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- From: Albert.Koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.announce
- Subject: Additions and/or replacements on the Newcastle Info Server
- Message-ID: <21191@acorn.co.uk>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 16:19:01 GMT
- Sender: aglover@acorn.co.uk
- Followup-To: comp.sys.acorn
- Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England
- Lines: 51
- Approved: aglover@acorn.co.uk
-
- sml has been replaced by the latest version. This incorporates a desktop
- front-end.
-
- zap and templed(1.20) have been replaced by the latest versions.
-
- New software:
-
- mindimage - by Steven Jeffries. Description:
- I wrote the MindImage program as a frontend to the Mindimages module
- it allows 3 dimensional random dot stereograms to be dragged to the icon
- bar, where they can be viewed by anyone wearing 3D glasses. The module is
- included in the application and so are a few examples.
-
- iconswitch - by Nick Smith. Descrition:
- IconSwitch is a 350 byte module which switches between hires
- and lores icons (eg, filetypes, apps) upon mode changes.
- Just provide a couple of sprite files on disc and it does the
- rest. Comes with source, Public Domain.
-
- menuutils by Alex Petrov. Description:
- This module provides a collection of SWIs intended to simplify
- programming of standard RISC OS menus. Documentation and
- examples are included.
-
-
- To retrieve a file from the archive, send a message to
- info-server@newcastle.ac.uk with the following content:
-
- line-limit 1000
- request: sources
- topic: archimedes filename
- request: end
-
- where filename is replaced by the name of the file that you want.
- A filename of 'index' will send you the latest index file.
- A filename of 'tail_index' will send you the list of the last 50 files added
- to the archive.
-
- PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SOFTWARE IS VIRUS FREE BEFORE SENDING IT TO ME
-
-
- --
-
- E-mail address: Albert.Koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk
- Computing Science Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne,
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK (telephone +44 091-2228155,fax 2228232)
-
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