RISC User 11:7

August 1998

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Contents

Special Feature: Cloning the Acorn

OP Designs on the Medi
David Atkins, the man behind the MicroDigital Medi, talks all about designing and producing the first RISC OS clone desktop computer
OP MicroDigital Meditations
Alan Wrigley assesses the new Medi computer and its likely impact on the educational and home markets

Features

OP Education: Primary art
Judy Wadebridge teaches us about art packages in the primary school
OP Education: Classroom DTP
Chris Drage concludes his presentation on DTP in the classroom
OP DTP Workshop
Keith Parker demonstrates how to breathe new life into a church magazine, The Chronicle
OP Introducing JavaScript
Alan Wrigley takes a first look at this powerful script language for Web pages, and explains why it really has nothing to do with Java at all
OP Pocket Book Abacus
More hints and tips on using the Pocket Book's powerful spreadsheet
OP Working on the Image
Exploring Photodesk's channel maps, and creating bitmap graphics from vector drawings
OP Brew Your Own Java
Our Java drawing package gains the ability to draw some simple shapes
OP Passing the Port
Peter Naulls takes a first look at what's involved in converting programs to RISC OS from other platforms
OP How To Make Light of HTML
This time we investigate how to incorporate tables into Web pages

Reviews

OP The Waite Group NC Guide
Carol Carpenter digests the first major book about the Network Computer
OP TrueType Translator
Access the myriad TrueType fonts from PCs and Macs on your Acorn using the Electronic Font Foundry's new translation utility
OP Serving up the Internet
Richard Walker evaluates the Acorn Internet Server Suites from ANT Ltd and Navaho

Regulars

OP Cover
Design: Lee Calcraft; Photograph: Richard Hallas
OP Contents & Editorial
OP News
OP Hints & Tips
OP Puzzle
OP Personal ads
OP Solutions to Puzzles 11:4 and 11:5
OP RISC User subscriptions, back issues and products
OP Magazine Disc Dsc

Adverts

OP EFF
OP APDL
OP Xavier Educational Software
OP Robert Templeman
Eternal Destiny

Additional files

OP Flat Plan
Overall layout of pages for this issue of the magazine
OP Progress sheet
A list of articles, their authors and the number of pages they occupy
Res Freeware outline fonts
These fonts were converted from TrueType originals using the EFF TrueType Translator, reviewed in this issue. Some of the fonts presented here were distributed on the RISC User Disc for this issue, but this is the full set.