APP155 Hardware expansion and software applications for the ...

Computer Trolley for Archimedes
Ergon Designs Ltd
£135.00 for the Education
Market
This trolley is more of an enclosure
than a platform. It provides space for
the computer, its keyboard and
monitor, and an 80-column printer
with a 2000 sheet box of paper. The
trolley reduces to 600mm width for
movement through narrow doors. It
has large castors with stabilising feet.
Minotaur
Minerva Systems
£14.95
Minotaur is a 3-dimensional maze
game using RISC graphics
processing. Fast reactions are not
required for this game, in which
you must wander around the maze
attempting to find the men before
the Minotaur eats them. Many
objects are found around the maze
to aid survival.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Hoverbod
Minerva Systems
£14.95
Hoverbod is a droid who has been
banished to another land for a crime he
did not commit. To regain his
credibility he must find all the
diamonds by solving the many
mysteries of the foreign land. As each
level is completed the puzzles become
more complex until the final, largest
level is reached for the last final test.
The game is presented in 256 colour
mode.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Missile Control
Minerva Systems
£14.95
You can protect your cities from
incoming missiles by shooting them
down with your own. Your missile
bases are positioned on the ground,
from where you launch missiles,
hopefully destroying the enemy. As
you complete a level the amount of
ICBMs and aircraft increases.
For Archimedes 305 and above
EQUIPMENT
There is also a single mains feed,
neatly stowed, which powers a dual
socket block that is totally enclosed in
fixed trunking.
For the Archimedes machine there
is a special version with a pull-out
extension for the keyboard, at an extra
cost of £25.00
At 600mm width, the trolley can be
locked up for security in the Ergon
Trolleysafe enclosure.
For Archimedes 305 and above
GAMES
Sink the Bismark
Design People Software
£25.00 inc VAT
This is a Battle simulation game.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Stockmarket
Micro Aid
£5. 69 inc VAT
A game for 1-4 players or teams of two
or more. The game is run over a 3-10
year period and involves purchase and
sale of shares and maintenance of your
financial budget, with problems
introduced from time to time which
affect your business.
The program could come in useful
for training students in co-operative
teamwork or as a project on
management training courses. A
printer is not necessary, but could be
used for printing out results.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Cribbage
Micro Aid
£6. 84 inc VAT
The game is based on a popular pub
card game and offers both the five or six
card games, with two levels of skill.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Security Housings for Archimedes
Remedian Instruments Ltd
£95.00
This is modular housing with unique
interlocking security bar
(SECURIBAR). It prevents tampering
or removal without restricting normal
operation in any working environment
whether attended or unattended.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Supergolf
Squirrel Software
£12.95
In this golfing simulation bunkers,
ditches, out of bounds and gusting
wind (five strengths in either direction)
combine to make completing the 18
different holes in under 72 strokes quite
difficult. The golfbag includes twelve
clubs and a full personalised scorecard
kept up to date for each of up to 4
players.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Zarch
Superior Software
£19.95
Zarch is the full version of the game
included on the Welcome disc. This
includes an on-screen map and enemy
spacecraft to shoot. The object of the
game is to prevent the enemy from
polluting the world with a red virus.
Zarch's radar shows where the various
ships are and Zarch must fly towards
and eliminate them before they
contaminate the world.
For Archimedes 305 and above
Conqueror
Superior Software
£24. 95
You can step into the tank of your
choice and experience the thrill of
controlling one of the most powerful
land vehicles in the world in this game.
Conqueror takes place in a 3dimensional
world of roads, hills,
villages, rivers and woodland. Set
against this environment are a range of
tanks, Russian, American and