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Misc
MiscSetup 1.13
1st May 2008
Freeware

Misc Setup is a plugin for the universal !Boot configuration system and allows you to configure various options which aren't catered for in the standard configuration options.

Desktop XEarth 0.11b 1st Dec 2006 Freeware XEarth displays an image of the Earth on the RISC OS pinboard. The image is accurately shaded according to the position of the sun, and is updated regularly. The display is highly configurable, and the program can also be used to generate useful images of the globe for other purposes (such as the picture above). Download 401KB Desktop MoreDesk 1.17 10th Mar 2008 Demo MoreDesk allows you to organise your windows on over a space which is larger than the normal desktop. It does this by creating a grid of desktop spaces and by allowing you to select which of these is the one you are currently looking at. Download 4.9MB Games Hex-A-Hop 1.00 7th Nov 2006 GNU/GPL Game Hex-a-Hop.New Version 7/11/06 Download 1.0MB Emulators PicoDrive 0.11 3rd Dec 2006 GNU/GPL SEGA Mega Drive emulator for RISC OS. Download 181KB Graphics Tau 1.60 21st Jun 2006 Freeware Highly sophisticated graph-plotting software which produces publication (or demonstration) quality plots first time. Numerous abilities; read the documentation to find more Download 177KB Audio+Music ROTunes 0.15 26th Sep 2007 Freeware ROTunes is an MP3 player and management application loosely inspired by Apple's iTunes. The current version is only a beta-test, so I would appreciate any feedback. Please read the !Help file within the application before use, as that will explain known bugs and limitations. Download 195KB

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• Astronomical - ROAST, RISC OS Astronomy
• Chemistry - Chris Johnson's collection to Chemistry software links.
• Chemistry - More links to chemistry software.
• Education - General educational software, indexed by category.
• Graphing - Various graphing and plotting applications for RISC OS.
• Languages - Various links to Language based software.
• Maths - Links to RISC OS Maths software

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• RISC-OS.net - Excellent directory of RISC OS related resources.
• The RISC OS Filebase - Another comprehensive links database
• Open Directory - RISC OS section of the Open Directory Project.
• Frax.co.uk - A categorised, searchable software index.
• Orpheus Download Repository - A backup of the original, extensive Argonet FTP site.

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