8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

off-topic • Re: LOLPRICE

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: HDD recommendations - SCSI

econet and other acorn specific networking • PiEconet Bridge server hardware / NVME

8-bit acorn software: other • Re: PunyInform and Ozmoo

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

@colinhoad.com

If you see this post a chef [contains quote post or other embedded content]

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

This weekend #ProjectMerlin got support for #Linux Boot Protocol, so now it should work happly with #UBoot and things like #QEMU -kernel when the LBP is activated as a feature at build time. For now it can be tested only on the Pi 2, but as soon as I have time I'll extend it to all other platforms

general • Re: Prestel

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: HDD recommendations - SCSI

@colinhoad.com

I approve this message #Sharptember [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Web2PDF Gets Help

I have made a few updates to my RISC OS application to turn web pages into PDF files with Web2PDF taking it to version 1.01 New in this version is the ability to use the interactive help to get help with the application, the other update is to fix a little bug that if certain … Continue reading "Web2PDF Gets Help"

@colinhoad.com

People who post AI slop creations on LinkedIn love putting the version of the AI slop model or AI slop tool they used in the description; bonus marks for listing multiple. I assume they do this because they've seen citations in books or photographers stating their f-stops and think it's the same.

Opportunity for a re-think?

I agree with most of Simon’s comments in the OP.

It’s time to rethink how Modules work, they should not be running privileged and should have a private stack and private workspace.

Forget about OS backward compatibility, going 64bit is the one chance to bring RISC OS up to modern OS standards and security levels. Backward compatibility should be handled by emulation and outside the core scope, beyond providing hooks for an emulation layer.

64bit RISC OS should be multi-threaded, multi-core and pre-emptive from the outset. The kernel should have hooks for AntiVirus software, a software package installer should be built into the OS and it should have a self-update system that’s GUI driven and user-friendly.

FileCore also needs to go, it’s no longer fit for purpose with modern drives.

I’d probably go so far as to clean slate the whole OS and only retain the visual look/feel.

Archive Magazine Volume 27 Issue 1 out now

Is there any news on the Summer versions of Archive 2025?

Impact of storage speed on RISC OS?

I’ll have to take a look at the options for the NVME based systems, and see which takes my fancy.

Good idea. I’m very pleased with my NVMe FAST machine; it’s fast, stable and trouble-free. Considering the relatively modest cost of these systems, they represent excellent value IMHO.

ROX-Filer and Android Tablets

I’m glad you got it sorted, and thanks for posting the update – always good for the search archives!

More experiments with the Python module disassembler...

Hiya,

Hiya,

In the Python RISC OS disassembler (used in RISC OS Pyromaniac and available at https://github.com/gerph/riscos-disassemble-python) I’ve been playing with adding more information about the module header so that it’s easier to understand the modules. This isn’t great yet, but it’s not working too terribly.

The results don’t look too bad, as it now shows information about the SWI table and the other module header fields, such as the code entry points. It also decodes the service entry point’s fast lookup table.

There’s a lot more that could be done (like the relative offsets I had a play with previously, but haven’t committed to using yet). I know that the disassembler has been used as the starting point for the Lander disassembly, which was really nice to see, but I’m not sure that anyone else is too bothered by this stuff. If you are, any thoughts and comments (or possibly changes to the code to add new features) would be neat :-)

Using OS_UpCall to notify deletion of a file

Thanks – and as an image filing system has 0 in the image filing system information word, I have worked out that what I need to pass in R8 is the filing system number of the host filing system. This I can get by using the filehandle of the image to look up the corresponding filename using OS_Args 7 and passing that in R1 to OS_FSControl 13.

I am very happy to say that it works. Thank you for your help: I should be braver about delving into the RISC OS source.

