Specifications

Following last month's SID bulletin, here are seven reasons why you should be using SID:
• As from Monday, 4th September, the Prestel gateway will be open, thus allowing any Prestel or Micronet
subscriber to use SID from as little as 1p per minute on top of their normal time charge. This can be compared
to the 8p per minute charged for using Fastrak.
• Micronet reckon that of their 20000 subscribers, 10000 of them own Acorn computers. That is a lot of people
who might use SID.
• You can advertise FREE OF CHARGE on SID. Just prepare a mode 7 image of your advert and send it to the
SID Editor at the address below. Providing the advert is acceptable (ie it meets ASA rules and does not advertise
non-Acorn related products) then it will be put on SID for all the subscribers to see.
• An increasing amount of technical documentation and test software is being released to dealers and ASCs
EXCLUSIVELY through SID. That means that the only way you can get hold of it is to download it from SID.
Examples are test software for the A3000 and the Universal PCB, and new RISC OS printer drivers. The latter
may be downloaded and put onto discs for your customers, thus enhancing your after-sales service.
• As from November, the Customer Services newsletter will only be available via SID telesoftware. Only a single
sheet of paper will be sent out, detailing the contents of the newsletter and how to download it from SID.
• Fast technical support. If you have ever rung the dealer hotline and got the engaged tone, why not send your query
to a technical mailbox on SID? There is a good chance it will be answered within an hour of you sending it if the
answer is known! Alternatively, you could share the problem with other STD subscribers by leaving it on a
bulletin board.
• Its cheap! Just a local call and 6p plus VAT per minute of use. You will get billed once a quarter, with a
minimum charge of £10 per quarter.
So, if you haven't already got a SID ID, we would recommend you apply now! To do so, please write to:
The SID Editor
Acorn Computers Ltd
Fulbourn Road
Cherry Hinton
Cambridge
CB1 4JN