Home : Archive Magazine, volume 1


Volume:[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
 [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ]
 [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ]

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

PageText
2
News: Bristol User Group
Details of a group that meets monthly
 
News: IBM PC MS-DOS Podule
Abandoned as software emulator is so
good?
 
News: IBM PC MS-DOS File Transfer
A new service from Datathorn Systems
 
News: GraphicWriter
Clares ImageWriter renamed
 
News: Price Rises
Acorn Lisp and Prolog double in price
 
Info: SYSTEMDEVS Module Problems
Any ideas why it dosen't seem to work?
 
Info: Whale In Zarch
Zarch game high score, what happens on
wave 59, more on the whale
 
Info: Colour Blender Program
Fix if you do not have a printer
 
Info: SWI Listing Program
Missing line
 
Info: Program Disk For Issue 3
Directory goes missing
 
Info: Shareware Disk Issue 1
Available soon from Norwich Computer
Services
3
Info: FORTRAN77 Matrix Algebra Routines
Free software
 
News: Text and Program Editor
Written in 'C' source code supplied.
Available now. TextEditor
4
News: Desktop Publishing
Package available from LTS Ltd.
Newsmaster (runs under IBM emulator)
 
News: Heraldry Program
From Northern Educational Software
 
News: BASIC PROCs & FNs
From Abacus Training for use with the
LIBRARY function of BASIC V
 
News: Programmers Reference Manual
From Acorn. Notes and comments.
5
Hint: Numeric Keypad Keys
Secondary functions available. Cursor
up/down,insert,cursor home,pageup/
pagedown. Uses in VIEW. *FX4,2
 
Hint: Function Keys F14-15
Locations and how to use
 
Hint: Word Perfect
Under the IBM PC emulator. Bug in
emulator. Wordprocessor
 
Hint: Reading The Mouse
Using the 6502 emulator with ADVAL or
OSBYTE. Reading mouse buttons from
BASIC IV
 
Hint: Acorn Colour Monitors
Green only switch
 
Hint: Setting the *TIME Format
Using *SET Sys$DateFormat. Inserting
other characters into the definition.
Strip leading zeroes.
6
Hint: New Time Formats In BASIC
Converting the output from *TIME into a
string for a program. BASIC function.
 
Hint: Break/Escape Key Effects
Controlling the actions with *FX247,n
7
Hint: Re-loading Pictures Into ARMPaint
Using *FX9 to suppress flashing colours
 
Hint: Long Printer Cables
Warning about very long cables.
 
Hint: An Interesting Sound Effect
Changing the default VDU7 bell sound.
*SET SoundDefault
 
Hint: Using The BASIC Editor
As a wordprocessor! BasicEd
 
Hint: Using EDIT From The Master
How to use the Master's EDIT ROM on the
ARC.
 
Hint: HardCopyFX Module
Default values of the parameters.
 
Hint: Switching Off The Desktop
Using *CONFIGURE to kill the desktop
program. Boot up in BASIC or another
language with 1.2 OS.
8
Program: 2000 Colours In Mode 15
How to have loadsa colours on the
screen.
10
Review: System Delta Plus
Minverva Systems database package.
Notes on DeltaBase and Super Delta
packages.
16
Program: Using A BBC As An I/O Podule
A universal Archimedes to BBC/Master
Interface. Control a BBC via the RS432.
20
Info: Notes On BASIC V Strings
Tutorial on new string handling
capabilities. RIGHT$/MID$/LEFT$
 
Program: Screendump
Relocatable ARM code version of the 4.5"
x 3.5" epson dump. Tips on writing
relocatable code.
29
Program: A Mouse Operated CAT
Reading *CAT info direct from the
screen using OSBYTE 135. Selecting a
filename using the mouse.
30
Hint: Using The Mouse From BASIC
Problems using MOUSE ON without using
*POINTER n first. MOUSE TO does not
work properly.
32
Info: System Delta Plus
Minerva Systems database package. A
user gives his impressions.
 
Info: More Help With The ADFS
Tutorial about Arthur/FileSwitch/
Directories. *MOUNT/*DIR
33
Info: More Help With The ADFS
CSD/PSB/LIB/URD.*COMMANDS eg UP/DRIVE
NAMEDISK/NODIR/NOLIB/NOURD/STAMP/WIPE
SETTYPE/ENUMDIR/COPY/FORMAT/CONFIGURE
38
Program: Screen Banks
Tutorial on screen bank switching.
*FX112,n/*FX113,n/*FX19
40
Demo: Pendulum Patterns
Pretty patterns
46
Program: Day Of The Week Function
Find the day given the date.