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• 29-Apr-08: Pre-release of ArtWorks 2.8 with PDF import (more details) available for purchase.
• 11-Apr-08: ArtWorks 2.8 announced featuring PDF import supporting multiple pages, CMYK colours, clipping and transparency.
• 11-Apr-08: See me at the Wakefield Show on Saturday, April 26th.
• 20-Jan-08: See me at the RISC OS South West Show on Saturday, Feb 23rd.
• 05-Dec-07: MW Software has moved. See the contact page for the new address.
• 10-Aug-07: ArtWorks 2.75 upgrade released (ArtWorks 2.7 users only: download upgrade).
• 05-Jul-07: AWViewer/AWRender 2.10 released with multi-page and full screen support (free download).
• 17-May-07: Meet me at the Wakefield Show on Saturday, the 19th of May and at ROUGOL in London on Monday, 21st of May.
• 15-May-07: ArtWorks 2.7 (more details) released and available for purchase.
• 10-May-07: AWRender 2 available as a free download for everyone. It enables third-party applications to display ArtWorks files with transparency!
• 08-May-07: Coming soon: ArtWorks 2.7 with multi-page capabilities! See the feature list.
• 09-Mar-07: Gutenprint for RISC OS released.
• 05-Jan-07: ArtWorks 2.63 upgrade released (ArtWorks 2.6 users only: download upgrade).
• 20-Dec-06: Work on Gutenprint 5 (formerly Gimp-Print) for RISC OS has started.
• 14-Dec-06: Save up to £30 with our Christmas offer (valid until January 15th).
• 23-Nov-06: See me at the Midlands Show near Wolverhampton on November 25th.
• 08-Aug-06: GhostScript 8.54 for RISC OS released.
• 02-Aug-06: ArtWorks 2.62 upgrade released.
• 11-May-06: ArtWorks 2.6 (more details) released and available for purchase.
• 11-May-06:AWRender 2 released and available for purchase. It enables third-party applications to display ArtWorks files with transparency!
• 11-May-06: See me at the Wakefield Show on May 13th.
• 08-May-06: AWViewer 1.80 released (download).
• 08-May-06: GView 1.52 released.
• 07-Feb-06: GView 1.51 released.
• 06-Feb-06: ArtWorks 2.57 released.
• 06-Feb-06: See me at the RISC OS South West Show, 18th Feb 2006, Webbington Hotel, Loxton, near Axbridge, North Somerset.
• 31-Dec-05: ArtWorks 2 was voted Best commercial software of 2005 by Drobe readers.
• 08-Dec-05: ArtWorks 2.55 released.
• 05-Dec-05: See me at the Birmingham (West Bromwich, 14th December) and Manchester (Stockport, 15th December) events of the RISC OS Roadshow.
• 05-Dec-05: ArtWorks 2.54 released.
• 15-Nov-05: ArtWorks 2.53 released.
• 14-Nov-05: Select/Adjust compatible version of AppDock released.
• 04-Nov-05: ArtWorks 2.52 released.
• 20-Oct-05: ArtWorks 2.5 released.
• 17-Oct-05: ArtWorks 2.5 with Direct PDF Export available for purchase.
• 17-Oct-05: See me at this week-end's South East Show in Guildford.
• 02-Sep-05: Direct PDF Export announced for ArtWorks 2.5, more details.
• 10-Aug-05: Do not miss the Crazy Summer Sale!
• 06-Jun-05: AWViewer 1.76 released (download).
• 24-May-05: ArtWorks 2.4 (see the feature list) available for purchase.
• 21-May-05: ArtWorks 2.4 released at the Wakefield Show 2005!
• 18-May-05: See me at the Wakefield Show 2005, Saturday/Sunday May 21^st/22^nd
• 27-Apr-05: XChars 1.24 released.
• 07-Apr-05: First preliminary ArtWorks 2.4 feature list.
• 24-Feb-05: ArtWorks 2.34 released (Changes; ArtWorks 2.3 users only: download upgrade).
