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Products Tested and Working on StrongARM

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This is a reproduction of the files on our Internet site relating to
compatibility with StrongARM.  Last update 10 December 1996.  For a 
more up to date version please consult our website on http://www.acorn.co.uk/

      * Information from Alsystems (updated 05 Sep 96)
      * Information from Alternative Publishing (updated 26 Nov 96)
      * Information from ANT (updated 15 Nov 96)
      * Information from Apricote Studios (updated 31 Jul 96)
      * Information from Argo (updated 09 Oct 96)
      * Information from the ARM Club (updated 30 Aug 96)
      * Information from ART (updated 28 Nov 96)
      * Information from Aspex (updated 02 Sep 96)
      * Information from Assessment Technology(updated 11 Sep 96)
      * Information from Atomwide(updated 25 Nov 96)
      * Information from Baildon / ICS (updated 29 Aug 96)
      * Information from Beebug (updated 24 Jun 96)
      * Information from Cambridgeshire Software House (updated 05 Dec 96)
      * Information from Cherisha Software (updated 08 Nov 96)
      * Information from Clares (updated 09 Oct 96)
      * Information from Colton Software (updated 06 Sep 96)
      * Information from Computer Concepts (updated 24 Sep 96)
      * Information from Cumana (updated 03 Oct 96)
      * Information from Dalriada (updated 23 Aug 96)
      * Information from Design IT (updated 28 Oct 96)
      * Information from Desktop Projects (updated 15 Aug 96)
      * Information from Dominic Symes (updated 02 Sep 96)
      * Information from Eclipse (updated 09 Oct 96)
      * Information from ExpLAN (updated 23 Oct 96)
      * Information from Feldner and Braun (updated 21 Nov 96)
      * Information from Fortran Friends (updated 27 Aug 96)
      * Information from Gnome (updated 15/05/96)
      * Information from Guttorm Vik (updated 02 Sep 96)
      * Information from Keith Hall (updated 05 Nov 96)
      * Information from Icon Technology (Updated 13 Aug 96)
      * Information from Irlam Instruments (updated 17 Aug 96)
      * Information from Intelligent Interfaces
      * Information from Iota (updated 02 Sep 96)
      * Information from Lindis (updated 26 Nov 96)
      * Information from Longman Logotron (updated 04 Nov 96)
      * Information from LOOKSystems (updated 10 Sep 96)
      * Information from MCS (updated 04 Oct 96)
      * Information from Meadow Computers / ACP (updated 26 Sep 96)
      * Information from Morley (updated 26 Sep 96)
      * Information from Octopus Systems (updated 30 Oct 96)
      * Information from PEP Associates (updated 24 Sep 96)
      * Information from Philip Hazel (updated 25 Sep 96)
      * Information from Sibelius Software (updated 27 Sep 96)
      * Information from Spacetech (updated 25/05/96)
      * Information from Stewart Brodie (updated 02 Sep 96)
      * Information from TBA Software (updated 19 Aug 96)
      * Information from The Serial Port (updated 26 Aug 96)
      * Information from VTi (updated 09 Oct 96)
      * Information from Warm Silence Software (updated 24 Jul 96)
      * Information from Wyddfa Software (updated 29 Nov 96)
      * Information from Yellowstone Educational Services (updated 20 Sep 96)

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Alsystems Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM
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        PowerTec SCSI
            The PowerTec DMA-capable SCSI card works on RISC OS 3.7 and StrongARM. 
            A thorough test revealed no file locking and no data corruption. In speed tests, a 
            system containing a drive which showed a transfer rate of 5099K / sec when 
            reading and 2331K / sec when writing using an ARM710 increased in throughput 
            to 5739K / sec read and 2764K / sec write when fitted with a 169MHz StrongARM.

                                                                                                                        
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Alternative Publishing Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        ImageFS
            ImageFS 2.30 is fully StrongARM compatible. Version 2.00 is not compatible, 
            however a free patch is available to users who return their floppy disc to
            Alternative Publishing Ltd
            30 Clyde Place
            GLASGOW
            G5 8AQ
            
            Remember to include your return address!


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ANT Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Internet Suite Release 2
            Versions of the ANT Internet suite release 2 now shipping are 100% compatible 
            with StrongARM provided that the RISC OS 3.7 patch available here.
            Earlier versions of the Internet Suite Release 2 may be upgraded from ANT's 
            upgrade page - but note that you may need to do this before you upgrade to 
            StrongARM, or you may need to change the processor back to ARM 610 or ARM 
            710 as you need to be using the suite in order to upgrade.


