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RISC OS User Survey March 2001

In order that we can provide the best service to our users we would be grateful if you could spend a couple of minutes filling in this questionnaire.

Please answer truthfully as the results of this survey will help us determine future developments for RISC OS.

1. Which sex are you?

Male

Female

2. Which age range do you fall into ?

Under 14

15 - 24

25 - 34

35 - 44

45 - 54

55 - 64

65+

3. Where do you live?

England

Wales

Scotland

Ireland

Germany

France

Netherlands

Scandinavia

Italy

Japan

USA

Canada

Australia

New Zealand

Other

4. What Computer Magazines do you read regularly?

Acorn User

SOFTWARE

Which of the following Software programs do you use regularly?
(Tick all that apply in each category.)

8. Desktop Publishing

Impression

Ovation Pro

Easiwriter / TechWriter

RISC OS 4 Writer

TextEase

Acorn Advance

Pendown

Other

9. Text Editing

Edit

Zap

StrongED

Other

10. Vector Graphics

ArtWorks

Vector

Vantage

Draw

DrawWorks

Other

11. Bit Map Graphics

Paint

PhotoDesk

Compo

Other

12. Internet Connection

ANT Internet Suite

R-Comp Dial Up

Voyager

PD e.g Socketeer etc

Other

13. Web Browser

Fresco

Oregano

Webster XL

Browse

ArcWeb

Lynx

Browser on a PC / Mac

Other

14. Spreadsheet

Eureka

Fireworkz

Resultz

Schema

Acorn Advance

Pipedream

Textease Spreadsheet

Other

15. Database

DataPower

Powerbase

Acorn Advance

Squirrel

Magpie

Impact / Impact Pro

Masterfile

Multistore

S-Base

Textease Database

Organizer

Almanac

Other

16. Email / Newsreader

Marcel

Messenger Pro

Pluto

NewsHound

Messenger

Outlook Express

Netscape

Other

NEW COMPUTER PURCHASING

If you have made a decision to purchase a new machine THIS year.

17. Are you likely to pay a deposit to secure an early delivery of the machine?

Yes

17a. If YES, how much deposit are you prepared to pay?

None

less than 10%

up to 25%

up to 50%

More than 50%

17b. How long would you expect to wait between paying a deposit and receiving your computer?

Next Day

Up to 1 week

less than 1 month

1 - 3 months

Over 3 months

18. What machine(s) are you likely to buy this year?

Risc PC

A7000+

RiscStation Portable

MicroDigital Omega

Millipede Imago

RiscStation R7500

MicroDigital Mico

PDA with VGA sized screen - e.g netBook / Psion Series 7

PDA with 1/2 VGA sized screen - e.g Osaris / Psion Series 5

PalmTop - e.g Palm III / Handspring etc

Desktop PC running Windows

Portable PC running Windows

Desktop PC running Linux

Portable PC running Linux

Other computer running Linux

Apple Macintosh

Portable Apple Macintosh

None, I'm quite happy with my current machine(s)

19. How many machines do you own / use at Home?

A3xx / A4xx /A540
A3000
A3010 / A3020 /A4000
A5000
A7000/A700+
Risc PC
RiscStation R7500
MicroDigital Mico
A4 Portable
Desktop PC
Portable PC
Desktop Macintosh
Portable Macintosh
Other RISC OS portable

Do other people use your computer at Home?

20. How many machines do you own / use at Work?

Do other people use your computer at Work?

21. If you haven't bought RISC OS 4 yet, please let us know why not.

22. What are the main things currently missing from either RISC OS itself or from current RISC OS computers that you think are essential for the future/

23. Your details.

Name

Email address (to avoid duplicate records with people of the same name)

RISC OS Foundation Number (if applicable)

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