Acorn News Service Newsletter
Issue: 259 (28 February 2010)
Featured site this issue: http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1716385
General News
RISC OS eXperience 2010
This year the Big Ben Club will organize, for the third time in a row, the
RISC OS eXperience 2010 edition.
The show will be held on Saturday, 29th May 2010 from 10:00 to 16:00 at
the same venue as the previous years:
Wijkgebouw de Vuister
Molenwerf 44
1541 WR Koog aan de Zaan
The Netherlands
The latest news about the club and the RISC OS eXperience 2010 can be
found at <http://www.bigbenclub.nl/bbc/rox2010/info_uk.html>.
Commercial News
Iconizer
The MathMagical Software Company is pleased to announce a new RISC OS
software release: Iconizer.
Launched at the recent SouthWest Show, Iconizer allows for the creation of
the beautiful mathematical objects known as "strange attractors". These
feature in the book "Symmetry In Chaos" by Michael Field and Martin
Golubitsky, 2nd edition published in August 2009.
Iconizer allows many of the images in the book to be recreated. More
interestingly, it provides a powerful tool for further investigation.
Iconizer costs GBP35 and may be ordered using Paypal from the MathMagical
web site.
<http://www.MathMagical.co.uk/>
R-Comp update
- Latest RISCube and RISCBook advances
RISCube can now use multiple screens and portrait mode, as well as
supporting more than 8MB VRAM and mouse scroll wheels.
- UniPrint 4
UniPrint includes a new application called UniControl from which all the
functions of the software can be driven - UniPrint, UniScan, UniLaunch,
UniClip and UniCom, and introduces new functionality across the board.
- Messenger Pro Win/Lin/Mac
The latest edition of MPro Win/Lin/Mac is available. Version 2.62 is the
result of user feedback, and improves the operation and feel of the
software for all users.
<http://www.rcomp.co.uk/>
Easier software purchase from APDL
Many titles in the APDL, iSV Products, and 4th Dimension ranges are now
available by download. For more information please see the APDL web site:
<http://www.apdl.co.uk/>
Impact 3.36
Impact is an easy-to-use relational database system for RISC OS. A new
version of Impact is now available for download from:
<http://sinenomine.co.uk/software/impact/>
This upgrade is free to anyone who is using versions 3.32 to 3.35. Upgrade
prices for those who are on version 3.31 or earlier are shown on the web
site. A full list of changes can be seen at:
<http://sinenomine.co.uk/software/impact/release-notes.html>
This release is entirely devoted to bug fixes and minor improvements. Both
Impact and LabPrint have been recompiled to ensure compatibility with
RISC OS running on the BeagleBoard and other ARM v7 platforms.
ADSL faceplates
An NTE5 faceplate incorporating ADSL microfilters or iPlate can boost line
quality and so ADSL speed. Both are now available from CJE Micro's:
<http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/>
PD/Shareware News
Updated software summary
- FFmpeg v1.04 patch 1
A versatile, open-source, multi-platform video and audio converter.
This patch fixes a bug which meant that the Quality settings in the
Convert dialogue were mostly ignored.
<http://www.users.on.net/~belles/software/ffmpeg/>
Club News
Upcoming meetings
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