmentsæ latest game is a 3D space battle
game. It features variable light sourced vector graphics, Acorn and RTFM
joystick support, enhanced ARM 3 mode and hard disc installation.
Magnetoids costs ú24.95 from Oregan Developments or ú23 through Archive.
7.10
Å Morley SCSI upgrade Ö There is now an upgrade for the Morley 16-bit
SCSI cards to make it compatible with RiscáPC and also to provide the
latest CDFS and a PhotoCD viewing application. The other improvement is
in the formatting / partitioning / installation software which is now
easier to use and has password protection to prevent unauthorised
formatting or alteration of the SCSI configuration. The upgrade is only
available from Morley Electronics and costs ú35 inclusive.
7.10
Å Ovation price drop and special offer Ö There is no sign yet of an
Ovation 2 but Ovation 1 is being given a sales boost. The price has been
dropped to ú69 +p&p +VAT (ú67 through Archive) and if you buy it before
the end of August, you will get free copies of Desktop Thesaurus and a
book called öGetting into Ovationò.
7.10
Å Photo-retouch software Ö This month sees the release of two more
photo-retouch packages for the Acorn machines. They are PhotoTouch at
ú79.95 inclusive from Oregan or ú75 through Archive and Digital Artsæ
Picture at ú99 +VAT or ú108 through Archive. We hope soon to have
comparative reviews of these two packages with Photodesk from Spacetech,
which costs ú185 through Archive.
7.10
Å ProArtisan 2 CD Ö Clares have updated ProArtisan so that it will
handle PhotoCD images and have made the whole thing available on a CD
for ú169.95 or ú158 through Archive. You can upgrade from ProArtisan 2
direct from Clares Micros for ú29.95 inclusive.
7.10
Å Professional full colour scanning service Ö T-J Reproductions, who
provide a full Acorn disc-to-print bureau facility, now have full colour
drum scanning facilities. Existing users of T-Jæs imagesetting and litho
printing services can take advantage of this complimentary service of
scanning images at up to 5,000 dpi in four colour format Ö presumably
using SyQuest removable hard discs to transfer the massive files
produced!
7.10
Å Psion3a Ö We are now stocking the Psion3a Personal Organisers. The
256Kb version is ú269 and the 512Kb version is ú329.
7.10
Å Rephorm update Ö Oak Solutions have updated Rephorm for the RiscáPC,
providing support for 15-bit and 24-bit sprites. They have also
introduced a number of other improvements including OLE support, Clear
file conversion and swap start and end frames. The price remains at ú50
+VAT from Oak Solutions or ú55 through Archive and an upgrade path is
available Ö just send your master disc plus ú15 +VAT to Oak Solutions
for the latest version.
7.10
Å Repro Ö Oak Solutionsæ printer driver control utility was described
last month on page 7 but, unfortunately, we forgot to mention the price!
It costs ú50 +VAT from Oak Solutions or ú55 through Archive.
7.10
Å RISCáOS 3 Style Guide Ö This is now available from stock through
Archive for ú10 inclusive.
7.10
Å RiscáPC with no monitor Ö Acorn have announced a öno-monitorò option
for the RiscáPC. If we supply a monitor-less computer to an
öenthusiastò, Acorn will allow us to supply it at ú250 +VAT off the
normal price. So if you want to order a RiscáPC without a monitor, just
deduct ú294 off the basic price. This offer only applies to individual
Acorn öenthusiastsò (but you donæt have to wear an anorak to prove it)
and not to schools, colleges or businesses, presumably. (Mind you, we
havenæt yet had the official conditions of this offer from Acorn yet.)
7.10
Å RiscáPC VRAM price drop Ö We have managed to reduce the RiscáPC VRAM
prices: 1Mb is now ú130, 2Mb is ú200 but the 1Ö2Mb upgrade is still
ú110.
7.10
Å RiscáPC SIMM price drop Ö With increasing volume of sales, we have
been able to get better pricing for the RiscáPC SIMM memory as follows:
7.10
4Mb SIMM: ú150 ÖÖ> ú145
7.10
8Mb SIMM: ú300 ÖÖ> ú265
7.10
16Mb SIMM: ú640 ÖÖ> ú590
7.10
32Mb SIMM: ú1350 ÖÖ> ú1225
7.10
Å Speedball II Ö Take control of Brutal Deluxe, the worst team in
Speedball history, and turn them into champions. You can play a knock-
out competition against progressively tougher teams and there is a Cup
option played over four two-leg rounds but the main challenge is in the
full league. Brutal Deluxe begins in division two with their aim being
to achieve promotion and then win the title. You can choose to manage
the team, buy and sell players and let the computer handle events on the
pitch. Speedball II costs ú25.99 from Krisalis or ú24 through Archive.
7.10
Å Stunt Racer Extra Tracks Ö For all you keen Stunt Racers, here is a
compilation of new tracks and scenery to keep you playing for many happy
hours! Stunt Racer Extra Tracks costs ú19.95 from 4th Dimension or ú19
through Archive.
7.10
Å Top quality fonts at less than 60p per font? LOOKsystems are doing a
special summer promotion so that we can sell their 100 Monotype Fonts
pack (full price ú95) for just ú59.
7.10
Å Toshiba CD-ROM driver Ö If you want to run Toshiba CD-ROMs in
multisession mode, e.g. with PhotoCD, you will need a special driver.
This is available as part of the SCSI upgrade for Morley 16-bit SCSI
interfaces (see above) but is also available as a separate soft-loadable
driver for use with other SCSI cards. This costs ú25 inc VAT from
Morley.
7.10
Å WimpGEN Ö This is a new application-authoring package which allows an
applicationæs user interface to be built up, allowing you to concentrate
on the main application code rather than the interface. The whole
process of creating windows, dialogue boxes and menu structures can be
done interactively. The price is ú99.95 inc VAT from Silicon Vision or
ú93 through Archive.
7.10
Å World Development Database Ö CWDE Software are releasing a version of
its World Development Database in general format (as well as in existing
Key Plus and Grass database formats) thus making it possible to use the
data with whatever database you already use. The information provides
social and economic statistics on 129 countries in CSV and text format.
This costs ú35 +VAT from CWDE Software.
7.10