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Acorn News Service


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ISSUE 12315 December 2002
An independant fortnightly newsletter for the Acorn world.
Send your news items or comments to ans@acornusers.org
Featured site this issue: http://productsdb.riscos.com/admin/ros_test.htm

Contents

  1. General News
  2. Commercial News
  3. PD/Shareware News
  4. Club News
  5. ANS Information

Commercial News

  1. ExpLAN Canon inkjet printers available again

    ExpLAN has once more secured stocks of BJC-3000/S400 BubbleJet printers which provide basic printing under RISC OS. GBP89+VAT (GBP104.57) plus carriage, supplied with PrintControl software.

    Further details: http://www.explan.co.uk/printers/canon.html.

  2. Castle Launch IYONIX pc into Netherlands

    X-Ample Technology bv of the Netherlands have been appointed as a distributor for the all new 32-bit IYONIX pc.

    Details are available from XAT's new web site for the IYONIX: http://www.iyonix.nl/

  3. Special Christmas offer for Acorn User

    Celebrating the launch of Iyonix, this Christmas Acorn User is offering 13% off the price of a year's subscription to Acorn User. Subscribe for GBP39.99 before 31st December 2002.

    Send cheques payable to Tau Press Ltd, to 28A Middle Hillgate, Stockport SK1 3AY, with your details. Existing subscribers can take advantage of this offer, additional subscriptions are simply added on to your current subscription.

    http://www.acornuser.com/

PD/Shareware News

  1. Updated software summary

    • Analog v5.30

      Port of Analog, a web server log file analyser. New in this version: reads gzipped logfiles without the need for an UNCOMPRESS command; host inclusions and exclusions can now use IP address ranges and subnet masks; BYTESDP command to list kilobytes etc. to a chosen number of decimal places; Indonesian and Slovak language files.

      http://www.sbellon.de/software.html

    • ARMalyser v0.41

      An ARM code analyser that understands RISC OS executable, module, object and library formats. This is a 32bit build, also new in this version: partial emulation, improved code commenting, new cautions for 32bit porting, 26 / 32 bit mode guarding, and bug fixes.

      http://www.armclub.org.uk/free/

    • Brandy v1.13

      Portable BBC Basic interpreter, runs under RISC OS, DOS, Mac OS X and various flavours of Unix-like operating systems. This version extends the COLOUR, DIM, GCOL and MODE statements, and includes bug fixes.

      http://www.brandy.riscos.org.uk/

    • CDrip v0.10

      A WAV to audio MPEG converter. Using the recently released Shine module, this will convert a directory full of WAV files into MP3 files, at any bit-rate from 32kB/s to 320kB/s.

      http://rogerdarlington.members.beeb.net/

    • Float v0.35

      Floating interactive help. Correctly turns on and off Keypress event using OS_Byte 13/14, choices are saved into Choices$Write.

      http://www.sfryatt.freeuk.com/software/float/

    • FSI_Batch v3.0

      A batch processing front end for ChangeFSI. This version adds a 'Resume' button, which enables you to continue the current batch conversion from the point at which you pressed stop. Shareware.

      http://users.argonet.co.uk/users/tudor/english/sharewr.htm

    • GCCide v1.22/2.02

      A project manager for the GNU Compiler Collection. v1.22 is a straightforward upgrade from earlier versions, v2.02 is 26/32bit compatible.

      http://www.davea.web.btinternet.co.uk/gccide/

    • GedcomWeb v3.00

      Convert GEDCOM files into JavaScript family tree web pages. This version supports more GEDCOM fields, allows you to add HTML headers and footers, is more customisable, and is 32-bit compatible. Shareware.

      http://www.sinenomine.freeserve.co.uk/software/

    • Labyrinth v1.03

      A lean and mean BBC emulator dedicated to the Acornsoft game Labyrinth. This version introduces a few small improvements and updated ZeriBeep.

      http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/software/labyrinth.htm

    • Locate v0.85

      File search utility. Search routines changed to use OS_GBPB 10, to avoid problems with several filesystems (eg. ResourceFS) when using OS_GBPB 11 and search can now support Untyped files correctly.

      http://www.sfryatt.freeuk.com/software/locate/

    • Nettle v0.2032r

      Terminal emulator and telnet client. Various improvements and bug fixes.

      http://nettle.sourceforge.net/

    • OSLib v6.40

      OSLib is a set of functions and C headers to provide complete coverage of the RISC O S application programmer's interface in C. This release contains numerous enhancements, including coverage of the latest Select and RISC OS 5 API calls; fixes for all known bugs in C and assembler modes; updates to all build tools to allow them to be used in either 26 or 32-bit environments; and a 32-bit neutral version of OSLibSupport.

      http://ro-oslib.sourceforge.net/

    • PC Keyboard v1.10

      Module to change the use of the backspace, delete, copy, and home keys. Correctly turns on and off Keypress event using OS_Byte 13/14.

      http://www.sfryatt.freeuk.com/software/utils/

    • SAMP v1.13 & VwSprt

      A Simple Sprite Animation and Manipulation Program. Designed as an aid to produce animations (eg animated GIF images for web sites). New since the last version are two extra rotation effects, a Ticker Tape effect for scrolling text & two delete functions. The source code is included inside the application. VwSprt displays an animated sprite in a window.

      http://www.arcsite.de/hp/mrb/samp.html

    • SwiftJPEG v1.02

      A JPEG file viewer that uses the fast direct JPEG plotting capabilities of RISC OS 3.6 upwards, but which, by loading various support modules, can also run on RISC OS 3.5 and 3.1. This version adds EXIF support and includes bug fixes.

      http://nines.rowing.org.uk/folder/

    • SysLog v0.19

      Central logging facility. This version is 32 bit compatible. RISC OS Select users already have a suitable SysLog module available in ROM.

      http://www.compton.nu/syslog.html

    • Variations v0.15

      Image manipulation application.

      http://www.compo.iconbar.com/

    • ZeriBeep v1.10

      An SN76489 emulator in a module. The SN76489 is the sound chip used in, among others, the BBC. This version considerably improves the responsiveness of the sound rendering.

      http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/software/zeribeep.htm

Club News

  1. Upcoming meetings

ANS Information

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