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News: Graphics Library For Fortran
CCD Computer Services |
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News: TextEditor
CCD Computer Services. Command language,
OS access, 5000 lines, full screen |
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News: Printer Buffer Module
CCD Computer Services |
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News: Font Designer
APL Software. BBC fonts, editor, 15
sample fonts, scientific symbols.
Mouse driven |
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News: Logo
Logotron. ARC native mode. |
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News: 4096 Colour Screendump
Musbury Consultants. For Integrex 132
colour inkjet printer |
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News: Maths Movies
Manchester Polytechnic. Fourier
Transforms. |
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News: Printer Switch
From Data Switches. Switch between two
printers/computers |
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News: Graphics Library
From Micro Studio. Three disks
containing sprites for use with Artisan
or Graphic Writer. Colour |
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News: Database Package
From Mitre Software. Flying Start II |
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News: Desktop Games
From Gem Electronics. Mastermind/Sliding
Block Puzzles/Solitaire |
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News: 5.25" Disk Interface
CJE Micros: Link settings: Switch drive
identities |
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News: 3D Graphics Animation System
Ace Computing. Euclid |
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News: ROM Podule
From Computer Concepts. RAM filing
system. RFS/aliases in RFS/battery
backup |
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News: Archive Binders
From Norwich Computer Services |
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Info: Linefeed Problems
Software assuming auto linefeed ON/OFF
dip switches/*CONFIGURE IGNORE |
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Info: ARC Circuit Boards
Differences between 300 and 400 series
machines. 96 way connector/PCB multi
layer |
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Info: BASIC/OS Interface
Correction to article in Archive issue
5. ARM CPU has no microcode program. |
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News: BASIC V On 2nd Processor
ARC BASIC on a BBC |
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Help: Acorn Teletext Adaptor
Connecting it to the I/O Podule |
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Help: VDU23,26
Explanation of why this call fails. Use
SYS "Find_Font" instead as VDU call is
obsolete. Font name prefix |
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Help: Morley RAM Disk
Does this work on the I/O Podule 1MHz
bus? |
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Wanted: ARM Sort Routine
To sort arrays |
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Help: Problems With PC Emulator
More than 2 floppies. DRIVER.SYS/
CONFIG.SYS. CHKDSK corrupts disks? |
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Info: 5.25" Disk Interfaces
Problems with CJE Micros and Dudley
Micro Services. Accessing internal
drive starts external one. Fix suggested |
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Help: Avoiding DATA In Libraries
How can READ and DATA be used in
library procedures without referring
to a line number? |
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Help: RAM Disk For The ARC
Can anybody write one? Computer
Concepts ROM podule can be used, but
this is expensive |
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Hint: Modifying The Desktop Programs
How to access them and run them from
disk. Desktop Icons |
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Hint: Inc/Dec (-= and +=)
Mistake errors caused be not
initialising the variable. Should say
'unknown or missing variable' |
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Hint: Testing MultiSync Output
Without a monitor! *CONFIGURE
MONITORTYPE 1 and use a screendump
program |
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Hint: Using Large Buffers Etc
Larger than 64k there are problems with
using ADVAL(). Use SYS "OS_Byte",&80,-4
etc. Printer/Sound/RS432 |
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Hint: Easy Loading Of Modules
Building library command files to load
modules. Changing filetypes
Library/*SETTYPE &FFB/exec files |
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Hint: Tidying Up After ArcWriter
Library command file |
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Hint: Identifying RAMBASIC
Changing the startup message |
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Hint: Reversing The CAPS LOCK
Changing the effect of the shift key.
Letters typed without shift are lower
case. Useful for programming |
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Hint: Displaying Screens In Other Modes
How to load screens saved in one mode
into another mode. Changing colours
using SEDIT. *SLOAD/*SCHOOSE/PLOT |
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Hint: VIEW Series & The Desktop
Getting the key to work. *FX219 |
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Hint: VIEW Professional
BBC 2nd processor version on the ARC.
How to load and call it. *LOAD/*GO |
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Hint: Diary & Notepad Problems
Printing from diary/notepad without a
printer connected. Desktop/Diary/Notepad |
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Hint: Slower Listings
/ |
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Hint: File Transfer Between WPs
Using VIEW/Wordwise Plus wordprocessor
files with GraphicWriter and vice versa.
