Acorn World Promises Product Launch Line-up 

Release Date 17th September 1993 

As the premier showcase for the Acorn community, it is not surprising 
that many companies  have seized the opportunity to launch new 
products at Acorn World.   

Sherston Software Limited, the education software specialist, will be 
introducing its new  Crystal Maze package, based on the Channel 4 
adventure game show.  Using a unique icon  driven system, the game 
closely follows the format of the TV show.  Players can choose  from 
four game zones - Aztec, Medieval, Futuristic and Ocean - and four 
categories - skill,  mental, mystery and physical.  Just like the TV 
show, time spent in the Crystal Dome will  depend upon success in 
solving the puzzles in each zone.     

Oak Solutions will be launching a brand new morphing application, 
!Rephorm, designed to  run on any 32 bit Acorn computer.  This lets 
users create animations and still images by  morphing between two 
initial 'sprites'.  The user identifies a number of key control points 
on  the start sprite and repositions them to similar places on the end 
sprite for example, the eyes  of a person.  The speed of the morphing 
process can be defined for each control point,  allowing for subtle 
effects to created.   

Icon Technology will be showing new versions of its range of word 
processors - StartWrite,  EasiWriter and TechWriter - at Acorn World. 
All three products have been made easier to  learn and use by the 
addition of a 'point and click' tool bar and 'drag and drop' editing. 
In  addition, StartWrite, for primary schools, can now 'speak as you 
type', when used with a  compatible speech synthesizer.  This facility 
is particularly helpful to special needs groups.   

With the theme of 'Vision for the Future', Acorn World is set to be 
the largest ever showcase  for Acorn products and services worldwide. 
Taking place at Wembley from 29-31 October  1993, the exhibition will 
have a futuristic theme and includes a series of dedicated feature 
areas.  These will offer a glimpse of technological innovation in the 
education, publishing,  professional services and home business 
sectors.  A high level theatre programme will  accompany the 
exhibition, at which industry experts will give their views on a range 
of  business and technical, educational and leisure topics. 

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