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(#1, #20 - #30)

When it comes to animé,
"Kiki's Delivery Service" rocks!


 Issue #30

The cover of issue 30
OvationPro version (645Kb)
Adobe PDF version (1,035Kb) 		Issue thirty (24 pages Spring 2008)
Page  3 . . . . Keep the home fires burning
Page  6 . . . . Go figure!
Page 13 . . . . Review: MPman MP-FUB34
Page 16 . . . . Flying without wings
Page 18 . . . . Musings on copyright
Page 21 . . . . An argument for Open Source
Page 23 . . . . Mom's Page by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page 24 . . . . The Wrap Party

 Issue #29

The cover of issue 29
OvationPro version (523Kb)
Adobe PDF version (1,734Kb) 		Issue twenty nine (20 pages Summer 2007)
Page  3 . . . . Welcome to Frobnicate 2.0
                   (download podcast part 1, 1.67Mb)
Page  4 . . . . Too damn sorry...
                   (download podcast part 2, 1.8Mb)
Page  5 . . . . Digital television
                   (download podcast part 3, 2.68Mb)
Page  7 . . . . Experiences with Iyonix
                   (download podcast part 4, 2.12Mb)
Page  8 . . . . VisualBasic optimisation
Page 11 . . . . Go figure!
                   (download podcast part 5, 4.68Mb)
Page 14 . . . . Hacking OPL programs
Page 16r. . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page 17 . . . . Mom's Page by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page 18 . . . . Review: IItronics IMP65
Page 19 . . . . Going digital (part 1)
Page 20 . . . . The Wrap Party

 Issue #28

The cover of issue 28
OvationPro version (465Kb)
Adobe PDF version (5,574Kb) 		Issue twenty eight (28 pages Winter 2006)
Page  3 . . . . The political bit
Page  6 . . . . From the ground up
Page  8r. . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page  9 . . . . New at www.HeyRick.co.uk
Page 10 . . . . How to make an HTML quilt (part 2)
Page 12 . . . . Go figure!
Page 16 . . . . Writing movie reviews
Page 18 . . . . C's nooks && crannies
Page 20 . . . . Virus 101
Page 25 . . . . Christmas card 2006
Page 26 . . . . Notes from France
Page 28 . . . . The Wrap Party




 Issue #27
The cover of issue 27 ('FrobLite') showing a crop circle in a pattern that may be familiar...
OvationPro version (823Kb)
Adobe PDF version (2,839Kb) 		Issue twenty seven (24 pages Summer 2006)
Page  3 . . . . Making bread...
Page  5 . . . . HeyRick software
Page  6 . . . . Embedded systems
Page  8 . . . . Go figure!
Page 13 . . . . Virus 101
Page 18 . . . . Bread revisited
Page 19 . . . . Ewen's multi-satellite setup
                   by Ewen Cathcart
Page 22r. . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page 23 . . . . Mom's page... by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page 24 . . . . The Wrap Party




 Issue #26
A photo of issue 26 ('FrobLite') as printed on an Epson Stylus Color 640.
OvationPro version (679Kb)
Adobe PDF version (1,889Kb) 		Issue twenty six (20 pages Winter 2006)
Page  3 . . . . The LNB
Page  6 . . . . Talking teletext   
Page  7 . . . . Go figure
Page 11 . . . . Multiple satellite reception on a fixed dish
                   (part two) by Ewen Cathcart
Page 15r. . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page 16 . . . . Espoir (a short story in French)
Page 17 . . . . Winter in La Belle France Profonde
                   by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page 18 . . . . The Knitting Machine
Page 20 . . . . The Wrap Party




 Issue #25
Front cover design, issue 25, showing an auto-stereogram.
OvationPro version (1,173Kb)
Adobe PDF version fixed (6,433Kb) 		Issue twenty five (28 pages Autumn 2005)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  5 . . . . Not so smart...        
Page  6 . . . . Introducing OvHTMLWin
Page  7 . . . . The one-bit DAC
Page  8 . . . . Talking teletext
Page 12 . . . . Go figure
Page 18 . . . . Multiple satellite reception on a fixed dish
                   (part one) by Ewen Cathcart
Page 24 . . . . How to make an HTML quilt (part two)
Page 26 . . . . Attack of the Killer Secheresse!
                   by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page 28 . . . . The Wrap Party




 Issue #24
Front cover design, issue 24, showing: Myself holding a nice bottle of 'Touraine' wine (the bottle was nice, the wine was nicer), only there's something weird coming out of the bottle!
OvationPro version (823Kb)
Adobe PDF version (2,058Kb)
"Just say NO!" article (PDF; 55KB) 		Issue twenty four (32 pages Spring 2005)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  4 . . . . Votre Site Web (review)
Page  7 . . . . Attack of the killer pampas grass
                  by Stephanie-Jane Murray
Page  8 . . . . How to make an HTML quilt (part 1)
Page 12 . . . . Life in France
Page 13 . . . . Hacker's Diary
Page 14 . . . . Go figure
Page 21 . . . . Dude, where's my Archie? (part 1)
Page 22 . . . . Making the PDF
Page 25 . . . . Just say NO!
Page 27 . . . . Hiding a satellite dish by Ewen Cathcart
Page 30 . . . . Reminiscing
Page 32 . . . . The Wrap Party

 

