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1.1 October 1987
1.2 November 1987
1.3 December 1987
1.4 January 1988
1.5 February 1988
1.6 March 1988
1.7 April 1988
1.8 May 1988
1.9 June 1988
1.10 July 1988
1.11 August 1988
1.12 September 1988

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News: SigmaSheet Spreadsheet
From Minerva Systems
 
News: Games From Minvera Systems.
Hoverbod/Missile Control
 
News: Screendump For 24pin Printers
From Abacus Training. For LQ800/LQ1000
triple density graphics mode, 7.5"x5"
 
News: U-Connect Comms Package
From Magenta Research
 
News: ArcTerm Comms Package
From Hugo Fiennes. Free!
 
News: Pipedream Integrated Program
Wordprocessor/Spreadsheet/Database
 
News: Database Of Educational Software
 
News: Quazer Game
 
Info: Bush Rescue Game
From 4Mation. Correction
 
Info: File Paths
Correction. *SET File$path
 
Info: Local DATA Statements
Comments on BASIC V version 1.03.
RESTORE/DATA/Libraries
 
Info: System Delta Plus
Minvera Systems Database. Correction
to previous info on 'no room' error
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Info: Eureka! Bulletin Board
Numbers etc
 
News: ArcWriter Still Free?
Wordprocessor
 
News: RAM Prices Climb
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News: Archive Magazine Disks
 
News: IBM Emulator
New version. 1.00/1.09/1.20/1.21
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Hint: DATA Statements In Libraries
Comments on using disk files instead of
DATA in programs. LOCAL/RESTORE/DATA
 
Info: IBM Emulator
Comments on upgrading policy
 
Info: 5.25" Disk Interface
From Watford. Comments
 
Info: Comments On Arcwriter
A reader stick up for Acorn's
wordprocessor. Bugs/comparison with
GraphicWriter
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Help: ArcWriter Wordprocessor
Transferring documents between disks.
*MOUNT
 
Help: Partial Renumber For BASIC
Comments
 
Hint: Passing Variables Between Programs
Using indirection operators. HIMEM/?/!/
$/Chain/variable passing
 
Hint: File Transfer With An Apricot
Someone has managed it! Data Transfer/
ARC
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Hint: Colour TV Output
 
Hint: Drive Lights On 5.25" Disks
External drives/links/DS1/DS2
 
Hint: 300 Or 400 Series?
Routine to discover which machine the
program is running on.
SYS"OS_UpdateMEMC"/Page Size
 
Hint: Buzz Fix
Comments. Upgrade 300 to 305/ArcWriter/
capacitor
 
Hint: Printer Acknowledge Line
Discovering whether the printer is
on-line/off-line
 
Hint: *TYPEFILE Command
An alias to type out a file on the
printer and then turn it off again.
*SET Alias/*ECHO/*TYPE/*SHOW
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Hint: Setting The Command Line Prompt
*SET CLI$PROMPT/*SETMACRO/SYS$TIME
 
Info: MultiSync Monitors
NEC/Taxan/Philips CM8873/Fujitsu ME-503/
Kaga Vision III/Mitsubishi EUM 1471a/
*CONFIGURE MonitorType/Centring Taxan
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Info: Sound Synthesis 1
A Detective story! Inside the sound
system. Music/WaveSynth/WaveTables/DAC/
Creating a new voice/Brass Voice
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Info: Playing Tunes In BASIC
Music/Sound/Voices/Tempo/Beats/LOCAL
DATA statements
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Info: Programmers Reference Manual
More errors/corrections .'Types don't
match' error
 
Info: User Guide
Corrections/errors. OPENUP
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Review: EMR SoundSynth
Sound Voice Generator/Arpeggio/Music
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Review: Book
Computer Languages: a guide for the
perplexed
 
News: Acorn Modula-2
Language
 
News: Acorn BCPL
Language
 
Info: Relocatability
Compilers/C/Fortran77/Pascal
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Hint: Parameters In Command Files
OS variables/*BUILD/*SET/*UNSET/Alias
 
Info: Floating Points
Speed trials using the hardware FP.
Number crunching
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Review: FORTRAN77 Graphics Library
From CCD Computer Services
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Info: *FX220,n
Redefining escape key action. Bugs/
Problems
 
Info: Unknown IRQ At &00000000
Bug/Problem/RS432
 
Info: Mouse Pointer Problems
In modes 18-20. Bug/Fix/VIDC
 
Info: TRACE In BASIC
Bug/Problem/BASIC V 1.03
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Info: IBM Emulator
MS-DOS Column. Software that runs/
allocating more RAM/Workspace/RAM disks/
GETFILE/PUTFILE/Boot Files
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Program: Auto-Configuration Revisited
Enhancements to previous program. CMOS
RAM/*CONFIGURE/*RMTIDY/Boot File/IBM
Emulator/*RMKILL/*RMREINIT
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Info: Using The Debugger Module 2
Tutorial. *MEMORYA/*MEMORYI/self
modifying programs
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Info: Beginners Guide To Fonts
Tutorial on fancyfonts. Anti-aliasing/
*FONTCAT/*FONTLIST/*CONFIGURE/
SYS"Font_FindFont"/SYS"Font_FontPaint"
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Review: ArtWorker Art Package
From MacSoft
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Review: Mode Converter/Data Transfer
From Science Frontiers. Convert BBC
graphic screens to ARC format. Transfer
via RS432/Serial port
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Review: Artisan Support Disk
From Clares. Screendumps/pattern editor/
slide show module/fade editor
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Review: Desktop Games
From GEM Electronics.
 
Review: MaxGammon Game
From GEM Electronics. Backgammon on the
desktop
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Info: Fitting The Acorn Hard Disk
Step by step guide to DIY hard disks.
*CONFIGURE/WFORM/MS-DOS/IBM Emulator
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Program: Base Conversion
PROC to convert any number to another
base. Binary/Decimal/Octal/Hex