• 24-Feb-05: See me at the RISC OS South West Show at The Webbington Hotel, Loxton, on Saturday, 26th of Februrary 2005.
• 18-Jan-05: ArtWorks 2.33 released.
• 31-Dec-04: ArtWorks 2 was voted Best commercial software of 2004 by Drobe readers.
• 10-Dec-04: New version of Gimp-Print with support for new Epson printers (e.g., R300) (download).
• 29-Nov-04: ArtWorks 2.32 upgrade released.
• 18-Oct-04: ArtWorks 2.3 available for purchase.
• 23-Sep-04: ArtWorks 2.3 announced, featuring graduated transparency and CMYK ink simulation. See the feature list.
• 27-Jul-04: Graduated transparency with graduation profiles announced for ArtWorks.
• 01-Jun-04: AWViewer 1.74 released.
• 24-May-04: ArtWorks 2.22 released.
• 12-May-04: ArtWorks 2.2 with support for dynamic clipping released!
• 12-May-04: AWViewer 1.72 with ClipView support released
• 10-May-04: See me at the Wakefield Show, 15/16 May
• 21-Apr-04: GView 1.41 released.
• 31-Mar-04: ArtWorks 2.2 will support dynamic clipping!
• 04-Feb-04: Gimp-Print for RISC OS released to supporters of the project.
• 22-Jan-04: Gimp-Print for RISC OS coding completed. The beta test has started.
• 16-Jan-04: The Christmas offer has ended.
• 15-Dec-03: Stunning ArtWorks 2 Christmas offer
• 18-Nov-03: First successful test print with Gimp-Print for RISC OS to an Epson Stylus C84 at 1440dpi.
• 24-Oct-03: ROUGPS development started.
• 16-Oct-03: ArtWorks 2.10 released (features).
• 14-Oct-03: ArtWorks 2.09 released.
• 11-Oct-03: See me at the South East Show at Guildford College on the 18th of October.
• 04-Sep-03: ArtWorks 2.07 released.
• 29-Aug-03: Announcing ROUGPS: Photo-real printer drivers for current inkjet printers.
• 21-Jul-03: ArtWorks 2.06 released.
• 19-May-03: Credit card ordering available for ArtWorks 2 via Co-Comp and SWREG.
• 13-May-03: Credit card ordering available for ArtWorks 2.
• 10-May-03: ArtWorks 2 released at the Wakefield Show.
• 08-May-03: ArtWorks 2 CD duplication started.
• 07-May-03: ArtWorks 2 coding completed.
• 22-Apr-03: See me at the Wakefield Show (10-May-03).
• 22-Apr-03: Discussion of ArtWorks 2 feature suggestions on the ArtWorks SmartGroup.
• 07-Apr-03: ArtWorks 2 on the Iyonix renders the AP June 2002 cover (as shown on the left) more than FIVE times faster than a StrongARM RiscPC+ViewFinder and more than 3 times faster than ArtWorks 1.7 run on the Iyonix under Aemulor 2.10. You can find some details and a clarification here.
• 25-Mar-03: First successful test run of the 32-bit ArtWorks on the Iyonix. More details on the ArtWorks 2 page.
• 11-Mar-03: First fully functional ArtWorks kernel built from ArtWorks source code.
• 04-Mar-03: Polygon 2 released.
• 03-Mar-03: SVGExport module released.
• 14-Feb-03: SVGExport beta test started.
• 05-Feb-03: XChars 1.20 with encodings support released.
• 16-Jan-03: Download AWRender Plus with support for deep sprites and text areas.
• 08-Jan-03: 32-bit safe versions of GhostScript and GView released.
• 23-Dec-02: 32-bit safe version of the ArtWorks Viewer released. On an Iyonix, it renders 2 to 2.5 times faster than on a StrongARM RiscPC! It incorporates all features of AWRender Plus, so it supports deep sprites and text areas.