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Apricote Studios Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Prophet 2
            Prophet 2 works on StrongARM, and typically runs 5 times faster than on an 
            ARM710. In tests, it was able to load and parse a database containing records for 
            over 3600 customers in just under 3 seconds.
        Shares 5
            Shares 5 works on StrongARM, and typically runs 5 times faster than on an 
            ARM710.
        Personal Accounts 3
            Personal Accounts 3 works on StrongARM, and typically runs 5 times faster than 
            on an ARM710.


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Argo Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Voyager
            Voyager 1.10 will work once patched with AppCompPatch. Previous versions 
            should work with the AppCompPatch.
        !VInstall
            !VInstall will work once patched with AppCompPatch.

Some of the programs were compressed using a custom compression scheme, AppComp. 
AppCompPatch fixes these programs, and is completely transparent in operation.

The AppCompPatch is available from the Argo FTP site, 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.bas

If you have a StrongARM compatible ArcFS read-only, you can download an ArcFS archive from 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.arc


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ARM Club Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        SmartCD+
            SmartCD+ v. 2.06 works successfully on StrongARM.
        TypeTutor
            TypeTutor v. 2.03 works successfully on StrongARM.
        Game On!
            A new version of Game On! is being written specifically for StrongARM, although 
            the current release version will work. Games (and other applications) known to 
            work using Game On! include:
            
                  * Stunt Racer 2000 (FedNet)
            
        StrongGuard
            StrongGuard is an application which is intended for release at Acorn World 96, 
            which will alleviate some of the problems which games (and other applications) 
            can find when running on StrongARM which relate to its new Harvard cache 
            architecture. The aim of StrongGuard is to allow selected applications to see a 
            StrongARM which appears to have its cache disabled in selectable parts of 
            memory, while minimising the associated speed penalty. Please don't contact the 
            ARM Club to request further information on this application prior to Acorn World; 
            they are very likely to be busy refining it for release!
            
            Applications which work under an alpha version of StrongGuard include:
            
                  * Lemmings / Oh No More Lemmings bundle (Krisalis)
                  * CDSampler
                  * Dissi (BASS)
                  * Voyager Internet Suite (VTi)
                  * Dune II (Eclipse)
                  * Magnetoids
                  * Star Fighter 3000 (FedNet)
            
            The following pieces of software need both Game On! and StrongGuard installed:
            
                  * Cycloids
                  * Ixion
            
            The lists above should extend significantly as more games are tested.
                                                             
 
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Acorn Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Acorn C/C++
            C/C++ essentially works on StrongARM; the changes required to make the C 
            compiler (and the CFront C++ parser) work were confined to the shared C Library, 
            which will be supplied in a new version as part of the RISC OS 3.7 ROM. ObjAsm 
            also works, although not all of the extended ARM Architecture 4 instruction set is 
            currently available via it; a useful tip if you need to gain access to the 64-bit 
            multiply is to set the target CPU to ARM7M.
            
            A new version of DDT will be required for StrongARM code; a patch to update to 
            this will be made available on the disc accompanying the StrongARM upgrade.
        Advance
            Advance Release 2 can be patched to work on StrongARM. The patch, and 
            instructions on how to apply it, can be downloaded from here.
        TCP/IP Release 2
            The TCP/IP kit Release 2 essentially works on StrongARM; a new enhanced IP 
            stack is provided in the RISC OS 3.7 ROM, although some of the apps require 
            patching. !vt220, for example, requires new protocol modules; these modules have 
            been written, and will be supplied as a patch on the disc accompanying the 
            StrongARM upgrade.
        OmniClient
            OmniClient works on StrongARM.
        AUN Level 4
            The Level 4 fileserver software requires a module update to work on StrongARM. 
            The appropriate module (a new version of ABCLib) is available on the disc 
            accompanying the StrongARM upgrade, and is inserted automatically as part of the 
            !Boot sequence upgrade.
        PocketFS
            PocketFS works on StrongARM, after applying a patch supplied with RISC OS 3.7 
            (as part of !Utilities.!Patch); file conversions are particularly fast.