@colinhoad.com

Just seen someone (on another platform) proudly sharing an AI generated video made with something called "banana" that purports to be "exploring Lord of the Rings movies on horseback" and it looked like hot garbage. Comments? "Wow, amazing!", "It's like you're really there!", "So innovative!" 😫

acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • ABUG Dev night #99, Thursday 4 September 2025, 19:30 BST

other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Fixing a Intertec Superbrain clone (Prológica Sistema 600)

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: HDD recommendations - SCSI

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

RDPclient with Windows 10

….. will just tell us if it can connect on that port. On my system, connecting to 192.168.1.154:3389 just says ‘connected’ – at least we’ll establish that much.

I think the forum posts crossed.

I can connect from RISC OS to port 3389 on the Windows 10. (using !Netsurf)
!Netsurf says failure when receiving data
other ports say could not connect.

I have now also turned on IIS (web server on Windows 10 port 80)
and can usefully connect to that using !Netsurf

and the windows 10 can see !WebJames on various RISC OS systems

Introduce Yourself • Re: 128+ With kind regards from France

32-bit acorn software: other • Homerton and Trinty vs. Helvetica and Times

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC Issue 1 motherboard problems

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC Issue 1 motherboard problems

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC Issue 1 motherboard problems

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

8-bit acorn software: other • Re: A couple of simple Pi programs

econet and other acorn specific networking • Re: SNTP over econet

programming • Re: Disassemblies of BBC Micro Games

8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Secrets of the Executive version of Elite revealed

other events + general event chat • Re: North West Computer Museum jumble sale?

general • Re: Very sad news about 'iomanoid' (Joel)

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME 0.280: Release Highlights

archive requests • Pushy and Shovy 3D (4th Dimension, Arc)

8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Secrets of the Executive version of Elite revealed

stardot FORUM • Re: Is the forum under attack again ?

HAL UART Pinebook Pro ( HAL_UARTFeatures )

Hi I’m in the process of writing code for the serial ports on the Pinebook Pro. Am I correct in stating that HAL_UARTFeatures should return the capabilities of the specific port and not the current confugured capabilities ? . For example a port can provide hardware RTS/CTS control so bit 3 should be set irrespectively of how it is configured.

@colinhoad.com

The Very LinkedIn crowd seem to have moved on from the "me as an action figure!" AI slopfest to the "my 80s yearbook photo!" AI slopfest

@colinhoad.com

HIVE MIND: I am on the look out for a good beginner's guide to electronics. Something entry level ("what is a capacitor?" etc.) ideally with some practical examples, geared towards computers for preference. All inputs gratefully received!

@iconbar.com

WROCC September 2025 talk on Wednesday - Chris Johns https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_September_2025_talk_on_Wednesday_-_Chris_Johns/index2231.html The September 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 3rd September and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.

WROCC September 2025 talk on Wednesday - Chris Johns

The September 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 3rd September and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.

other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Fixing a Superbrain up

other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Fixing a Superbrain up

8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • High Score Challenge - S25 - Round Champ - Zap!

Live Coding with Gerph, Sunday 31st August at 1pm

Live coding today was quite successful, albeit I spent a lot of time fumbling around tweaking bits to *Memory working right – which, if I’d thought a bit more, would have been easier.

Anyhow, comparing against the RISC OS Pyromaniac test results, there were a number of changes to tidy the output up and make it more consistent. The results are pretty good. Of the tests we now have a bunch of passes…

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Pass:      20
Fail:      15
Crash:      0
Skip:      36
-----------
Total run:       35
Pass ratio:   57.14 %
Fail ratio:   42.86 %

Which means that we’re quite consistent. These aren’t automated into the CI yet, so next week, hopefully we can fix a number of them and then automate them to CI.

other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Fixing a Superbrain up

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

general • Re: Very sad news about 'iomanoid' (Joel)

programming • Re: Precision analogue joystick control for Tempest like game.

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A9Home + DOM

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em

new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: New: BBC Master Elite for the BBC Micro B+

@nemo20000.bsky.social

@givvygavvygoo.bsky.social Sorry,no DMs, can you ask that again?

