A couple of questions.

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2 total messages Started by Jim Noble Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:02

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Author: Jim Noble
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:02

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This article didn't get much of a response in C.S.A, so I will now try
posting it in the correct group :-) Apologies if you have read it before.
There is some more tacked on the end though....

Can anyone comment on Eureka? How does it compare to using, say, Pipedream?
I know someone who is looking for a spreadsheet proggy and wanted to know if
Eureka is any good. Comments much appreciated.

Anyone out there got Pendown Plus? Do you think it could cope with small
reports/essays? Or do I need Impression (or Impress. Jnr)? Someone
mentioned that Icon Technology give a student discount on Techwriter. Can
anyone remember how much of a discount it is?

Also, could an A5000 owner tell me how the ARM3 is connected (Surface
mount/PGA/?). If it is Surface mount, does anyone know if you can get surface
mount PGA sockets? More importantly does anyone know a dealer willing to fit
such a socket to an A5000. Would it invalidate the warranty?

Thanks in advance.

[additional bit]

Are we going to get a press release from ARMLtd. about the use of ARM2's in
this new 3DO Console? A few (gasp) technical details perhaps? The byte
article mentioned the use of "proprietary" graphics chipset. Could this be
the first commercial use of the new VIDC?

Acorn, (bit hopeful this :-) are there any plans to replace the A540? Be
nice to know what you are working towards (I don't expect I'll get an
answer to that, ho hum).

--
Jim Noble

Re: A couple of questions.

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Author: Matthew D Segall
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:54

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In article <6643@falcon.ukc.ac.uk> jtn@ukc.ac.uk (Jim Noble) writes:

>Can anyone comment on Eureka? How does it compare to using, say, Pipedream?
>I know someone who is looking for a spreadsheet proggy and wanted to know if
>Eureka is any good. Comments much appreciated.

I have briefly had a play with Eureka and I found it to be excellent! It seems
to support all of the functions that Pipedream has plus a great deal more. (I
have not used Pipedream extensively so I don't guarantee that I'm 100% 
correct). The user interface seems very good indeed, although there is a 
slight gripe in that they have used their own windowing system so nice things
like 3d icons won't work. The reason they have done this is to implement a 
'split window' effect allowing 4 seperate parts of the spreadsheet to be 
viewed in the same window. I found it easier to use than Pipedream from a 
first time user's point of view. The graphing facilities do seem more limited 
than those in Pipedream 4. Anyway, my first impressions were very positive. 

>Also, could an A5000 owner tell me how the ARM3 is connected (Surface
>mount/PGA/?). If it is Surface mount, does anyone know if you can get surface
>mount PGA sockets? More importantly does anyone know a dealer willing to fit
>such a socket to an A5000. Would it invalidate the warranty?

I beleive that the ARM3 in the A5000 is surface mounted. You can surface mount
a socket in place of the chip. Try Beebug Ltd. in St. Albans, they should be
able to fit a socket for you. I don't know about the warranty though.

>Jim Noble

Matt

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