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• CAST1 − Cash Book program from Soft Rock Software (£29.95 inc p&p) for
use by individuals or small companies. Up to 10 cash books, analysis in
26 ‘columns’, cheque payments, VAT analysis, analysis codes, etc.
3.9
• DTP Images price change − The DTP images discs from G.A.Herdman are
now available for a standard price of £8.99 for one disc or £7.49 per
disc if more than one are ordered at the same time.
3.9
• Easiword − “A true RISCOS” word processor from Minerva for £39.95 (£36
through Archive) with all the usual features (except a spelling checker)
plus the ability to select screen display between 30 and 132 characters
across the screen and large characters for use by the visually impaired.
Documents can be previewed on the screen. It should be available by the
time you read this − the press release of 17th May said it would be
available at the end of May.
3.9
• FlexiFile − Minerva have now produced another multitasking database in
response to customer requests: aimed at small business, education and
home hobbyists. It will apparently be available “at the end of May” at
the “low price” (their words, not mine!) of £149.95 (£130 through
Archive).
3.9
• ManatArms − A new animated arcade adventure game for 4th Dimension,
£19.95 (or £19 through Archive), written by the author of U.I.M.
3.9
• Monitors galore − We now have an extended range of monitors for the
Archimedes. In the medium resolution range: in addition to the Acorn 14“
at £250 we have the Microvitec Cub 3000 14” (also £250) of similar
screen quality but in a rectangular metal case − much easier to stand
your mugs of coffee on (!) − and it comes complete with video and audio
leads so that the sound can be amplified by the monitor. (The minus
side, in my view, is its styling − it’s the same design of box as the
Cub monitors for the old BBC range but in a cream colour to tone in with
the Archimedes. So the dark surround of the glass tube, which is covered
by the moulding in the Phillips monitors, stands out and changes the
whole look of the thing. Also minus is the fact that the metal case
tends to resonate if the volume is turned up. Well, it does on the one
we tried. Also, the audio plugs, as wired by Microvitec, caused
distortion. You need to modify them by adding two 1k resistors to join
the stereo channels into the mono input. We will modify the leads for
you at no extra cost.)
3.9
Also medium resolution is the Phillips CM8833 (£280) which is physically
similar to the Acorn monitor but it comes with a separate composite
video input − useful for direct video work − and stereo speakers.
3.9
For higher resolution work, we have two new multisyncs on our list, the
Oak 20“ colour monitor (£1550) which makes such a difference to the
effective use of the computer − you can spread your applications windows
around the screen and work on them much more easily.
3.9
To make use of the hires mono output of the 440 or 400/1 series
computers, we have the Eizo 21“ mono − paper white, flat screen at
£1050.
3.9
• Shareware 26 − contains: Desktop phone book, PCB designer, Player for
Maestro tunes (uses less memory and so plays the huge tune files on S/W
11 that hitherto have had to be played using the old ‘Arthur’ version of
Maestro), Voices and tunes for Maestro, Desktop file access editor,
Program to display Draw files, Text adventure game.
3.9
• Stop Press − A Viewdata editor is now available for the Archimedes.
£30 + VAT from the Advisory Unit in Hatfield.
3.9
• Teletext Adaptor − Ground Control are offering a Telextext adaptor for
the Archimedes for £60 inc VAT. (See Richard House’s article in Archive
3.7 p 43.) The hardware bears a striking similarity to the UTA1 as
supplied by SCML (Solidisk) but the software has been completely
rewritten by a different programmer. It works under Arthur but on RISCOS
it is multitasking. If you already have a Solidisk BBC Teletext adaptor,
Ground Control will sell you the new software plus an Archimedes lead
for £25 inc VAT. (If anyone buys the new software, do let us know how
good it is. Ed.)
3.9
• Teletext Server for Econet − XOB have developed RISCOS multitasking
software to work with the Morley Teletext Adaptor to allow BBC’s,
Archimedes and A3000’s on a network to download Teletext pages from the
one adaptor. The software alone costs £87 +VAT or with the adaptor for
£205.
3.9
• The Art Machine is the name of a “major art exhibition/workshop at the
McLellan Galleries, Glasgow from 2nd June to 26th August. Topologika
will be selling the “Art Machine” Software pack at the exhibition for
£19.95 (or £29.95 after the close of the exhibition). The pack consists
of five concept keyboard driven programs on maths and art: Fractal
Trees, Snowflakes, Cyclic Story, Patterned Tiles, Moving Squares.
3.9
• Z88 Link − Dudley Education Computer Centre have produced a Z88 link
that does not require a chip at the Z88 end (and presumably doesn’t
require you to have PipeDream to provide you with the Z88 filing system
module at the Archimedes end). The software on its own is £18 and
combined with a lead, £26. The lead on its own is £10. They do a network
licence for £54. (All prices are exclusive of VAT and carriage.)
3.9