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Contents
- General News
- Commercial News
- PD/Shareware News
- Club News
- ANS Information
RISC OS User Groups & Acorn Publisher
An early version of part of the Acorn Publisher web site is now online at
http://www.acornpublisher.com/. The site will include an up to date list
of active Acorn RISC OS user groups, who can submit their details to
mailto:info@acornpublisher.com.
Acorn Publisher (the paper magazine) is published 6 times a year, while
AP On-line (its web complement) will be frequently updated and will allow
readers of Acorn Publisher to respond to articles between issues of the
magazine. Subscribers to Acorn Publisher will have access to all areas of
AP On-line but the main links and contents pages will be free for everyone
to use.
Second hand StrongARM Risc PCs
A selection of StrongARM machines are now available from Liquid Silicon's
bargains page http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/liquid/bargs, along with
710 and 610 machines.
http://www.liquid-silicon.com/
MailScout update
Version 1.10 of MailScout has just sent to registered users. This version
of the anti-spam software includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements
to the user interface, as well as offering the facility of auto-flagging
e-mails containing foreign (top bit) characters.
MailScout supports both IMAP and POP3 protocols and comes complete with
integration tools for Voyager and DialUp/NetFetch/POPstar. MailScout (POP3
only) is also available for Microsoft Windows. Both versions of MailScout
are available at GBP25 (fully inclusive of VAT and UK P&P).
http://www.imagesoft.co.uk/
NASB Bible study module released
The Lockman Foundation have given permission for the texts of the
- New American Standard Bible (NASB) Updated edition (1995)
- NAS Update References and Translators' Notes
- NAS Exhaustive Concordance
to be released as a LogosWord module. The module, containing all these
resources, can be purchased on its own for GBP24.99 or with LogosWord for
GBP19.99.
http://www.logosword.co.uk/
New software summary
EXIFinfo, extracts information from digital camera JPEGs
EXIFinfo generates files containing the information hidden inside the
EXIF files (JPEGs) produced by digital cameras. The program can make
anything from a simple text summary to a web page complete with
thumbnail images, and because it uses script files it can be made to
produce just about any format you want. It can also provide caption
files for the image browser Thump. It is not useful for ordinary JPEGs,
or images of any other kind.
http://www.photodesk.iconbar.com/res/prg/exi.shtml
NV, front end for the VIDI digitiser card
The VIDI is a very old and simple video digitiser for RISC OS machines.
The original software delivered with the card supports a maximum output
image of 640x256 at 8 bits per pixel (bpp). However the hardware is
capable of generating images of 320x512 at 12bpp. NV generates images of
that size and stores them in a file in Acorn deep sprite format.
http://www.arcsite.de/hp/mrb/nv1.html
SAMP, Simple Sprite Animation and Manipulation
Designed as an aid to produce animated GIF images for web sites. It can
quickly generate and process sprite sequences which can then be used to
produce an animated GIF. It does not produce or process GIF images, only
Sprites files are processed. A few special effect functions are built in
along with useful general purpose sprite manipulation functions.
http://www.arcsite.de/hp/mrb/samp.html
Updated software summary
Account2 v.1.22
A freeware Home Accounts application. This version adds QIF file import
and export (from programs such as Quicken or Money), as well as various
new features and bug fixes.
http://www.ksedwards.ukgateway.net/account2/
EnBank v2.02
Multi-currency accounts package. New features include CSV/TSV export and
import, improved flexibility on Transaction Edit, and optimise utility.
Basic home use of the base unit, a maximum of 5 Accounts, 10 Standing
Orders and 500 Transactions, is free.
http://riscos.envision-software.co.uk/
GnuPG v1.2.0
GnuPG is a complete and free replacement for PGP and a RFC2440 (OpenPGP)
compliant application. GnuPG itself is a commandline tool. Messenger Pro
v2.50+ and Pluto v2.04+ can use GnuPG for e-mail privacy. Changes list:
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2002q3/000252.html.
http://www.sbellon.de/gnupg.html
LogosLite v3.22
A simple Bible text reader which enables you to quickly look up passages
in the translation of your choice. This version includes an important
bug fix and an updated installation tool, among other changes.
http://www.logosword.co.uk/logoslite.shtml
Password v3.00
Password enables pupils to learn predetermined spellings using the Look
Cover Write Check approach, and records their progress over time. It has
a superficial resemblance to the previous program but has many more
features, including password access.
http://www.narrator.demon.co.uk/senssoft/painfo.htm
PsiFS v1.60
RISC OS file system that communicates with a remote Psion SIBO or EPOC
device via the PLP. Files can be manipulated as if they were on a local
harddisc, albeit a slow one, so copying is simply a matter of dragging
icons between filer windows. Full source code is available under the GNU
General Public Licence. The most significant change from version 1.50 is
the ability to print from EPOC devices via any RISC OS printer driver.
This uses the "Printer via PC" option to print via the PLP (Psion Link
Protocol). Full support is included for previewing print jobs, and
exporting as Draw files or plain text.
http://www.thouky.co.uk/software/psifs/
Upcoming meetings
BAUG (Bottisham), 24th? September
Peter Naulls, Unix porting project
http://come.to/baug
WROCC (Wakefield), 2nd October
Cerilica
http://www.wrocc.org.uk/
EAUG (Essex), 8th October
http://www.wattys.fsnet.co.uk/eaug.html
NKACC (Kent), 10th October
Computer quiz night
http://nkacc.roundel.net/
DARC (Derbyshire), 14th October
An introduction to Linux by Matt Cook
http://www.darc-comp.org.uk/
RONWUG (North West), 16th October
http://www.ronwug.org/
ROUGOL (London), 21st October
http://rougol.jellybaby.net/
HHRUG (Hemel Hempstead), 16th October
http://www.hhrug.org.uk/
The RISC OS South-East Show, 2nd November
http://www.fillin.co.uk/seshow/
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