Section 7: Network Resources.


7.1) What archives/FTP sites are available?

See the regular (fortnightly) posting by Gerben Vos & Peter Naulls. This posting is also available from an email server at MIT.

To request it from this server send an email to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu. No subject is needed and the body should contain :-

send /pub/usenet/news.answers/acorn/archives
Or, alternatively, you could view it on the web at :-

http://free.prohosting.com/~chocky/acorn-archives/
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7.2) What Acorn related companies are available on the net via email?

There are quite a few companies now on the net and reachable via email with more joining as time passes. Here is the list of companies that have given permission to be entered here in the FAQ. If the email address is to a person rather than either an automated system or perhaps a group of people I have placed the name of the person in brackets after the email address description.

3SL Ltd :-

   sales@sssl.demon.co.uk       Information about products and prices.

4Mation Ltd :-

   nsouch@cix.compulink.co.uk   Information and Sales enquiries.
   rmckay@cix.compulink.co.uk   Technical Support.

Acorn Computers (Uk) :-

   customer.services@acorn.com  Enquiries and product information.
   RiscPC.techquery@acorn.com   RiscPC information.

The Advisory Unit :-

   info@advunit.demon.co.uk     General enquiries.
   alun@advunit.demon.co.uk     (Alun Hinder)

Aleph One :-

   Sales@aleph1.co.uk           Information about products and prices.
   Support@aleph1.co.uk         After-sales support.

Alpha Programming :-

   info@alphapro.demon.co.uk    General enquiries
   marc@alphapro.demon.co.uk    (Marc Warne)

Alsystems :-

   sales@alsystems.co.uk        Sales and general enquiries.
   tech@alsystems.co.uk         Technical support.

Alternative Publishing Ltd :-

   sales@apsoft.co.uk           Sales, service and upgrades

ANT Ltd :-

   sales@argonet.co.uk              Sales and general enquiries.
   ant-support@argonet.co.uk            Technical support.

Archive magazine :-

   paul@archivemag.co.uk        Editor (Paul Beverley)

The ARM Club :-

   info@armclub.org.uk          Enquiries etc...

ARMage Software :-

   armage@armage.demon.co.uk    Enquiries etc...

ARMed Forces Software:-

   sales@afsoft.demon.co.uk     Sales and enquiries.
   support@afsoft.demon.co.uk   Product support.

Armstrong Walker Ltd :-

   Andy@armswalk.demon.co.uk    Enquiries etc... (Andy Armstrong)
   Nigel@armswalk.demon.co.uk   Enquiries etc... (Nigel Walker)

Artex Software GbR :-

   ArtexSoft@gmx.net            General enquiries.
   JKartex@gmx.net              Exodus enquiries.

Atomwide :-

   Sales@atomwide.co.uk         Information about products and prices.
   Support@atomwide.co.uk       After-sales support.

Beebug Ltd :-

   sales@beebug.co.uk           Sales.
   info@beebug.co.uk            General enquiries.
   ruser@beebug.co.uk           Email for Risc User.
   technical@beebug.co.uk       Technical enquiries for our products and items
                                purchased from Beebug.

Carlton Computers (Sales & Service) Ltd :-

   info@carltsw.demon.co.uk     General information.
   sales@carltsw.demon.co.uk    Orders, and sales enquiries.
   tech@carltsw.demon.co.uk     Technical advice, and support for customers.

Castle Technology :-

   Sales@castlet.demon.co.uk    Info, Products, Prices, Ordering etc.
   Support@castlet.demon.co.uk  Support issues etc.

Clares Micro Supplies :-

   sales@claresmicro.com    General sales enquiries.
   chris@claresmicro.com  Chris Dean
   djackson@claresmicro.com     Technical enquiries (David Jackson)

Colton Software :-

   info@colton.co.uk            Automated reply, listing services available.
   sales@colton.co.uk           general sales etc.
   support@colton.co.uk         technical support on existing products.

Computer Concepts :-

   info@cconcepts.co.uk         Automated reply, giving information.
   sales@cconcepts.co.uk        For credit card orders of products.
   support@cconcepts.co.uk      Technical support for products. 