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Aspex Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        ArchiTech
            ArchiTech works on StrongARM, and runs up to 5 times faster than on an 
            ARM710.
        Tabs+
            Tabs+ runs successfully on StrongARM.
        DaVinci 90
            DaVinci 90 runs successfully on StrongARM.
        Spex+
            Spex+ (and its associated environment libraries Spex Home, Spex Street, Spex 
            Moonbase, Spex Clasroom, Spex LeisurePool and Spex IT Room) runs 
            successfully on StrongARM.
        VRMLEyes
            The forthcoming VRMLEyes VRML renderer works on StrongARM. A demo 
            version of this app will be supplied on the CD ROM accompanying the 
            StrongARM upgrade.

Some early versions of Aspex products use self-modifying code during their initialisation sequence, so 
these versions will not work on StrongARM. If any of the products listed above exhibit this failure 
mode, contact Aspex for an upgrade.


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Assessment Technology Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Super Spell
            Super Spell works on StrongARM. This program was tested after a show in Hobart, 
            Australia; 'Super Spell' is a spelling program developed to assist users to improve 
            their spelling through the use of word lists targeting specific spelling 
            difficulties. It has been sold all around Australia and is to be released in the 
            UK later this year.
            

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Atomwide Products Tested on StrongARM

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        ANT Ethernet Cards
            Please refer to http://www.ant.co.uk/press/sa-ether.html
        High Speed Serial Cards
            All Atomwide Serial Cards work successfully with StrongARM. The current 
            version is SerialDriver 0.52.
        The Serial Port's ARCterm7
            There are no reported problems with v1.47 and later of ARCterm7. For details of 
            upgrades to v1.48, the current version, contact support@atomwide.co.uk
        Atomwide Printer SCSI Adaptor
            The SCSI Adaptor is not StrongARM-compatible. Since the product is no longer 
            being developed, no upgrade is planned.
        Atomwide RemoteFS
            RemoteFS is not StrongARM-compatible. Since the product is no longer being 
            developed, no upgrade is planned.


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Baildon / ICS Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        ArcIn
            The ArcIn IDE podule works successfully on StrongARM, and exhibits a speed 
            increase of roughly 50%.
        IDEFS
            The IDEFS filing system works successfully on StrongARM.


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Risc Developments Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Sleuth
            Sleuth 1.53 works successfully on StrongARM.
        Sleuth 2
            The file "kidsbook" as supplied with Sleuth 2 takes 72 seconds to convert on a Risc 
            PC 700. It takes 20 seconds on StrongARM - at a conversion rate of 1,944 words 
            per minute.
        Ovation Pro
            Ovation Pro works on StrongARM; a picture run around the Dolphin image takes 9 
            seconds on a Risc PC 700, reduced to less than 2 seconds on a StrongARM. The 
            installer has now also been updated.
        Masterfile 3
            Masterfile 3 (v1.37) works on StrongARM.
        Hard Disc Companion
            Hard Disc Companion (v2.55) works on StrongARM.
        TypeStudio
            TypeStudio (v1.56) works on StrongARM.
        Desktop Thesaurus
            Desktop Thesaurus (v1.24) works on StrongARM.
        PlayBack
            PlayBack (all versions) work on StrongARM.
        ArcScan
            ArcScan (v0.74) works on StrongARM.
        Chartwell
            Chartwell (v1.17) works on StrongARM.
        DeskEdit
            DeskEdit (v4.01) works on StrongARM.
        MenuBar
            MenuBar (v1.00) works on StrongARM.


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Cambridgeshire Software House Products 
Tested and Working on StrongARM

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The following Cambridgeshire Software House products are now compatible with StrongARM.
For those packages where not all version numbers work, the version number of the earliest working 
version is:

        The World of Robert Burns CD ROM
            0.07
        What Do You Know?
            0.07
        Picture Puzzler
            0.07
        Amazing Maths
            0.26
        Gemini
            0.08
        Complete Control
            1.20
        Cars - Maths in Motion
            0.08
        SecureIT Plus
            2.14
        Here I Am
            0.31
        Showcase
            1.00


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Cherisha Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Observess
            Observess 2.74 works on StrongARM, and is significantly quicker (roughly four 
            times fater) during interrogation sessions.