@nemo20000.bsky.social

Nominative Determinism. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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general • Re: Very sad news about 'iomanoid' (Joel)

general • Re: Acorn System 1 Replica not working

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Disk Drive Help Needed

general • Re: Acorn System 1 Replica not working

general • Re: Acorn System 1 Replica not working

stardot FORUM • Re: Is the forum under attack again ?

general • Re: Very sad news about 'iomanoid' (Joel)

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 RAM control line failure with 2MB expansion fitted

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A couple of A7000 questions

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Latest version of BeebEm

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Latest version of BeebEm

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Latest version of BeebEm

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Latest version of BeebEm

Newshound and Eternal September

Is 1.55 available to download anywhere?

32-bit acorn hardware • A couple of A7000 questions

8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Latest version of BeebEm

general • Re: RiscPC case glue

Dutch ABUG event – 3rd to 5th October

There will be an Acorn and BBC User Group (ABUG) event taking place in the Netherlands later this year – the Dutch ABUG 2025, co-sponsored by The Big Ben Club, which will be held from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th of October at: MFC de Kiekmure,Tesselchadelaan 1,3842 GA Harderwilk,The Netherlands. Anyone who has an interest in the full range of Acorn and related machines (of any native ‘bit’ size) can come along, whether that’s one, two, or all three days – though it will be necessary to book ahead. Details…

WROCC presents a ‘Storage Symposium’ – 3rd September

The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, 3rd September, with a two-part talk from Chis Johns on the subject of RISC OS file storage. In part one, Chris will look at Filecore, the standard format used by RISC OS systems, with an explanation of how it all works, and for the second part he will be looking at the BlockDevices system, an attempt to ‘modernise and modularise’ disc access, covering why it was created, and how it works. The start time for…

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: New: BBC Master Elite for the BBC Micro B+

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

A9Home port?

An A9Home port of RISC OS 5 would be great!
I’ve recently acquired an A9Home, it’s running RISC OS 4.42 pre8, does anyone know if that is the most recent version?

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: TangNano20K Dock for Acorn FPGA Projects

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: TangNano20K Dock for Acorn FPGA Projects

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: TangNano20K Dock for Acorn FPGA Projects

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: TangNano20K Dock for Acorn FPGA Projects

miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Game Release: Omnitris, inspired by the Welltris Variant of Tetris.

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

Virtual RPC adjustSA

Just tried 1280×800 60Hz. Same crash as before full screen. All very odd.

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

I opened new release 0.9.6 for #TheCROWler, so please don't forget to submit your bug findings and open feature requests (via email is fine!) https://github.com/pzaino/thecrowler #ContentDiscovery #Crawling #CyberSecurity #Security #Platform #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment #golang

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: *.inf format

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC micro auxiliary power issue

econet and other acorn specific networking • Re: SNTP over econet

8-bit acorn hardware • BBC micro auxiliary power issue

!FTPcs Problem

Are you using the latest versions of FTPc and the AcornSSL module?

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: ATPL Sidewise ROM / RAM board - Using 2nd RAM bank

@colinhoad.com

Apparently, we all went straight from text-based DOS to graphical Windows 95, if this morning's guest on BBC Breakfast is to be believed 🙄

scanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Re: How many sold? German tank problem:serial nums wtd

off-topic • Re: North West Computer Museum, Windows 95, Acorn Electron

8-bit acorn software: other • Re: A couple of simple Pi programs

8-bit acorn software: other • Re: A couple of simple Pi programs

archive requests • Re: Inlay for Fun Games

8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 6809/6309 SBC running BBC Basic

off-topic • Re: North West Computer Museum, Windows 95, Acorn Electron

programming • Re: REPEAT loops V GOTO loops Why did i get the wrong result

Introduce Yourself • Re: Greetings from an Amstrad CPC and Atari ST convert

off-topic • Re: North West Computer Museum, Windows 95, Acorn Electron

@iconbar.com

August 2025 News Summary https://www.iconbar.com/articles/August_2025_News_Summary/index2224.html Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

August 2025 News Summary

Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

@colinhoad.com

I subscribe to 90% retro tech channels on YouTube and the remaining 10% are just random things I saw once and found amusing. I swear the only new video notifications I ever get are from this one guy in Japan posting videos of his parrot.