• 20-Dec-02: The release candidate of the 32-bit version of the ArtWorks Viewer, is in its final beta test. It renders ArtWorks files 2 to 2.5 times faster than on a StrongARM RiscPC! It incorporates all features of AWRender Plus, so amongst other things, it supports deep sprites and text areas. Expected release is before Christmas.
• 11-Dec-02: ArtWorks 32-bit roadmap added.
• 06-Dec-02: The first 32-bit beta version of AWViewer, the ArtWorks Viewer utility has been successfully tested on an Iyonix. It renders ArtWorks files 2 to 2.5 times faster than on a StrongARM RiscPC!
• 06-Dec-02: Support tools for 32-bit conversion of ARM code updated.
• 27-Nov-02: RasMol 1.40b and XChars 1.10 released (both 32-bit compatible)
• 21-Nov-02: MW Software secures licence for the full ArtWorks project from its original developer, Computer Concepts Ltd.
• 20-Nov-02: See me at the Midlands RISC OS Show 2002 on Saturday, 30th November.
• 14-Nov-02: Support tools for 32-bit conversion of ARM code released.
• 13-Nov-02: The GDraw and DitherExtend modules, the main rendering engine of ArtWorks, have been successfully converted to 32-bit.
• 13-Nov-02: New: Release of 32BitLib macros for the BASIC assembler.
• 18-Oct-02: 32-bit versions of ArtWorks components under development.
• 25-Sep-02: Major new release of GView - now fully multitasking while processing pages.
• 19-Aug-02: Currently in beta test: AWRender module with support for deep sprites (32k and 16M colours), replicates and text areas!
• 12-Sep-02: See me at the RISC OS SE Show (2nd November)!
• 12-Sep-02: Coming soon: SVG export from ArtWorks.
• 25-Aug-02: Normal service resumed after holidays.
• 15-Aug-02: Due to holidays, no orders will be processed until the 25th of August.
• 14-Aug-02: Currently in beta test: AWRender module with support for deep sprites (32k and 16M colours)
• 25-Jul-02: New: Render ArtWorks files with up to 128 levels of anti-aliasing. Download the free AWSwitch utility.
• 23-Jul-02: Cool new ArtWorks tool sprites by Rogier Hartgring, check the resources page.
• 24-Jun-02: Many thanks to the Big Ben Club for the excellent organisation of the RISC OS Expo 2002 Show in Nieuwegein on the 22nd of June.
• 19-Jun-02: Minor new feature added to native file loading. Check the LdSvNative update.
• 13-Jun-02: First ViewFinder speed-ups in ArtWorks: Blank page rendering is accelerated. Download the latest AWFixMod.
• 10-Jun-02: BMExport now offers a TIFF export option.
• 28-May-02: World-wide online ordering available for the Full Set Collection as well (single user and site licences).
• 02-May-02: World-wide online ordering available for TextArea and Crystal.
• 02-Apr-02: Crystal is here! Finally, there is transparency in ArtWorks!
• 02-Apr-02: Order my products online with your credit card from my new online sales partner Co-Comp. Check the payment page for more details.
• 30-Mar-02: The Full Set Collection now includes Crystal. Buy the full set of 19 modules for only £90 (save £120!).
• 26-Feb-02: More Crystal screenshots.
• 14-Mar-02: More ArtWorks kernel bug fixes - download AWFixMod, the ArtWorks bug-fix module.
• 26-Feb-02: More bug fixes - masked deep sprite rendering fix for ArtWorks and Impression. An updated GSpriteExtend module is included in AWViewer 1.36b.
• 11-Feb-02: New releases: See the ArtWorks modules page.
• 01-Feb-02: Finally, MW Software has decided to take control over the ArtWorks kernel (the main ArtWorks application), too, in addition to providing plug-in modules. This means that more bugs can be fixed and more general enhancements can be added.
• 26-Jan-02: See me at the Wakefield 2002 Show (Sat/Sun 18th & 19th May 2002)!

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