Further information on Observess and other Cherisha products is available at 
http://www.zynet.co.uk/gold/katech/Welcome.html


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Clares Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        ProArtisan 2
            ProArtisan 2 works successfully on StrongARM.
        Topographer
            Topographer works successfully on StrongARM, exhibiting a very significant 
            speed-up; it runs circa 10 times faster than on ARM710.
        NightSky
            NightSky works successfully on StrongARM.
        Plot
            Plot works successfully on StrongARM.
        Schema 2
            Schema 2 works successfully on StrongARM, and recalculates significantly more 
            quickly than on ARM710.
        Celebration
            Celebration works successfully on StrongARM.
        CardShop
            CardShop works successfully on StrongARM.
        Knowledge Organiser 2
            Knowledge Organiser 2 works successfully on StrongARM.
        Titler
            Titler works successfully on StrongARM.
        Sequencer
            Sequencer works successfully on StrongARM.
        RhythmBed
            RhythmBed works successfully on StrongARM.
        ScoreDraw
            ScoreDraw works successfully on StrongARM.
        Render Bender 2
            Render Bender 2 works successfully on StrongARM, and renders significantly 
            more quickly than on ARM710.
        Illusionist
            Illusionist works successfully on StrongARM.
        AlphaBase
            AlphaBase works successfully on StrongARM.
        Armadeus
            Armadeus works successfully on StrongARM.
        Composition
            Composition 1.02 does not work on StrongARM; however, changes have been 
            made which will enable a new release, provisionally 1.03, to work. Upgrade details 
            will be made available by Clares.
        Serenade
            Serenade 1.10 does not work on StrongARM; however, changes have been made 
            which will enable a new release, provisionally 1.11, to work. Upgrade details will 
            be made available by Clares.
        Virtualise
            Virtualise 1.06 does not work on StrongARM; however, changes have been made 
            which will enable a new release, provisionally 1.07, to work. Upgrade details will 
            be made available by Clares.
        Rhapsody 3
            Rhapsody 3 version 3.05 works successfully on StrongARM.

Clares upgrade details are now available at http://www.stcoll.ac.uk/clares/support/strongarm.html



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Colton Software Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Fireworkz Pro
            Fireworkz Pro v1.20 works with StrongARM. Recalculation and graph plotting 
            show significant speed increases, making these processes roughly 7 times faster 
            than on a 40MHz ARM710.
        Wordz
            Wordz 1.02 works on StrongARM.
        Resultz
            Resultz 1.04 works on StrongARM.


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Computer Concepts Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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StrongARM - The Position 20th Sept 1996

Products which work - no upgrade required

      * TV Tuner
      * TV Tuner & Teletext
      * Graphics Loaders
      * RTF Loaders
      * !Precision ArtWorks Tool
      * AudioWorks
      * Midi Max
      * Formulix

Products for which Upgrades have been Produced

      * ArtWorks
      * ArtWorks CD
      * Impression Publisher
      * Impression Publisher Plus
      * Impression Style
      
      * ScanLight 256
      * ScanLight Professional
      * ScanLight A4
      * TurboDrivers
      * TurboD & LD network spooler
      * LaserDirect
      * Lark card
      * Movie Magic
      * WordWorks
      * Compression
      * Wacom tablet drivers

Still being finished/not yet tested

      * MacFS
      * MacFS Light
      * ScanLight Video
      * GreyHawk
      * Eagle card
      * Chroma Genlock CG6
      * ColourCard
      * Hawk V9
      * Site licence versions of Impression and ArtWorks
      * ArtWorks clip-art CDs (!Portfolio)

Propagation mechanisms for software and firmware upgrades are currently under discussion. Further 
information (possibly more up to date than above), including upgrade pricing, can be found at 
http://www.cconcepts.co.uk/info/news/25sep96.htm


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Cumana Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Cumana SCSI 2 card
            Version 2.03 of the SCSI driver works successfully on StrongARM. An upgrade to 
            2.03 is now available via http://www.cumana.demon.co.uk/tech/scsi2.html
        "Oscar" Quad Speed Parallel Port CD ROM Drive
            This drive and interface work successfully on StrongARM.
        ProTeus
            The ProTeus drive works successfully on StrongARM in both MO and CD modes.
        Cumana SCSI 1 card
            this card (as bundled with the Acorn Multimedia Expansion Unit for some time as 
            CAO50) works on StrongARM.
        Quad Speed ATAPI CD ROM drive
            this drive, and the associated Cumana ATAPI driver, works successfully on 
            StrongARM.