@nemo20000.bsky.social

A note about the misnamed, misused, misdesigned and misimplemented RISC OS “Message_WindowClosed”. This is one for “Programmers are bad at interface design” 101:

@nemo20000.bsky.social

One Brain - national treasure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh7Cxt_PKqw

@colinhoad.com

oh no 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@nemo20000.bsky.social

Guitar peeps may like this pedal (looking at you, @givvygavvygoo.bsky.social) https://youtu.be/SrkLuin7GhE?si=z749tYanec6V-sjn

@colinhoad.com

Are you a budding fixer-upper of vintage computers? @tnmoc.bsky.social are running a "Mac & Cheese (wedge) Fixathon" on 11th & 12th October, and we're looking for fixers! The focus will be Apple Macintoshes and Acorn cheese wedge units. Sign up link is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mac-and-cheese-wedge-fixathon-tickets-1614179045979

@colinhoad.com

Sigh. It's a text prediction engine churning out the closest match to the string of tokens you give it in a prompt. It's not a person, it isn't warm or friendly, it doesn't have any capacity for emotion, reflection or understanding. OpenAI need to stop reinforcing this illusory nonsense.

OSLib 64 status

Hiya,

Quick update on the progress with OSLib… I’ve mentioned before the work that I’ve done towards creating the OSLib veneers for RISC OS 64 (and using them for other purposes). These are now complete, I believe – all the interfaces for OSLib should now be converted properly.

Previously, I’d not implemented the non- X-variants of the SWIs, and those calls that spilled arguments on to the caller stack were not generated properly. These issues have both now been fixed – I realised what the ‘!’ means on the def file exit parameters, and these are now set up properly. Together with remembering that I’m working with more registers, the library is now more efficient than previously. Not that that matters really for these calls, but it’s nice not to use as much stack.

----
.section .text.xcolourtrans_set_gcol

.global xcolourtrans_set_gcol

    signature xcolourtrans_set_gcol
xcolourtrans_set_gcol:
    // =>  R0 = colour (OS_Colour)
    //     R3 = flags (ColourTrans_GCOLFlags)
    //     R4 = action (OS_Action)

    // <=  R0 = gcol (OS_GCOL)
    //     R2 = log2_bpp (.Int)
    //     R3 corrupted
    STP     x29, x30, [sp, #-16]!
    MOV     x29, sp

// Prepare output registers
    MOV     x15, x3                             // output gcol
    MOV     x14, x4                             // output log2_bpp

// Prepare input registers
    MOV     x4, x2                              // action
    MOV     x3, x1                              // flags
    // x0 = colour

// Call SWI
    MOV     x10, #1859
    MOVK    x10, #6, LSL 16
    SVC     #0                                  // XColourTrans_SetGCOL (&40743)
    CSEL    x17, xzr, x0, VC

// Store output registers
    CBZ     x15, xcolourtrans_set_gcol_noreg_3
    STR     x0, [x15]                           // output gcol
xcolourtrans_set_gcol_noreg_3:
    CBZ     x14, xcolourtrans_set_gcol_noreg_4
    STR     w2, [x14]                           // output log2_bpp
xcolourtrans_set_gcol_noreg_4:

    MOV     x0, x17                             // Error pointer (or NULL)

    LDP     x29, x30, [sp], #16
    RET

and then there are fun ones like XOS_CreateDynamicArea for the Create (0)
reason code:

