RISC User 9:8

July 1996

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Features

Imp Arc Consider the Oracle
Oracle is big news in the Acorn world; we take a look at the company's activities and talk to an Oracle VIP about Network Computers
Imp Arc In Business with Acorn
Mark Moxon visits Australia's Education Computing Services
Imp Arc DTP Workshop
Using special text effects in your documents
Imp Arc Toolbox Topics
Tony Howat begins a new series on programming with Acorn's Toolbox
Imp Arc Reading on the Internet
Robin Watts reads up on HTML and VRML, and offers some general advice about buying books on computing
Imp Arc Education
Our experts find out what religious and musical education software is available on the Acorn platform
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Imp Arc Working on the Image
Nobilangelo Ceramalus offers advice on cutting out portions of images
Imp Arc Late news on Acorn Network Computers
Imp Arc Compiler Corner
We test Dr Smith's C Development Toolkit from Warm Silence Software
Imp Arc Just a Page... or two
Plot contour maps of mathematical functions
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Imp Arc Floating Point Assembler Made Easy
Alan Wrigley harnesses complex maths in his ARM routines
Imp Arc Wimp Topics
Richard Blythe explains all about using the little-known RISC OS Global Clipboard
Imp Arc PC Matters
Writing letters, sending faxes and avoiding viruses on your PC card
Imp Arc Netline
Ian MacDougall takes a tour of some of the more interesting things you can see on the Net

Reviews

Imp Arc 3M Precise Mousing Surface
A new travelling experience for your mouse, or just a pretentious name? We test drive a special mouse mat
Imp Arc Data DeLuxe for the Pocket Book
Is the Pocket Book's built-in Cards database not powerful enough for you? Here's an alternative
Imp Arc Teletext Lives
The latest options for viewing teletext on your desktop
Imp Arc The Image Factory's GraphPack
Are you starting out in DTP? This resource pack offers both clip-art and practical advice
Imp Arc Montage
Bring fractal graphics to artistic life with this fascinating program from the Really Good Software Company
Imp Arc WimpWorks
We examine a new Wimp programming environment for beginners

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Imp Arc News
Imp Arc Hints & Tips
Imp Arc Puzzle
Plus solution for puzzle 9:7
Imp Arc Write-Back
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