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2.1 October 1988
2.2 November 1988
2.3 December 1988
2.4 January 1989
2.5 February 1989
2.6 March 1989
2.7 April 1989
2.8 May 1989
2.9 June 1989
2.10 July 1989
2.11 August 1989
2.12 September 1989

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News: Archimedes A205?
A new Amiga basher from Acorn - rumours
from the Times Educational Supplement
 
News: Archimedes A205?
A new Amiga basher from Acorn - rumours
from the Times Educational Supplement
 
News: Archimedes Price Rises
Prices go up from 1st April
 
News: Archive Index Disk
A computerised index for Archive
magazine from Paul Hobbs, Jim Poll and
Alex Hopkins (Shareware 7 Disk)
 
News: Computerware Hard Disks For Export
Hard disk podules and 4 slot backplanes
for export (not the disks themselves)
 
News: Euclid 3D Graphics Package
From Ace Computing. RISC-OS version
available plus Mogul a 'film making'
animation package
 
News: Computerware Hard Disks
Archive prices for 40Meg internal drives
plus podules
 
News: Watford 40Meg Hard Disks
Plus podule
 
News: Image Processing
Wild Vision's Hawk V10 system
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News: Mornington Crescent
Game from Mike Cook
 
News: RAM Upgrade For A310
Official memory upgrades discontinued?
 
News: ScanLight 200 DPI Scanner
From Computer Concepts. Scan pictures
for inclusion in FWP, PAINT or other art
packages
 
Info: Fax Pack
From Computer Concepts. Using it as a
fast modem
4
News: Scorewriter From EMR
High quality output to a laser printer
of musical scores
 
News: Shareware 5 Disk
From Norwich Computer Services. Tunes
for the Welcome disk music editor.
 
News: Shareware 6 Disk
From Norwich Computer Services. FWP
support programs, printer drivers etc.
 
News: Teletext Adaptor
From Solidisk. Software updated and
improved
 
News: Yes Chancellor
From Topologika. Business simulation
game (PC Emulator)
 
News: Adventure Games
Countdown To Doom, Acheton,
Philosopher's Quest,Kingdom Of Hamil,
Giant Killer and Return To Doom
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Hint: BBC Winchester On Archimedes
How a BBC hard disk can be used under
RISC-OS
 
Hint: Configuration Problems
With Art Nouveau - a warning
 
Hint: Graphic Writer With A Star SG-10
How to get different effects
 
Hint: Another Graphic Writer Tip
Using graphics in documents
 
Hint: Interrupt Module By Steve Hoare
Using it with FWP. Problems with
*Interrupt 0. Fix required to redraw
entire WIMP screen
6
Hint: Memory Shortage On Logistix
and FWP. Using the PC.PC start up
program from the PC Emulator to maximise
free memory
 
Hint: Mitsubishi Disk Drives
Adding an external drive
 
Hint: Moving The Pointer
when not linked to the mouse. POINT TO/
MOUSE ON/OSWORD &15
 
Hint: Problems With *UP
Bug in ADFS/*COMPACT/Renaming
directories/*^
 
Hint: Repton 3 Game
From Superior Software. Passwords/User
defined characters and maps/tunes
7
Hint: Shared C Library
Using ANSI 'C' release 2/Module
8
Program: Sprite Animation
Sprite Tutorial. PLOT &ED/GCOL/EOR/
sprite masks/SYS calls
10
Hint: Star Trader Game
Cheats
11
Hint: TV Output
Connecting a TV via a video/SCART
 
Hint: FWP And First Mail
Using First Mail/Brother printer driver/
changing directories using the file
window/Label printing
12
Help: Accents In System Delta Plus
How can it be done?
 
Help: Ancestry Package
From Minerva Systems. Reviewer required
 
Help: FWP Cursors
Can it be changed to a steady block?
 
Help: Decent Quality Keyboard
required
 
Help: Interrupt Routine
mouse driven one required
 
Help: Star LC10 Colour Screendump
required
 
Help: Machine Code Fade Routine
ARM code version required
 
Help: Masterfile II
From Beebug. Can it be run on the
Archimedes?
 
Help: Multi-Screen Fastload
required to load ProArtisan screens into
any screenbank
 
Help: Prolog-X Language
Can going in and out of TWIN be avoided?
New version on its way?
 
Help: Radio Ham Programs
Are there any?
 
Help: Three Floppies On The Desktop
Is it possible?
 