 Issue #23
Front cover design, issue 23, showing: Ewen's indoor satellite reception in action, the Rennes métro, a girl that looks like Cameron Diaz (but isn't), a British red phone box (the famous old style), and an ARM chip on a circuit board.
OvationPro version (701Kb)
Adobe PDF version (925Kb) 		Issue twenty three (24 pages Winter 2005)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  4 . . . . If it ain't broke
Page  7r  . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page  8 . . . . Concerning spam
Page  9 . . . . Love letters
Page 11 . . . . Life in France
Page 12 . . . . Using a satellite dish indoors by Ewen Cathcart
Page 15 . . . . Programming on the other side
Page 17 . . . . The Lexmark z23
Page 18 . . . . Go figure
Page 22 . . . . The spArchive
Page 23 . . . . "Bringing it all back home", almost...
                  by Stephanie-Jane Murray
 

Issue #22  The most downloaded issue!
Front cover design, issue 22, showing: the sun as seen in ultraviolet. I think my brain looks a little something like this...!
OvationPro version (752Kb)
Adobe PDF version (1072Kb)
Supplement to issue 22 (10K) 		Issue twenty two (36 pages Autumn 2004)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  4 . . . . Why Lua is not BASIC by Gavin Wraith
Page  8r  . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page  9 . . . . Life in France
Page 10 . . . . The spArchive
Page 11 . . . . Playing with I2C (part 3)
Page 15 . . . . Qu'est-ce que c'est, ça?
Page 17 . . . . Reader Survey results
Page 19 . . . . The RISC OS Wars (Whose licence is it anyway?)
Page 21 . . . . What made BASIC sucky?
Page 24 . . . . Diary of a hacker...
Page 25 . . . . A Matter of Language
Page 26 . . . . Go figure!
Page 30 . . . . But I'm glad I was there when it happened
                  by David Norris
Page 32 . . . . Installing a satellite dish by Ewen Cathcart
Page 35 . . . . Twin Peaks
Page 36 . . . . The wrap party...
 

 Issue #21
Front cover design, issue 21, showing: Me standing next to a 'Baud' sign, overlaid on a stylised picture of a circuit board. Extra Brownie Points if you can identify what circuit it is.
OvationPro version (716Kb)
Adobe PDF version (941Kb)
Supplement to issue 22 (9K) 		Issue twenty one (36 pages Summer 2004)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  5 . . . . More on 'decoding'
Page  7 . . . . Life in France
Page  8 . . . . Playing with I2C (part 2)
Page 11 . . . . Qu'est-ce que c'est, ça?
Page 12 . . . . Politics (in Frobnicate)
Page 14b. . . . The Frobnicate Quiz
Page 15 . . . . Reader Survey
Page 18 . . . . Sky Digibox
Page 20 . . . . Et pourquoi pas?
Page 21 . . . . The RISC OS Wars
                  (Petty Bickering and How do YOU feel?)
Page 23r. . . . Spotlight
Page 24 . . . . The wrap party...


 
Dammit woman! This is a crisis, why are you staring at his lap? OH MY GOD! We've been infiltrated by a desperate housewife! Battle stations! Red alert! Awooga! Awooga!
I'm sorry cap'n, but Desperate Housewives
is wiping the floor with Star Trek: Enterprise.
Look at this chart, I cannae giv'er no more...

 

 Issue #20 The biggest issue!
Front cover design, issue 20, showing: the lovely Amélie and the OvationPro logo; both below miniature versions of all twenty front covers of Frobnicate, a big magenta '20' superimposed.
OvationPro version (1224K)
Adobe PDF version (1477K)
Supplementary files (13K) 		Issue twenty (44 pages BIGGEST YET! Spring 2004)
Page  3 . . . . Editor's Notes
Page  7 . . . . Ovation Pro . . . for Windows!
Page  9 . . . . Responding to the engineer
Page 13 . . . . We're all criminals, right?
Page 14 . . . . Qu-est-ce c'est ça? - a restrospective
Page 15 . . . . Diary of a hacker
Page 17 . . . . I don't believe it!
Page 19 . . . . Playing with I2C (part 1)
Page 22 . . . . The Alpha Sprite
Page 23 . . . . Catching a squirrel...
Page 25 . . . . Software protection...
Page 27 . . . . My PDAs
Page 30 . . . . Qu-est-ce c'est ça?
Page 33 . . . . Programming Myths - exploded
Page 38 . . . . Redneck Rampage Rides Again
                  (& why violence is good)
Page 41 . . . . DeskLib v2.30 [RM/32]
Page 44 . . . . The wrap party...
 

 And, introducing...
The front cover of issue 1, showing a tilted screenshot...
Adobe PDF version (2,219K) 		Issue one (16 pages June 1995)

Don't download this! There is a much better conversion, plus all of the first twelve issues of Frobnicate on my blog. Go take a look!

This is the first ever issue of Frobnicate, provided as a little bit of history, and so you can see how things have changed in the decade-or-so since.

The explanation for Frobnicate is included in this issue (and in more detail in issue #20, above). What might be a surprise is to know that this issue was put together in a little over 12 hours! More recent issues take a lot longer than that (more than 12 hours, more than 12 days), but let's face it - you are likely to get a lot more out of one of the more recent issues!

And hasn't it changed? While the writing style has not changed so much, the visual appearance has, numerous times.

But, well, I thought you might enjoy seeing "how it all started".

Don't download this! There is a much better conversion, plus all of the first twelve issues of Frobnicate on my blog. Go take a look!


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