rkl@and.cs.liv.ac.uk (02/06/91)
Here is a list of new software available from APDL. It was generated by looking at the differences between the December 1990 list and the new February 1991 one. I've also included the minimum information needed for ordering any of them. I suspect most people out there on the net deleted the December 1990 list, so I'm afraid you won't know what else is on offer :-( If there are no objections, then I will alternate the bi-monthly list between an "difference file" (like this one) and a complete listing. Yet again, I should state that I receive a bi-monthly subscription disc free of charge from APDL (not because of this posting I hasten to add :-) ), because I am treated as an "author" (someone who has several programs in the Library). Other than this, I have no connections with APDL whatsoever - I just think that Peter Sykes is doing a fine job of maintaining the Library and the prices are quite acceptable. Richard K. Lloyd, **** This is a MicroVAX II running VAX/VMS V5.4 **** Computer Science Dept., * JANET : RKL@UK.AC.LIV.CS.AND * Liverpool University, * Internet : RKL%and.cs.liv.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu * Merseyside, England, **************************************************** Great Britain. Q: "What's the world's fastest home micro ?" L69 3BX A: "The Archimedes A3000. 4 MIPS for under 800 pounds." A.P.D.L. P.D. Software Library for the Archimedes 96 Lanehouse Rd., Thornaby CLEVELAND TS17 8EA ********************************************* Pricing of the discs inclusive of p&p is as follows. Discs prefixed B are #2.50 each Discs prefixed D, E & F are #2.00 each Discs prefixed S are #3.50 each Discs prefixed C are #7.00 each Please make cheques/P.O.'s payable to P.Sykes, no credit card facilities. Overseas orders : to Europe, no additional charge. Outside Europe, please add #1.50 to total order price. QUANTITY DISCOUNTS If 6 or more discs are ordered, please reduce the final amount payable by 10% & for 12 or more by 20%. Discounts do not apply to overseas orders. From time to time discs will obviously be updated & those not already full will have programs added to them. These will be updated for you if you send #0.75 plus the original disc and suitable packaging for return posting. DISC SUBSCVIPTION SERVICE A new service is now available at a very reasonable cost. For an annual fee of only #12, a disc full of the latest PD/Shareware software - it will contain no fancy menus wasting disc space - and the latest APDL catalogue will be sent to you on the 1st of each even month (Oct, Dec etc.) this is an excellent way of keeping up to date with the ever expanding APDL library. If you wish to subscribe please send a cheque/PO to the usual address. Due to additional postage costs the charge for overseas customers is #20. _____________________________________________________________________________ B031 Various utilities. A number of programs covering various topics. !AppHelp provides a help utility for an application, !IconCLI lets you issue *commands from the Icon bar, !LineEdit(V2.30) for editing CLI commands, !LoadProgs is for loading rather than running Basic files from the Desktop, !Logga(V2.13) logs your time actually spent using the Arc, !Warfarin(V1.10) emulates the mouse with the cursor keys (V1.10 now allows the user to define the keys), File compare, !ShortKeys, VDU_Saver, ModeExtend (allows Hi-res modes on non Hi-res monitor) File compare util & ARM3 cache switcher. Also a number of disc utilities including a DOS disc formatter which formats discs a lot faster than under the PC emulator. **UPDATED 25/01/91** B048 Sorcerer's Domain - A strange logic game,loosely based on Repton, although it contains many strange puzzles,requiring only logic to complete. Three fully RISCOS compatible editors can be used to design your own screen sets,define new characters & define how the sprites interact with each other,alter their characteristics. B049 Games disc 5. !Arcannoy , !Daleks, !Microcosm, !Patience+, !Pong !Rubik, !Solitaire & !Wordiz. B050 CAST Cash Book & Stock Controllers, Shareware by Soft Rock Software. Plus two more bank account programs. _____________________________________________________________________________ D044 Miscellaneous demos 2. Over 1200k of demos, BallsDemo & Arcangels by Arc Angel, Armaniac2, TCD Demo1 by The Chip Duo, & Arctic Software's PDemo. ****NB For some reason BallsDemo & Arcangels do not seem to work on an A3000 - you have been warned!!