*SETTYPE/*INFO/ASCII/ArcWriter |
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Hint: Smart ON ERROR Routine
Entering the BasicEd when an error
occurs. |
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Hint: Dual Purpose Boot Files
Exec files from the Desktop and using
*CONFIGURE/*BUILD/*SETTYPE/Startup |
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Hint: IBM PC Emulator More Memory
*UNPLUGging modules to increase
work space. 576k |
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Hint: Disabling Modules
Using *RMKILL/*RMREINIT/*RMTIDY from OS
prompt. No needed |
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Hint: GW BASIC On IBM Emulator
Getting back to MS-DOS after using GW
BASIC |
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News: IBM Emulator
Version 1.09 available |
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Info: RS432 Fix
Module fix for serial port problems
GTE/CTS/DSR/RTS |
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Hint: After The Desktop
Tidying up after using the desktop
using SYS "Wimp_CloseDown" instead of
*FX calls. Library command file |
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Hint: Using The Seikosha 250X Printer
How to overcome problem of no power
when plugged into the ARC |
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Hint: ADFS Wildcards
Anywhere in a file name
*/# |
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Hint: Errors In Library Procedures
Finding out which procedure/function
caused the error
ON ERROR LOCAL |
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Hint: Help With Econet
Utility commands. RDFREE/SETFREE/
SETSTAT/USERS/PROT/UNPROT/VIEW/REMOTE/
NOTIFY |
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Hint: Monitor Information
Taxan 770 MultiSync |
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Info: Text Editor Problems
Corruption of BASIC programs prepared
using Texteditors. *BASIC-LOAD
. Solution |
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Info: Arcwriter Bugs
Loadsa bugs. Buzz/Panasonic KP1081/
AW_PCedit/linefeeds |
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Info: OS_BreakPt
Does not work properly. Bug |
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Info: TRACE
Bug. Misses line numbers |
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Info: *FX25 Reset Character Definitions
Problems/bug in 1.2 OS |
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Info: Programmers Reference Manual
More corrections
OS_ReadPoint/*CONFIGURE FileSystem/
VDU22 |
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Review: GraphicWriter
Wordprocessor from Clares |
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Review: SCML (Solidisk) Teletext Adaptor
Download free software. Telesoftware/
Fasttext |
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News: Reader Survey
Archive magazine. What do you think of
the ARC? |
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Review: NewsMaster
LTS Ltd's affordable desktop publishing
package. IBM Emulator version |
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Info: Arctist Art Package
Fairhurst Instruments comment on the
review.
Drawing Package/Corrections to review |
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Program: Fast Screenload/Save Module
Speed up loading and saving graphic
screens. *FASTLOAD/*FASTSAVE/
*SCREENLOAD/*SET Alias$ |
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Info: ARC Hard Disk System
Notes on hard disks. Connecting BBC
drives to the ARC |
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Program: 5-byte Time Format
Convert time into format the OS uses
for date stamping etc. *STAMP/*TIME/
"OS_ConvertStandardDateAndTime" |
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Info: Using The Wimp Manager 4
Tutorial on AWM. SetCaretPosition/
GetPointerInfo/CloseDown/mouse click/
key pressed |
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Game: The Game Of Life
Classic program. ARM code |
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Info: Mouse Pointers
Tutorial. OS_Word/MOUSE ON n/switching
pointers |
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Info: BASIC V
Staring BASIC from in-core programs/
running BASIC progs as *commands/
SYS"OS_GetEnv"/passing parameters |
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Info: Faster Plotting In 1.2 OS
SYS"OS_Plot"/Bug/SYS"OS_WriteC"/VDU25 |
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Info: Floating Point Emulator
Tutorial. FPE in BASIC/FPE in ARM code |
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Info: SystemDevs Module
Tutorial. NULL:/PRINTER:/SERIAL:/VDU:/
RAWVDU:/KBD:/RAWKBD:/bug in 1.2 OS with
SERIAL: |
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Program: ADFS Disc Editor
Utility prog. ADFS_DiscOp |