Help: Writing Games In Machine Code
Article/series required
 
Info: Smooth Scrolling
Vertical and horizontal screen scrolling
tips. OSWORD/VIDC/MEMC
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Info: *DCOPY Misprint
 
Info: 4Meg Upgrade For A310
Extracting PLCC packages - how to make
an extraction tool
 
Info: *DIR/*NODIR
Explanation. *CAT/*MOUNT/*EX/*ADFS/
*CONFIGURE
 
Info: Logistix IF Problem
Spreadsheet bug
 
Info: Reset And Break
Explanation of the different effects of
the keys. *FX247
 
Info: ROM Speedups
Possible problems
 
Info: Scanner Update
400 DPI Scanner with RISC-OS software
package from Mike Harrison
15
Info: Shareware Author Bites Back
Cassette Inlay Printer and VideoBase
from Shareware disk 3. Problems, fixes
and comments
 
Info: Sprite Areas
Why the user sprite area is recommended
under RISC-OS. User/System/Common Sprite
Pool
 
Info: WD40 On Hard Disks
Why it is inadvisable
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Comment: Pseudo Code Listings
 
Comment: Corruption And Life Of Crime
Adventure games/review policy
 
Comment: MultiSync Monitors
Taxan/Eizo/NEC
 
Comment: MultiSync Monitors
Eizo 8060S/9060S
 
Comment: MultiSync Monitors
NEC MultiSync 3D
 
Comment: What Price Hard Drives?
Why is the Watford drive cheaper than
the Acorn one? Access speeds/Virtual
Memory/Unix R140/Computerware drives
17
Comment: WIMP Chess
From Dave Pilling. Relative strength
compared to Psion Chess/Acornsoft Chess/
Colossus Chess 4
18
Comment: Error Trapping
Hints on writing error handling routines
 
Comment: Corruption Adventure Game
Mini review plus how to save the title
screen
19
Praise: Oak PDT Package
Credit where it is due
20
Review: RISC-OS
Fitting the upgrade/Initial Impressions/
Disc Handling/Multiple Mode Windows/
Other Differences
 
Review: RISC-OS
Installing Applications/Memory Problems/
Memory Management/Task Manager/RAMFS/
TinyDirs/OS Access/Speed/*RMFaster
 
Review: RISC-OS
Application Disks/Edit/Task Windows/
FileTypes/Paint/Sprite Editor/Draw/
Printer Drivers/Help/BBC Emulation
 
Review: RISC-OS
65Host/Music/Maestro/Magnifier/Games/
Networking/Support Disk/Manuals/
Conclusions/BASIC/Why Upgrade?
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Hint: Flashing Screens (RISC-OS)
Modes 21,24 and 28 - screen is blanked
when floopy disk is accessed
 
Hint: Logistix
Using it under RISC-OS. Updated FPE
(2.60) required
 
Hint: TWIN and RISC-OS
Using RAMFS to load TWIN editor. Obey
file/*COPY/*KEY/TWIN08
 
Info: Viruses On RISC-OS
Fish virus/FF8 virus/Comments/Detector
Program
31
Info: RISC-OS Manuals
What do you get? PRM/New PRM
 
Info: RISC-OS Support Disk
List of companies contributing help and
routines get software running under
RISC-OS
32
Review: ARC-PCB
Printed Circuit Board Designer from
Silicon Vision.
36
Info: Language Forum
TWIN Editor full release
version/Function keys in TWIN
 
Info: Language Forum
Janus/Ada under the PC Emulator
 
Info: Language Forum
APL in education
37
Info: Language Forum
Pascal and the bug which duplicates the
tenth parameter on the command line.
RESET/REWRITE
 
Info: Language Forum
BASIC and validation of data. Comments
on the use of ON ERROR
38
BBC Compatibility: ShareMaster
By Synergy Software - Modifications to
make in run in 'native' mode
39
BBC Compatibility: CharDes
From Acorn. Character designer from the
Master 128 Welcome disk. Modifications
to run it on the Archimedes
40
BBC Compatibility: Useful Address
Resource (BBCRun Emulator)
 
Info: EurekaII Bulletin Board
Special Interest Group (SIG)
list/Hardware/2400 baud modems for all?
41
Info: EurekaII Bulletin Board
Comments on how access can be speeded
up/any suggestions?/Registration
passwords
 
Contact: Bar Code Readers
especially with Minerva's Stock
Control program
 
Contact: Danish Bulletin Board
Phone numbers
42
Info: Which Computer? Show Report
Clares/Colton/Wild Vision/Oak Computers/
Acorn R140/RISC-OS/FileServer
43
Info: BASIC Forum
Structured programming. IF/THEN/ELSE/
ENDIF/FOR/NEXT/REPEAT/UNTIL/WHILE/
ENDWHILE/CASE/ENDCASE/OTHERWISE
45
Info: BASIC Forum
More about LOCAL. RESTORE/LOCAL DATA/
PROCoscli/CLI
46
Info: SYS And The RISC-OS Sprite Editor
Using !Paint to create sprites. Sprite
SYS calls
52
Review: Arc-Trivia Game
From Moray Micro. Trivial pursuits for
the Archimedes?
54
Review: Shareware 4 Disk
From Norwich Computer Services/Archive
magazine
55
Review: Overload Game
 
Review: Cheat It Again Archie
From Impact Software