Issue 162 (December) of Acorn User

Regular columns

News - the Simtec multi-processor card, news on Acorn and Tornado and a number of new releases.
Graphics - news on Top Model, but note that the telephone number quoted is wrong and should be: +39 11 53 91 73.
Comms - ArchiNet BBS hits the Web, and problems ahead for the Internet?
DTP - making a planning proposal look better.
Public domain - The Acorn User PD pages go online.
Business - Alex Singleton bows out with a look at the new ProjectING.
Education - MyWorld material and new Pocket Book prices.
Networks - providing on-line help to userrs.
Letters - defending image prices and free support.
Game show - Dune II on CD-ROM and MUD games oon the Internet.
Free ads First they were there, then ther weren't, then they went back in again.
The Moxon Interview - Mark Moxon himself.

Disc 1
- The Big Picture demo. A demonstration version of Longman Logotron's 24-bit bitmap package.
Disc 2
- Spobbleoid Fantasy demo - the latest game from 4th Dimension for you to try out.
- Elite files - give yourself furry dice in your cockpit and edit your commander file.
- A demo version of Report from Room 20 software, used for writing reports.
- SerTest, a short utility to test your serial port to modem connection.
- All the regular items.

Our regular technical columns:

Run the RISC - Mike Cookës hardware series tackles the I2C bus.
Questions and answers - the hints and tips column.
Absolute beginners - the Filer menus explained.
Acorn Customer Hotline - tips from Acorn
C for yourself - making SWI calls from C.
*INFO - the usual four pages of programming anarchy, as the Daves Acton and Lawrence present offerings from our readers and themselves.

We review:

The Ant Internet Suite, Termite Internet, the Freenet pack, KA9Q and Voyager.
AlSystems' SCSI 2 card.
The ARM710 upgrade (but note that the overall speed increase should be 24% not 34% due to an error in calculation).
PublishArt from SmartDTP.
High Risc Racing from Modus Software.
Spobbleoid Fantasy from 4th Dimension.

At home with Online Media - we talk to a family involved in the Cambridge Trial to get an idea of the services involved.
Acorn's new vision - Peter Bondar of ART and Mike O'Riordan of Acorn Education are quizzed about the direction that Acorn is taking.
Ringing the changes - how James Pond, secret (fishy) agent, is helping to educate people about the Thames Water Ring Main.
Pete Worrall continues his series on using your computer for design work, moving to textile design.
Club Corner - NewDawn 4 produced by the Quantum group is examined.
Picture Puzzler - your chance to win a copy of The Big Picture.
Internet bargain - Acorn User teams up with ArgoNet to offer a cheap, Acorn-friendly Internet solution. Of course, if you're already reading this...
We have a special offer to get £120 of free goods when you buy a Cumana proTeus drive.