Applications and Utilities

CloseIt 30/04/2008

Version
1.07a
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
CloseIt (45K)

Open file manager. Allows closure of single files or all files with the same path.

Recommended version 1.07 or higher

Debatcher 29/04/2008

Version
2.04
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
D/A (*)
Debatcher (48K)

Email utility, mainly useful for Pluto or Hermes users.

Options include automatic Pluto debatching when all mail and news fetchers have quit, timed Hermes RSS feeds, Hermes log trimming and Hermes global whitelist update from Pluto address book and mailing lists.

Recommended version 2.02 or higher

MFPxEpson 30/04/2008

Version
1.07a
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
N/W (*)
MFPxEpson (111K)

Scanning and ink management for Epson Multifunction printers.

Known to work : CX3200, CX6500, CX6600, RX560, RX620, RX630, RX640, RX700, DX8400

Should work : CX3600, CX3650, CX3700, CX3800, CX4200, CX4600, CX4800, CX5200, CX5000, CX5400, CX6400, DX3800, DX3850, DX4050, DX5000, DX5050, DX6000, DX7400, RX425, RX500, RX600, RX700

USB Castle USB interface only

Recommended version 1.07 or higher

PrtSet2USB 19/10/2004

Version
1.09
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0

PrtSet2USB (58K)

Intended for use with pop-up !Printers, this program makes setting of the USB codes easier. !Printers doesn't normally allow more than one PDF associated with a pop-up printer and forces the connection to Parallel. It can also re-order the PDFs, allowing easy selection of the default pop-up as the first match is used.

USB Castle USB interface only

Recommended version 1.09 or higher

PrintSpool 12/05/2008

Version
2.17d
OS
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
N/W (*)

PrintSpool (186K)

Flexible print spooler. Fully supports the Castle 'USB' interface and 'Parallel' connections. Other supported connections are 'To file' (with optional overwrite protection), 'Shared' printing and a variation of shared called 'Linked' printing. Simtec USB users are covered by the 'To file' connection however there are no printer status checks with this option. Each print device has it's own queue.

This program may also help with problems caused by using USB to Parallel converters.


Recommended version 2.17a or higher

FireFox Using PrintSpool in conjunction with Firefox

ScanKick 30/04/2008

Version
1.00a
OS
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
N/W (*)

ScanKick (54K)

Interfaces with TWAIN to correct USB scanner problems at the point of scanning using similar techniques to USBKick.

USB Castle USB interface only

Spr2Jpeg 01/12/2005

Version
1.08
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Spr2Jpeg (37K)

Simple front end to ChangeFSI converting Sprites to Jpegs.

Recommended version 1.07 or higher

StampIt 15/09/2004

Version
2.08
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
StampIt (34K)

File time/date stamper - dials may be set from an existing file.

Recommended version 2.06 or higher

Tally 30/04/2008

Versions
3.34a/2.27
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
N/W (*)
Tally (100K)

Calculator with Tally-roll feature and editing of entered data.

There are two versions of this program, pre-OS4 and OS4 (This version will also work on earlier OS versions if the Nested Wimp is present). The loader should automatically use the correct version for your machine. Features differ between versions.

Recommended version 3.34 or higher

USBKick 30/04/2008

Version
1.10
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
USBKick (53K)

Attempts to enable USB devices that have failed to appear when switched on or plugged in.

USB Castle USB interface only

Recommended version 1.07 or higher

Utils 29/09/2005 OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Utilities (9K)

Four utilities :-

  • !Reset (29/09/2005) - Shut down desktop and reset machine.
  • !Bye (21/09/2004) - Shut down desktop.
  • !Delay (15/09/2004) - Run programs after a given delay.
  • !NumOn (27/03/1995) - Desktop program switching Num-Lock on and Scroll-Lock off every second.
VideoLog 11/03/2008

Version
1.64
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
D/A (*)
N/W (*)
VideoLog (99K)

Video recordings manager.

This program isn't ideally suited to maintaining tape libraries where the programmes are viewed over and over again. Once viewed, programmes are no longer important.

Videolog needs Dynamic Areas and the Nested Wimp so may not run on all OS versions.

Recommended version 1.63 or higher

Games

BlackJack 20/02/2001 OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
BlackJack and High/Low (21K)

Two desktop card games.

Cards 17/08/2005 OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Cardsharp (188K)

Three card games in one. Black Lady, Oh Hell and Knockout Whist.

Improved display mode is used automatically when a suitable MDF is available.

Horse 15/09/2004 OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Horse Racing (13K)

Desktop horse racing.

NapoleonII 13/12/2007

Version
1.10
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Napoleon II (88K)

A 32bit compatible recreation of the original Napoleon game by Alan Stout that appeared in Risc User.

Recommended version 1.08 or higher

Word WorkOut 30/04/2008

Version
2.02a
OS
3.1
3.5
3.7
4.0
5.0
Word Workout (176K)

A Word WorkOut (CodeWord) puzzle generator. Link the letters of the alphabet to the corresponding numbers on the grid.

Recommended version 2.02 or higher

Aemulor

http://www.aemulor.com/
Sim City !Run file 06/08/2003 OS
5.0
!Run file for Sim City 2000 under standard Aemulor (1K) - not required for Aemulor Pro

The standard version of Aemulor doesn't support sound.

Games that work include Sim City 2000, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, MasterBreak, Alone in the Dark and Spheres of Chaos.

Eureka Tools3D patch 07/01/2003 OS
5.0
Tools3D patch for Eureka (7K)

Fixes the 'Fatal Error: cannot initialise cursor subsytem error' when running Eureka under Aemulor prior to version 2.32 and any unusual looking tool icons with later versions.

Aemulor

Aemulor Pro supports a large number of games including those shown below (with sound) :-

Abuse, Air Supremacy, Ankh, Apocalypse, BHP, Botkiller 1, Bug Hunter in Space, BurnOut, Cannon Fodder, Conqueror, Corruption, Cycloids, E-Type, Exodus, FireBall2, Fish, Formula Two Thousand, Gods, Heroes of Might and Magic 2, Holed Out, Inertia, Interdictor, Iron Lord, Ixion, Mad Professor Mariarty, Master Break, Pacmania, Paradroid 2000, PowerBand, Premier Manager, Quest for Gold, Rick Dangerous demo, Sim City 2000, Small demo, Spheres of Chaos, Starfighter 3000, Styx, Superior Golf, Syndicate+, Terramex, The Last Ninja, The Wimp Game, Twinworld, Wolfenstein, YAIG. Alone in the Dark and TEK may also work but are unstable.

Spheres of Chaos can be found at http://www.spheresofchaos.com/

RComp's Krisalis Collection Gold CD which contains patches for many games can be found at http://www.arsvcs.demon.co.uk/leisure/krisalis/index.html

Some games may only work in their unpatched form, often requiring the ARM610 engine.

A full compatibility list can be found at http://www.aemulor.com/compat.php



Programs require a RISC OS based computer running RISC OS 3.1 or above (SA compatible.)
(*) D/A = Dynamic Areas required     (*) N/W = Nested Wimp required

OS 5.0 : All programs have been tested on an Iyonix computer.
The non-USB specific applications should also run on the A9 Home.

E-mail : Ian.Hamilton@AAUG.Net


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