.section .text.xosdynamicarea_create

.global xosdynamicarea_create

    signature xosdynamicarea_create
xosdynamicarea_create:
    // =>  R0 = &0 (constant)
    //     R1 = area (OS_DynamicAreaNo)
    //     R2 = size (.Int)
    //     R3 -> base_address (.Data)
    //     R4 = flags (.Bits)
    //     R5 = size_limit (.Int)
    //     R6 -> handler (.Asm)
    //     R7 = workspace (&Void)
    //     R8 -> description (.String)

    // <=  R1 = area_out (OS_DynamicAreaNo)
    //     R3 -> base_address_out (.Data)
    //     R5 = size_limit_out (.Int)
    STP     x29, x30, [sp, #-16]!
    MOV     x29, sp

// Prepare output registers
    // output area_out: arg 8 on caller stack at offset 0 * 8
    // output base_address_out: arg 9 on caller stack at offset 1 * 8
    // output size_limit_out: arg 10 on caller stack at offset 2 * 8

// Prepare input registers
    MOV     x8, x7                              // description
    MOV     x7, x6                              // workspace
    MOV     x6, x5                              // handler
    MOV     x5, x4                              // size_limit
    MOV     x4, x3                              // flags
    MOV     x3, x2                              // base_address
    MOV     x2, x1                              // size
    MOV     x1, x0                              // area
    MOV     x0, #0

// Call SWI
    MOV     x10, #102
    MOVK    x10, #2, LSL 16
    SVC     #0                                  // XOSDynamicArea_Create (&66)
    CSEL    x17, xzr, x0, VC

// Store output registers
    LDR     x10, [x29, #16 + 0 * 8]             // output area_out
    CBZ     x10, xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_8
    STR     x1, [x10]                           // output area_out
xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_8:
    LDR     x10, [x29, #16 + 1 * 8]             // output base_address_out
    CBZ     x10, xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_9
    STR     x3, [x10]                           // output base_address_out
xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_9:
    LDR     x10, [x29, #16 + 2 * 8]             // output size_limit_out
    CBZ     x10, xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_10
    STR     w5, [x10]                           // output size_limit_out
xosdynamicarea_create_noreg_10:

    MOV     x0, x17                             // Error pointer (or NULL)

    LDP     x29, x30, [sp], #16
    RET

All of which is to say… yay! I think I have finally got to the bottom of how the OSLib interface definitions work, and the parser is mostly able to handle them (still doesn’t handle the comments so well… but there’s always scope for improvement), and hopefully OSLib will be useable in some real things soon. I built DrawFile with it a little while back, but it crashed badly, so maybe this’ll help.

OSLib for RISC OS 64 can be found here: https://github.com/gerph/riscos64-oslib

@colinhoad.com

Well, here's a turn-up for the books: yours truly being featured in an article on El Reg! It's all @thelastpsion.com's fault, of course 😆 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@colinhoad.com

Generative AI. From the companies that brought you the metaverse! blockchain! NFTs! Cambridge Analytica! cyber bullying! electoral interference! products that get worse with each new update! At what point do we all just collectively disconnect from these useless money-drunk idiots?

@colinhoad.com

"Polling released in June found that 30% of the US public believe that by 2034 AIs will display subjective experience" No offence, but considering 37% of the US public are strict creationists [source: 2024 Gallup poll] I don't really feel like that statistic holds a lot of water.

@colinhoad.com

I, too, would love to be the kind of person who "has no money" and yet can afford a massive multi-room, multi-level warehouse with space for an unfathomable amount of retro tech *and multiple cars* Must be a tough life.

@colinhoad.com

On language servers, refactoring code and the joy of Pascal https://www.colinhoad.com/getting-into-the-pascal-groove

Dear RISC OS humans. I have a question.

Am I allowed to make my own OS by forking RISC OS, and calling it my own.
I would do this by renaming the RISCOS.img file to RiskyOS.img
It would be nice to have my own OS on the raspberry pi2.

