RISC User 9:4

March 1996

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Contents

Features

Imp Arc What's Cooking at ARM?
With the announcement of the ultra-fast StrongARM chip, all eyes are on ARM Ltd
Imp Arc DTP Workshop
Keith Parker revives our practical desktop publishing series with a roundup of entry-level DTP packages
Imp Arc Wimp Topics
Alan Wrigley explains how to use the Squash module
Imp Arc Education
Running BBC Micro software under RISC OS, and a look at some of the latest releases
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Imp Arc PC Matters
Getting the best out of your PC card
Imp Arc Fruit and Nut Sensation!
Acorn and Apple are about to join forces, and it may mean the end of RISC OS; we consider the announcement
Imp Arc In Business with Acorn
Alan Wrigley strolls over to his local RISC OS-aware printers
Imp Arc Just a Page
Who would have thought that anyone could write a complete Tetris game in just one line of Basic?
Imp Arc Compiler Corner
Our regular feature looks at error handling in C: exceptions and bound-checking
Imp Arc Netline
Establishing a personal presence on the Web

Reviews

Imp Arc Photodesk Pro
We test drive Spacetech's new masterpiece
Imp Arc Infocom Adventure Games
Discovering the lost treasures of the 80s
Imp Arc Sibelius version 3
The world-beating Acorn music package crescendos to new heights
Imp Arc QuickTime Virtual Reality Viewer
QuickTime VR is an Apple innovation, but this RISC OS software makes it easier to use on an Acorn than on a Mac
Imp Arc Anagram Genius
Let your computer get all tongue-tied on your behalf
Imp Arc Charm
We take a look at a high-level language compiler which is compatible with Acorn's Toolbox
Imp Arc HyperStudio
An important new cross-platform multimedia authoring tool goes Acorn

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Imp Arc News
Imp Arc Hints & Tips
Imp Arc Graphics Notebook
  Arc Puzzle
Plus solution for puzzle 9:3
Imp Arc Technical Queries Res
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Additional files

Imp Flat Plan (original version)
Overall layout of pages for this issue of the magazine
Imp Flat Plan, revision 1
Imp Flat Plan, revision 2 (final)
Imp Progress sheet
A list of articles, their authors and the number of pages they occupy
Imp Production sheet
RISC User production sheet template for this issue