** D045 Two demos from Network XXIII, Demo1 & Demo2 otherwise known as Granny Chow & Wibble. D046 ST Pics Gallery 1. Over 40 screens converted from the Atari ST & contained in a carousel. D047 ST Pics Gallery 2. Over 40 more Atari ST screens. D048 Four demos from Archima/Pisoft based in Belgium, some very nice effects. !Archima, !Automate, !Demolition & !Wierd. Almost 1300k compacted, needs !Sparkplug (not included). D049 Line Art / Clip art 1. Various subjects suitable for use in DTP. D050 Line Art / Clip Art 2. More of the same. D052 Seven demos, !Demo_A, !PV_DEMO, !Ripoff, MEDWAY1, !DEMO (Bouncy bar demo), !Flump1 & BLOB (Zombiesoft demo 6). 1200k compacted, needs !Sparkplug (not included). D053 SEM Pics 1. Some amazing pictures taken on a Scanning Electron Microscope & converted into Sprite files. Four pictures on this disc, one of some strands of cotton & three close ups of flies 50x & 100x magnification. D054 SEM Pics 2. More pictures taken on a Scanning Electron Microscope, four pictures on this disc, two of microchips (250x), one of a tungsteen filament (150x) & one of the end of a hypodermic needle. D055 MegaDemo by Armaxess, a truly mega demo in six parts. Also Aquarium, an animated backdrop replacing the dull grey desktop. It shows a picture of an aquarium with as many or few fish as you like & a realistic bubbling sound. !Overscan1 by Medway 256 & ArabelaI also included. Compressed files, !Sparkplug included. D056 Amiga Pics. Over 1300k of hand drawn & Ray Traced Amiga pictures in Arc sprite form. Compressed files, !Sparkplug included. D057 Three cartoon demos from German group Software Evolutions, Lucky Luke, Cubitus & Disc Run. Amusing & definitely different to any other Arc demos to date. D058 Digitised sprites. 25 quarter screen 256 colour & 4 full screen B&W mode 12 sprites, mainly Sck-Fi pictures & of very good quality. Compressed files, !Sparkpug required (not included). D059 Four ray traced pictures created with Clare's Render Bender package complete with the source code, also an animated ray traced dripping tap. D060 LinCAD demo, demonstration version of the commercial package available from Linear Graphics only the following operations have been removed: Save Output & Convert. D061 QRT Demo 1 - A demonstration of this excellent raytracer with many animated half screen pictures and a witty and moral AMF the Doomwatcher scrolltext. Complete with the QRT source code. D062 QRT Demo 2 - Another demonstration,this time an animated film about strange beings called Blibbles.It also contains all the QRT source files,so you can recreate the sprites. D063 Three demos - !Ba (Bananaland by Sick),!Froggy & !Stingray. Contains compacted files, !Sparkplug included. D064 Seven demos - !CamSoft, !DDD, !DreamSide, !Flip, !MegaNet, !Pathetic1 & !Pathetic2. Contains compacted files, !Sparkpug included. D065 Three demos from DudleySoft - !5Min, Demo2 & Demo3. Plus !Blood & !MDemo-I. Contains compacted files, !Sparkplug included. _____________________________________________________________________________ SOUND SAMPLES These sound sample discs can be used by various programs including DSEdit on APDL disc B041. They can also be loaded into the The Serial Port's TRACKER. There are too many sound samples on each disc to name each one so only the number of samples on each disc is stated. F001 83 sound samples F002 81 sound samples F003 113 sound samples F004 116 sound samples F005 72 sound samples _____________________________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE MAGAZINE SHAREWARE DISCS These discs are distributed with permission of Archive magazine at the non members rate. A proportion of the money is given to charity. Alternatively, you can subscribe to the excellent Archive magazine & order direct, then you will receive a discount (cost #3 shareware & #7 Careware).They can be contacted at 96a Vauxhall St.,Norwich, NR2 2SD.You will also notice the same program appearing more than once in the list,these are generally updated versions & the earlier versions are only kept in so the full library of Archive discs is offered. S036 3D graph plotter, cash book & stock control, Stracker module fixer & a midi recorder, hard disc backup, file filter, font availability manager, file type guesser, module disassembler & more. ____________________________________________________________________________ ARCHIVE MAGAZINE CAREWARE DISCS C010 Three educational games - Maths invaders, maze game with questions on English, Geog., History, Maths & Science plus a hangman type game. A bridge hand lister, solitaire, 6 puzzles & a rubik cube program. C011 Apple //e emulator. Due to copyright, you have to get copies of the ROM images yourself. Complete with a ReadMe file explaining how to get them.