Comspec :-

   acorn_info@comrad.comspec.com Canadian Acorn dealer. Enquiries about
                                Acorn hardware and products welcome
                                including USA enquiries. (Domenic
                                DeFrancesco)

Cumana :-

   sales@cumana.co.uk           Sales and product information.
   support@cumana.co.uk         Product support.

Cumbria :-

   sales@cumsoft.demon.co.uk    General sales enquiries.

Dansoft Developments :-

   dansoft@dansoft.co.nz        All enquiries to this address.

David Pilling Software :-

   david@pilling.demon.co.uk    All enquiries to this address.

Datawave Nederland :-

   acorn@datawave.demon.nl      Acorn Private Enquiries.
   sales@datawave.demon.nl      Orders.
   support@datawave.demon.nl    Customer support.
   rni@datawave.demon.nl        Acorn Dealer Webring
   webmaster@datawave.demon.nl  Private Enquiries.

Desktop Projects Ltd :-

   info@desktopp.demon.co.uk    General enquiries
   sales@desktopp.demon.co.uk   Sales information and orders
   support@desktopp.demon.co.uk Customer technical support line

DoggySoft :-

   sales@doggysoft.co.uk        Sales information and orders
   support@doggysoft.co.uk      Customer technical support line

Etc. Computers :-

   etc@mcmail.com               Sales & general enquiries for
                                Acorns in South Yorkshire

i-cubed Ltd :-

   advice@i-cubed.co.uk         Pre sales advice / general queries
   support@i-cubed.co.uk        After sales support / technical queries
   sales@i-cubed.co.uk          Pricing / Availability / Dealers etc.

The Image Factory :-

   imagfact@ozemail.com.au      Sales and support.

Interconnex :-

   sales@interconnex.co.uk      Enquiries etc...

Iota Software :-

   support@iota.co.uk           Enquires & support for Iota products.

Jaffa Software :-

   a.j.flegg@warwick.ac.uk      Enquiries, etc...

Le Computer :-

   info@lecomp.demon.co.uk      General enquiries.
   sales@lecomp.demon.co.uk     Sales enquiries and orders.
   vanessa@lecomp.demon.co.uk   Special needs enquiries.   

Longman Logotron :-

   info@logo.com                General product information.
   sales@logo.com               Sales enquiries and orders.
   support@logo.com             Product support enquiries.

Meu Cymru :-

   info@meucymru.demon.co.uk    Enquiries etc...

Micro Laser Designs :-

   info@microlas.demon.co.uk    General Enquiries
   sales@microlas.demon.co.uk   Sales Enquiries
   users@microlas.demon.co.uk   User Group Enquiries

Millipede Electronic Graphics :-

   info@milliped.demon.co.uk    Product information.
   sales@milliped.demon.co.uk   Orders and current prices.
   support@milliped.demon.co.uk Technical support.
   richard@milliped.demon.co.uk If all else fails! (Richard Jozefowski)

Minerva Software :-

   minerva@zynet.co.uk          Enquiries etc...

Mirage Enterprises:-

   Sales@spark.demon.co.uk      Sales Enquiries
   Support@spark.demon.co.uk    Product Support

Moray Micro Computing :-

   sales@m-micro.demon.co.uk    Sales Enquiries.

Navaho Internet Servers :-

   info@navaho.co.uk            General information (automated reply).
   sales@navaho.co.uk           Product sales.
   support@navaho.co.uk         Customer support.

Norwich Computer Services :-

   sales.NCS@paston.co.uk       Sales
   tech.NCS@paston.co.uk        Technical help

Octopus Systems :-

   sales@octosys.co.uk          Enquiries etc... (Paul Skirrow)

Old Mother Software :-

   main@oldmothr.demon.co.uk    General enquiries
   info@oldmothr.demon.co.uk    Product information
   tech@oldmothr.demon.co.uk    Technical support

Oregan Developments Ltd :-

   sales@oregan.com             Product info, and general enquiries
   support@oregan.com           Support for registered customers

Paradise :-

   info@paradise.force9.co.uk    Product Information
   support@paradise.force9.co.uk Support/feedback.

PEP Associates :-

   info@pep-assoc.co.uk         Product information.
   support@pep-assoc.co.uk      Product support.