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Dalriada Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        TableMate
            All tested versions of TableMate work successfully on StrongARM. Versions 
            tested are 1.10, 1.10i (as bundled with Computer Concepts' Impression Style), 
            2.00m (representative of any 2.xx version) and 3.20a (representative of any 3.xx 
            version).
        TableMate Designer
            The forthcoming TableMate Designer (currently in beta, release scheduled for 
            Acorn World '96) works successfully on StrongARM.
        DiagramIt
            DiagramIt v. 1.10f works successfully on StrongARM.
        GraphMate
            GraphMate v. 1.10c works successfully on StrongARM.
        ReTreeval
            ReTreeval v. 1.00a and 1.10c work successfully on StrongARM.


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Design IT Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        TeleView Hardware
            This runs successfully on StrongARM. The speed of page grabbing is dependent 
            on teletext transmission speeds but all page and data processing is much faster. The 
            TVTuner and TVControl applications also run successfully.
        TeleView Hardware Plus
            The NICAM stereo version of the teletext receiver card also runs successfully.
        TeleGrab
            Although still at beta release, the enhanced software for Design IT and Computer 
            Concepts teletext cards is StrongARM compatible.
        TeleServe and TeleNFax
            Both the AUN teletext server and client applications run successfully on 
            StrongARM. As with all servers, the extra speed provided by StrongARM means 
            that users' requests are more swiftly processed.
        DelTron Control IT
            This new software, to allow old style BBC printer/user port DelTronics buffer 
            boxes to be used with RISC OS computers, runs successfully with no problems.
        Impression Style/Publisher Education Extras
            This pack offers master documents for a variety of paper styles which are not an 
            issue with relation to the StrongARM upgrade. However, the pack does contain a 
            range of Impression loader modules which have been tested and work successfully 
            on StrongARM.
        ThinkLink
            Runs successfully with StrongARM to allow files to be transferred back and forth 
            to a DreamWriter portable wordprocessor.
        Archimedes Link
            Although not available from Design IT, the applications supplied with this Tandy 
            product to transfer files to the Z88, Tandy WP2 and Amstrad NC100 have been 
            tested and run successfully on StrongARM. (Design IT was involved with the 
            development of this product)
            Applications covered include: !NC100-Arc, !WP2-Arc, !Z88-Arc, !Spool-DTP, 
            and !WP2-FWP.
        Fitness
            This software for PE departments in schools runs successfully on StrongARM.
        PlingMake
            The SJ MDFS password management application runs successfully.


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Desktop Projects Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        QuickTile
            QuickTile v. 1.03 works successfully on StrongARM.
        QuickLynk
            QuickLynk v. 1.04 works successfully on StrongARM.
        QuickSound
            QuickSound v. 1.00 works successfully on StrongARM.
        QuickShow
            QuickShow v. 1.00 works successfully on StrongARM.


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Dominic Symes Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Zap
            Zap 1.30 does not work "out of the box" on StrongARM; the problem lies with 
            self-modifying code in the HidePtr module. If the RMEnsure in the !Run file which 
            loads this module is commented out, then Zap will work. However, a new version 
            (Zap 1.31) has been produced, which in addition to working "out of the box" on 
            StrongARM, contains improved window redraw code. Zap 1.31 will be supplied 
            on the CD ROM accompanying the StrongARM upgrade.


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Eclipse Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Dune II (CD)
            Versions up to and including 1.31 will not work at present, but an upgrade will be 
            made available.
        Dune II (Floppy)
            Versions up to and including 1.23F will not work at present, but an upgrade will be 
            made available.
        Dune2Snd
            Version 0.01 will work if patched with AppCompPatch.
        Eclipse info (demo)
            will work if patched with AppCompPatch.
        Eclipse collection
            The Eclipse collection is still to be tested.
        Xenon II
            Xenon II is not fully tested yet. However, it is predicted that the sound will not 
            work on 16 bit sound systems.  (However a version is appearing on Acorn User, which
            claims to have rectified these faults.)
        DarkWood
            DarkWood is still to be tested.
        Global Effect
            Global Effect is not fully tested yet. However, it is predicted that the sound will 
            not 
            work on 16 bit sound systems.
        Robocod
            Robocod is still to be tested.

Some of the programs were compressed using a custom compression scheme, AppComp. 
AppCompPatch fixes these programs, and is completely transparent in operation.

The AppCompPatch is available from the Argo FTP site, 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.bas

If you have a StrongARM compatible ArcFS read-only, you can download an ArcFS archive from 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.arc


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ExpLAN Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        HolyBible
            All versions are StrongARM compatible. HolyBible Installer needs to be version 
            1.21
        HolyBible Resource Builder
            All versions are compatible.
        Expect
            This 3D utility, supplied with the HolyBible REB Pack, needs to be version 1.02 or 
            later.

