Issue 168 (May) of Acorn User, on sale now

Features

• BBS -- the software, the sysops and the future
• Norfilms Media Computing
• We review some books that might help new PC users (just this once)

Cover disc

• Neurotron Software's "Optical" character recognition software
• plus *INFO programs, all the regulars

Regular columns

• Hotline - Hot news and answer from Acorn
• Comms - Nexus BBS; URL of the month; Tower Electronics connections; ARMature BBS/Online; WWW Resources
• PD Pages - ARM's & Dangerous interview; AU PD Scheme; Where_UK? (is it geographical or philosophical?); Hiper-text; Event Shell update; megaboard; New PD Competition; VZap.
• Game Show - Gameon 2; Pogs; Global Effect
• Networks - DataPower networked (DP Server); Mac FTPing; Tip of the Month; Managing a network
• The Regan Files - interviewing Richenda Wood of Livewire PR

Hands on

Our regular technical columns:

• Run the RISC - More on Mike Cook's whizzy LED thingy
• Hotline - The latest system module list from Acorn
• C for yourself - how to put up a menu
• Hints and tips
  • Faxing
  • AnDi Oddules
  • SCSI resistor packs
  • Risc PC User Port
  • Upgrading A3000's
  • Heavyweight maths
• *INFO
  • Boot Apps for pre-RISC OS 3.5
  • Hneftafl game
  • More music
  • PaddleWar game (!)
  • Ultimate sliding blocks
  • An old puzzle revisited
  • Waterfall
  • Quick graphical demos