Pineapple Software :-

   sales@pineaple.demon.co.uk   Sales enquiries.
   support@pineaple.demon.co.uk Info about products, support and enquiries.

Quantum Software :-

   Info@quantumsoft.co.uk       Info about products, version numbers, etc.
   Support@quantumsoft.co.uk    Technical support for customers.
   Sales@quantumsoft.co.uk      General info about products and prices, etc.

Resource :-

   Info@Resourcekt.co.uk        General information etc...
   Sales@Resourcekt.co.uk       Credit card orders.
   Support@Resourcekt.co.uk     Technical support.

The Serial Port :-

   altman@cryton.demon.co.uk    Software support.
   bob@cryton.demon.co.uk       Retail enquiries.
   jim@cryton.demon.co.uk       To reach Jim Nagel, author of the Acorn
                                column in Computer Shopper magazine.
   pcats@cryton.demon.co.uk     Hardware support

Sherston Software :-

   sales@sherston.co.uk         Sales and Product information.
   support@sherston.co.uk       Technical support/queries etc.

Simtec Electronics :-

   sales@simtec.demon.co.uk     Sales and order enquiries.
   info@simtec.demon.co.uk      General enquiries and support.
   thread@simtec.demon.co.uk    Multi-threading/Hydra enquiries.

Soft Rock Software :-

   info@softrock.co.uk          Enquires, Sales and Product information.

Spacetech Imaging Technology :-

   sales@spacetec.demon.co.uk   Sales and Product information.
   support@spacetec.demon.co.uk Technical Support.

Squirrel Solutions :-

   info@squirrel-net.demon.co.uk Enquiries, Sales and Product information.

Stuart Tyrell Developments :-

   Info@STDevel.demon.co.uk     General Enquiries etc.

Supreme Software Systems Ltd :-

   info@supreme.demon.co.uk     All Enquiries.

TBA Software :-

   tba@tbalond.demon.co.uk      All enquiries.

Thinx Solutions :-

   Thinx@spark.demon.co.uk      Sales Enquiries and Product Support

Tower Electronics Ltd :-

   tower@enterprise.net         All enquiries.

Uffenkamp Computer Systeme :-

   ucsinfo@ucs.de               Product information, events et al.
   usupport@ucs.de              After sales support, technical queries.
   ucsorder@ucs.de              Sales enquiries.

Uniqueway :-

   info@uniqueway.co.uk         General queries, product related or
                                otherwise.
   support@uniqueway.co.uk      Support for products. (Serial
                                number should be quoted where
                                relevant.)
   sales@uniqueway.co.uk        For credit card orders.

Vertical Twist :-

   sales@equinoxe.demon.co.uk   Enquiries, orders etc.
   techsup@equinoxe.demon.co.uk Technical support.

Warm Silence Software :-

   Robin.Watts@wss.co.uk     Enquiries etc. (Robin Watts)

Werewolf Software :-

   info@werewlf.demon.co.uk     General information (Dane Koekoek)
   sales@werewlf.demon.co.uk    Orders, sales and enquiries (Dane Koekoek)
   support@werewlf.demon.co.uk  Support for any other products (Dane Koekoek)

Wyddfa Software :-

   gwilliams@cix.compulink.co.uk Enquiries etc. (Gwyn Williams)

Xavier Software :-

   xavier@bangor.ac.uk          Enquiries etc...

Zynet Ltd :-

   zynet@zynet.co.uk            Enquiries etc...

If you are a company and you would like to included in this list please send me an email, to the address specified at the bottom of the FAQ, detailing the email addresses and their general function. I will then include them into the FAQ. However as a matter of policy I will only include an address if I receive email from the owner, or a representative for the owner, of that address.

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7.3) What are the submission addresses for comp.{binaries,sources}.acorn groups?

There are four addresses involved here. To submit files for the groups send your email to :-

csa@bridge.wn.planet.gen.nz for comp.sources.acorn.
cba@bridge.wn.planet.gen.nz for comp.binaries.acorn.

