23/02/95
* Welcome to another Customer Hotline column. In case you have missed the
first three, the aim of this column is to inform you of the latest
happenings in Customer Support at Acorn. 

* Two application notes this month, both to do with running old software
on the Archimedes range. The first ("6502 to ARM", document number
0310063) looks at the issues involved in porting software for Acorn's 6502 
based microcomputers onto the Archimedes range of microcomputers. It
covers matters such as legality of porting, evaluation of portability,
transfer of software and resources available to assist the porting. The
second ("Archimedes 6502 Emulation", document number 0340011) addresses
the problems involved in running software under the various 6502 emulators 
available and covers such things as directly addressing the screen,
emulating the Disc Filing System under the Advanced Disc Filing system and 
using operating system routines. Both application notes are available on
request from Customer Support as usual. 

* Just a reminder about  writing  to  Customer Support. To ensure the mail 
reaches  us  quicker,  the  proper  address  is "Customer Support, Acorn 
Computers Ltd, Acorn House, Vision Park, Histon, Cambridge, CB4 4AE".