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 | ISSUE 257                                             20 December 2009 |
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Contents
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 1) General News
 2) Commercial News
 3) PD/Shareware News
 4) Club news
 5) ANS information



General News
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 1) RISC OS South West Show

  The RISC OS South West Show 2010, organised by RISCOS Ltd., will take
  place at the Webbington Hotel, Loxton, on Saturday, 20th February 2010.

  The event will be open from 10am to 3.30pm and will feature the usual
  exhibitors and a few new ones. This year there will be a small entrance
  fee of GBP3 for adults.

  <http://www.riscos.com/>



Commercial News
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 1) New pricing structure for RISC OS Select membership

  As was announced at the London RISC OS Show, RISCOS Ltd. have made a
  couple of changes to the options for versions of RISC OS that you can
  obtain via the Select Scheme.

  If you want to try out RISC OS Six, a Single User version of RISC OS 6.10
  is now available for just GBP39. This option also allows you to upgrade to
  a full Select subscription within 30 days by paying the difference.

  If you want to use the latest version of RISC OS Six you can now pay
  either 6 monthly or 12 monthly. The 12 month subscription remains at
  GBP99, while 6 month option costs GBP55 before the end of this year or
  GBP65 thereafter.

  Free CDs will only be sent to members who have at least 12 months previous
  continuous membership. New members, and those whose subscription lapsed
  more than 12 months ago, will only be able to obtain CDs of each new
  release at a price of GBP12 per CD.

  <http://www.riscos.com/>


 2) Impact 3.35 available

  Impact is an easy-to-use relational database system for RISC OS. A new
  version 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 3.34. 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>


 3) R-Comp release PDF Suite Pro

  The PDF Suite allows almost any RISC OS application to generate PDF
  documents which can be read on almost any computer platform. The new
  edition, known as PDF Suite Pro, updates the main PDFmaker software and
  includes the new PostScript 3 driver.

  The standard edition of PDF Suite (GBP20) remains available, as a cost
  effective way of making PDFs on your RISC OS computer. However, users
  wishing to make heavier use of the software, with more complex documents,
  will appreciate the benefits of the new Pro edition, which costs GBP55.
  Upgrades from the original are available for GBP39.

  <http://www.rcomp.co.uk/>



PD/Shareware News
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 1) Updated software summary

  * JDServer v0.02
    A print server using the Jet Direct protocol originated by Hewlett
    Packard. This version can run without an iconbar icon.
    <http://www.apts04.dsl.pipex.com/>

  * MBBack v7
    Backdrop randomiser. Several new features.
    <http://www.starfighter.acornarcade.com/mysite/utilities.htm#mbback>

  * SuperDoku v1.22
    An advanced Sudoku generating and solving program. Bug fixes.
    <http://sinenomine.co.uk/software/>



Club News
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 1) Upcoming meetings

  * ROUGOL (London), 21st December - Informal Christmas meeting
    <http://www.rougol.org.uk/>

  * WROCC (Wakefield), 6th January - AGM (members only)
    <http://www.wrocc.org.uk/>

  * SASAUG (Sussex & Surrey), 11th January
    <http://www.sasaug.org.uk/>

  * ROUGOL (London), 18th January - Lua and RISC OS
    <http://www.rougol.org.uk/>

  * RONWUG (North West), 20th January
    <http://www.ronwug.org/>

  * WROCC (Wakefield), 3rd February - Toolbox for beginners
    <http://www.wrocc.org.uk/>

  * RONWUG (North West), 17th February
    <http://www.ronwug.org/>

  * RISC OS South West Show 2010, 20th February
    <http://www.riscos.com/>

  * Wakefield RISC OS Computer Show, 24th April
    <http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk/>



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