For requests, comments and suggestions send email to :-

 
csa-request@bridge.wn.planet.gen.nz for comp.sources.acorn.
cba-request@bridge.wn.planet.gen.nz for comp.binaries.acorn.
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7.4) How to retrieve the FAQ from the source...

As I frequently update the FAQ between postings you may wish to get the latest and most up-to-date copy of the FAQ before it next gets posted. There are two ways to do this. Firstly read it off the web at http://www.vigay.com/riscos/FAQ/index.html.

Secondly, if you don't have access to the world wide web I can email you a copy. However, in order to save my phone bill, I would prefer people to download it from my web site. I hope to set up an email server at some point in the future, which might make things easier.

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7.5) What WWW pages are out there for Acorn topics?

The web is now expanding at an alarming rate and Acorn Web pages are popping up all over the place. This list of Web pages is checked periodically by myself for validity but I make no claims that URL's present here are currently valid. I'm no longer adding to this list because I maintain a more extensive and dedicated Acorn links page at http://www.vigay.com/riscos/links.html so I would recommend looking there if you want to contact a specific company, person or locate a particular item of software. Another comprehensive list is contained in the fortnightly FTP servers list maintained by Gerben Vos.

Note that, as with email addresses, I require either the owner of the pages, or a representative of the owner, to email me if they wish to be included in the list.

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7.6) What Acorn BBS's are there?

The following is a list of Bulletin Boards run on Acorn Computers.

If you spot any errors or indeed any Acorn BBS's not included, then please email the details to pvigay@interalpha.co.uk.

                       ACORN BULLETIN BOARDS WORLD WIDE

BBS Name         Location       Times      Speeds        Numbers       Lines
Sysop Name                                 Network       Address
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Acorn BBS    Hong Kong          24Hrs      300-21k6      +852 25477992     1
Sysop: Carl Boddy                          FidoNet       6:700/735
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Arcade           London         24Hrs      300-33k6      +44 181 655 4412  1
Sysop: Dave Coleman/David Dade  24Hrs      300-33k6      +44 181 654 2212  3
http://www.arcade.demon.co.uk              FidoNet       2:254/27
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The ARMpit       Denmark        24Hrs      300-33k6      +45 39675110      1
Sysop: Thomas Olsson                       FidoNet       2:234/181
http://welcome.to/armpit/
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CCl4             Hull/London    24Hrs      300-14k4      +44 1482 789064   1
Sysops: James Lawson,           24Hrs      Telnet        fish.ccl4.org    34
Gareth Babb & Ron Morgan                   VIEWDATA
http://www.ccl4.org/
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Equinox          Portsmouth     24Hrs      300-14k4      +44 1705 871531   1
Sysop: Paul Vigay                          FidoNet
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Heaven                          24Hrs      Telnet   heaven.affection.net  34
Sysop: James Coates                        VIEWDATA
http://www.heaven.affection.net/
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PanGill     Didcot OxfordShire  24Hrs      300-14k4      +44 1235 812343   1
Sysop: Peter Gillham                       FidoNet       2:252/701
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Plasma Sphere    Cheshire       24Hrs      300-33k6      +44 1925 757920   1
Sysop: Keith Hall                          300-33k6      +44 1925 757921   1
http://www.tpsphere.demon.co.uk            FidoNet       2:250/219 & 250/222
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Twisted Spires    *** THIS IS NOW A MAIL SYSTEM ONLY, NO BBS CALLS ***
Sysop: Miah Gregory                        FidoNet       2:2501/210
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Yeti BBs         Felsnberg, de  24Hrs      2400-64000    +49 461 23272     1
Sysop: Birger Harzenetter                  FidoNet       2:240/1005
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 This listing is for Bulletin Boards being run on Acorn computers
 Visit the Web site http://www.arcticbbs.demon.co.uk Last Update: 9th Jan 99'
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7.7) Where can I advertise second hand Acorn kit?

There are various web sites available now that list second hand adverts without charge. If you are wanting to sell some equipment it may well be worth your time trying them. They are :-

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7.8) Where can I find a user group local to me?

There are lots of local user groups out here, and the best place to find them is in the lists of the Association of Acorn User Groups :-

http://www.argonet.co.uk/scs/AAUG/main.html

Where a global list of user groups is maintained.

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