An upgrade disc containing InstallHB and the latest version of HolyBible (currently 1.56) is available 
for 10 +VAT

All HolyBible add-on modules and 3rd party resources will operate successfully under StrongARM.

        Event diary
            Not supported under StrongARM.
        Occasion diary
            Not supported under StrongARM.
        Rocket for your Pocket Book
            Requires StrongARM compatible version of PocketFS.
        Explorer
            Not yet checked. Requires StrongARM compatible version of PocketFS.



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Feldner and Braun Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Praktikum
            Praktikum 1.20 is fully compatible with StrongARM, however it is imperative that 
            the RISC OS 3.70 / StrongARM ROM patch is installed. If you don't already have 
            it, the patch can be downloaded from here. Praktikum can run up to 7 times faster 
            on an SA-110 than on a 40MHz ARM710.
        UNITS
            UNITS 1.00 is fully StrongARM compatible, having been designed with this 
            processor in mind.



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Fortran Friends Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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All our software has been tested on StrongARM. The only change needed is in the Utils library. Any 
program using this must be relinked with the updated version available from HENSA. Our example 
applications successfully tested are: the PD Fortran Front End and libraries, !WimpPoly, !SphereRot, 
PGPLOT, ORTEP, !LasyPrint and !BuckyDisc.


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Gnome Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        !X
            The !X X server runs approximately twice as fast as on a Risc PC 700.


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Guttorm Vik Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        StrongEd
            StrongEd 4.11 works on StrongARM; previous versions do not owing to problems 
            with window redraw. This version will be supplied on the CD ROM accompanying 
            the StrongARM upgrade; it is also available from 
            http://login.eunet.no/~guttorvi/strong.html


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Keith Hall Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        ArmBBS
            ArmBBS 0.68 works successfully on StrongARM.
        ArcBinkley
            ArcBinkley 2.19 works successfully on StrongARM
        ARCHmail
            ARCHmail requires an upgrade to version 1.36; this upgrade is available from the 
            Plasma Sphere BBS on 01925 757920 or downloadable from 
            http://www.tpsphere.demon.co.uk/


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Icon Technology Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        TechWriter
            TechWriter v. 2.07 and 2.16 work successfully on StrongARM, and exhibit a speed 
            increase of roughly 5 times over 40MHz ARM710.
        EasiWriter
            EasiWriter 3.16 works successfully with StrongARM.



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Irlam Instruments Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        RiscTV
            The RiscTV card works successfully on StrongARM.
        VideoDesk
            The VideoDesk card works successfully on StrongARM.
        24i16
            The 24i16 digitiser card works successfully on StrongARM.
        ReplayDIY
            The ReplayDIY software works successfully on StrongARM.



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Intelligent Interfaces Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Dual High Speed Serial Interface Expansion Card
            Using the current version of the IIDual module (V3.72) the Dual High Speed Serial 
            Interface works with a StrongARM
        IEEE488 Interface Expansion Card
            Using the current version of the IEEE488 module (V1.04) the IEEE488 Interface 
            works with a StrongARM
        16 Bit Parallel I/O Interface Expansion Card
            Using a new version of the 16BitPIO module (V1.03) the 16 Bit Parallel I/O 
            Interface works with a StrongARM
        STEbus Interface Expansion Card
            Using the current version of the STEbus module (V1.10) the STEbus Interface 
            works with a StrongARM
        Desktop Fortran 77
            All the components of Desktop Fortran 77 (The compiler, the linker and the 
            !Fortran77 application) work with a StrongARM.



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Iota Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        DataPower
            DataPower v 1.24 works successfully on StrongARM.



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Lindis Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        CableNews
            CableNews works fine provided all modules are loaded prior to running the 
            application. A free of charge upgrade containing modified !Run files to ensure this 
            is available to registered users by contacting support@lindis.demon.co.uk.
        Presenter GTi
            Works correctly on StrongARM
        Buttons
            Works correctly on StrongARM
        RISC OS driver for SimpleTouch
            Works correctly on StrongARM
        RISC OS driver for TruePoint
            Works correctly on StrongARM


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Longman Logotron Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Eureka
            Eureka versions 3.05 (new) and 3.00 work on StrongARM, roughly 5 times quicker 
            than on ARM710.
        Pendown
            Pendown 1.82 and 1.82T (aka Talking Pendown) work on StrongARM.
        WinLogo
            WinLogo 1.28 works on StrongARM, and runs significantly faster than on 
            ARM710.
        Pendown DTP
            Pendown DTP version 1.00i works on StrongARM.
        Speller
            Speller 1.00 (supplied as part of the Pendown DTP suite) works on StrongARM.
        Advantage
            Advantage 1.00d works on StrongARM.
        First Logo
            First Logo 1.99 works on StrongARM.
        The Big Picture
            The Big Picture 1.09 works on StrongARM.
        "Look and Read" series
            The "Look and Read" application series (Spywatch, Sky Hunter, etc) work; these 
            applications use v.1.02 of the "Look and Read" engine.
        Rainbow
            Rainbow 1.0g works with StrongARM, and exhibits a 10-fold speed increase over a 
            40MHz ARM710.
        PicturePoint
            PicturePoint 1.03 works with StrongARM, and exhibits a 5-fold speed increase 
            over a 40MHz ARM710.
        PinPoint and PinPoint Junior
            Both PinPoint and PinPoint Junior (v.2.02c for both applications) work on 
            StrongARM.
        Insight
            Insight 1.67 works on StrongARM.
        Zig Zag (Anglo Saxons)
            Zig Zag (Anglo Saxons) v.1.05 works on StrongARM.
        Numbertime (Adventures in Numberland)
            Numbertime (Adventures in Numberland) v.1.03 works on StrongARM.
        "Landmarks" series
            The "Landmarks" series of applications works on StrongARM; all these 
            applications share a common engine.
        S-Base
            S-Base 2.40A works, and runs roughly six times faster than on a 710. Earlier 
            versions have not been tested, but the testing done so far suggests that few 
            problems will be encountered.



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LOOKSystems Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Font Directory
            Font Directory has been modified to work with StrongARM; the forthcoming 
            v2.10 and subsequent versions will be StrongARM-compatible. Version 2.10 also 
            includes enhancements such as an automatic document scanning facility 
            (preconfigured for use with Ovation, Impression and ArtWorks) and a "remote 
            control" font menuing capability. Upgrades to v2.10 for v2 users are free of charge 
            from LOOKSystems; users of v1.x will be able to upgrade for the LOOKSystems 
            standard price of 30 pounds. Contact LOOKSystems for further details.
        Archimedes Disc Rescue
            Archimedes Disc Rescue works successfully on StrongARM.


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MCS Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Connect 32 Fast SCSI II card
            The Connect 32 DMA-capable SCSI card works on RISC OS 3.7 and StrongARM. 
            A thorough test revealed no file locking and no data corruption. In speed tests, a 
            system using a cacheing drive capable of synchronous transfer peaked with a 
            measured read rate of 7.3 MB / sec. Software used was !SMG 2.91 and version 
            1.84 of the EPROM code.



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Meadow Computers / ACP Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        Enterprise Accounts
            Enterprise Accounts v2.17 requires a small patch to work on StrongARM; users 
            should contact Meadow Computers for details of this patch.
        Enterprise Professional
            Enterprise Professional v2.17 requires a small patch to work on StrongARM; users 
            should contact Meadow Computers for details of this patch. Both Enterprise 
            packages exhibit a significant speed increase; a "period end" run to print the 
            document to a text file reduced from 11 minutes 30s (on a 30MHz ARM610) to 1 
            minutes 40s, and completed in 3 minutes 15s as opposed to 13 minutes 30s.
        PayMaster
            Users of the PayMaster package should contact Meadow for upgrade details.
        Easy Money
            Easy Money 1.01 requires a small patch to work on StrongARM; users should 
            contact Meadow Computers for details of this patch.



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Morley Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Morley SCSI
            Both the cached and uncached versions of the Morley SCSI card with 1.17 
            firmware work on StrongARM.


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Octopus Systems Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Teletext+
            Version 6.3 and later fully StrongARM compatible
        Caller Display (new product)
            Fully StrongARM compatible

For more details visit the Octopus Systems website


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PEP Associates Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        CD-Net
            The CD-Net client application works on StrongARM. The server application is yet 
            to be tested.


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Philip Hazel Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Philip's Music Scribe
            Philip's Music Scribe v. 3.43 (and its companion version with enhanced PostScript 
            drivers, 3.43P) works on StrongARM. A test score which took 15 seconds to load 
            on a 40MHz ARM710 took 4 seconds to load and render on StrongARM.



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Sibelius Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Sibelius 7
            A new version of Sibelius 7 exists which runs successfully on StrongARM, at a 
            speed significantly higher than on a Risc PC 700; using a sample of a Grieg 
            concerto, single-instrument score extraction was over 5 times faster than on 
            ARM710 and screen update was generally faster by a factor of five. Existing 
            Sibelius users who wish to upgrade to StrongARM should contact Sibelius to 
            obtain details of the production version of this software; a demo version will be 
            appearing on the CD ROM accompanying the StrongARM upgrade.



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Spacetech Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Photodesk
            Photodesk runs successfully on StrongARM, at a speed significantly higher than 
            on a Risc PC 700 (up to a factor of 10 times faster).




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Stewart Brodie Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        ArcWeb
            ArcWeb 1.56, and its resolver, work successfully on StrongARM. They interface 
            correctly to the 4.4BSD-style stack which forms part of RISC OS 3.7.



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TBA Software Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        'TAG' engine
            The 'TAG' engine has been tested on the StrongARM and found to be compatible 
            and significantly faster.


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The Serial Port Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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        Dual Serial Port
            Issue 3 of the Dual Serial Port card with v 0.40 firmware works with StrongARM.



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VTi Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        Sonor
            Versions 1.02-1.06 of Sonor will work when patched with AppCompPatch. The 
            oscilloscope input (and FFT input) does not work correctly. Versions prior to 1.02 
            should also work with AppCompPatch, but have not been tested. Version 1.07 
            works correctly; AppCompPatch functionality has been built in.
        Pulse
            Pulse has not been tested as yet. VTi suggest Pulse users take this opportunity to 
            upgrade to Sonor.
        ArcFS R/W
            The read / write ArcFS version 2.56 works. Versions prior to 2.56 need upgrading.
        ArcFS RO
            The read-only ArcFS version 0.73 works. Versions prior to 0.73 need upgrading.
        TCJ
            TCJ version 1.03 needs AppCompPatch. Applications created with this version will 
            need AppCompPatch applied to them. Versions prior to 1.03 should work with 
            AppCompPatch. TCJ version 1.04 works correctly, and has AppCompPatch 
            functionality built in. The canvasses it saves are StrongARM compliant.
        VoiceMail
            VoiceMail 1.04 works when patched with AppCompPatch. Versions prior to 1.04 
            should work with AppCompPatch.
        Desktop Tracker
            Desktop Tracker version 1.21 works when patched with AppCompPatch. Sound 
            will not work on 16 bit sound hardware. Versions prior to 1.20 will not work.
        Investigator
            Investigator does not work, and no upgrades are currently planned.

Some of the programs were compressed using a custom compression scheme, AppComp. 
AppCompPatch fixes these programs, and is completely transparent in operation.

The AppCompPatch is available from the Argo FTP site, 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.bas

If you have a StrongARM compatible ArcFS read-only, you can download an ArcFS archive from 
ftp://ftp.argonet.co.uk/pub/Acorn/StrongARM/AppCompPatch.arc


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Warm Silence Software Products Tested and 
Working on StrongARM

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        MovieFS
            MovieFS 1.22 works with StrongARM.
        VRView
            VRView 1.00 works with StrongARM
        6502Em
            6502Em 1.50 works with StrongARM.
        Z80Em
            Z80Em 1.2 works with StrongARM.



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Wyddfa Software Products Tested and Working 
on StrongARM

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All Wyddfa Software products are now compatible with StrongARM.
For those packages where not all version numbers work, the version number of the earliest working 
version is:

        Talking Calculator
            1.04, 30 Oct 1996
        Talking Pictures
            1.05, 11 Oct 1994
        The Spoken Word
            1.12, 1 May 1994
        Talking Stories
            1.03, 9 Nov 1994



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Yellowstone Products Tested and Working on 
StrongARM

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        RapIDE32
            The RapIDE32 IDE interface works with StrongARM when running ATAFS 0.95; 
            future versions of ATAFS should also work.
        Mozart
            The Mozart sound card with version 1.0 software (including SoundDMA 1.51) 
            works with StrongARM.

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Copyright 1996 Acorn Computer Group plc. information last updated 10 December 1996
If you have any comments, please contact clan@acorn.co.uk. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