Live Coding with Gerph, Sunday 24th August at 1pm

It’s only taken me another 10 minutes or so to get the testing code working. It’s shown up loads of little differences that are really quite interesting to see. And probably really easy to fix.

• Many of the *Memory tests show up differences in the case of the hex values that it is decoding (eg we use lower case ‘a0’ rather than ‘A0’). Easy to fix.
• The textual representation avoids using top-bit-set characters, displaying them as ‘.’ instead of the character. That’s not a huge problem, and is an easy fix as well.
• The *MemoryI outputs the hex representation and the textual representation in the opposite order to my other Debugger, which makes everything different.

So at the end of the run we have…

Pass:       0
Fail:      29
Crash:      0
Skip:      23

which isn’t ideal but almost all of those differences are resolvable.
I’ll not commit the code, but leave it until next week and we can investigate the test results and fix what’s needed.

Cherry Bomb revisited in BBC BASIC

A couple of years ago, Jeroen Vermeulen ported Cherry Bomb to RISC OS, a shoot ’em up – aka a ‘shmup’ according to its original developer, Krystian Majewski – in which you control a ship at the bottom of the screen, and shoot down the incoming waves of alien attackers. The original game was developed as part of a tutorial series on a YouTube channel called Lazy Devs Academy, operated by Krystian, and Jeroen’s aim was to learn from those tutorials. He initially brought Cherry Bomb to RISC OS using…

@colinhoad.com

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@nemo20000.bsky.social

I’ve been updating the RISC OS Hourglass API. • The ability to read the nesting depth; percentage; LEDs; and a bitfield documenting the supported colours, writeable colours and the number of LEDs. • The ability to enable nested use of Percentage by defining the meaning of “100%” for nested calls.

@colinhoad.com

I do very much enjoy that moment on a Friday when work laptop gets put away and fun laptop comes out!

@nemo20000.bsky.social

The British-designed Type G is the best power plug/socket, but if you are stuck with a two-pin deathtrap, this is pretty neat: [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@colinhoad.com

Superb! 😆 https://youtube.com/watch?v=PKebn_Ly9T8

@nemo20000.bsky.social

Not an April Fools joke. 😵‍💫 https://www.dezeen.com/2025/08/19/gustaf-westman-ikea-meatball-plate/

WROCC August 2025 meeting - Chris Hughes

Talk is now available on youtube if you missed it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peuEqnLVHnY

@colinhoad.com

You love to see it 😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@nemo20000.bsky.social

New RISC OS release: MenuState 1.01 An esoteric but necessary update – a new SWI to detect the direction of the menu so your interactive help can expand “\R” correctly: menustate.20000.org

@colinhoad.com

With the advent of Excel's new =COPILOT directly inside Excel, I suppose we're now going to have to face the new reality of the Vibe Accountant. Thoughts and prayers.

@colinhoad.com

The symbol for Bluetooth is a fusion of two Norse runes combining the letters H and B, standing for the Viking Harald Bluetooth, former King of Denmark. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@nemo20000.bsky.social

RISC OS 3.1 oversight. RO2 featured interactive help and established that “\R” is short for “Move the pointer right to”. RO3.1 introduced right-to-left menus, which are useful when the pointer is at the right hand side of the screen. Unfortunately, interactive help doesn’t know about them...

@colinhoad.com

Today's vibe

@iconbar.com

August 2025 Rougol report - Mark Moxon https://www.iconbar.com/articles/August_2025_Rougol_report_-_Mark_Moxon/index2230.html The August 2025 talk featured the welcome retrun of Mark Moxon, who last spoke in November 2022.

August 2025 Rougol report - Mark Moxon

The August 2025 talk featured the welcome return of Mark Moxon, who last spoke in November 2022.

@rougol.bsky.social

Tonight! Come and join us, we're mostly harmless 😊 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@rougol.bsky.social

More info on that 32bit machine here https://www.4corn.co.uk/articles/phoebe/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@nemo20000.bsky.social

This is a gem - a Makro label from before the introduction of barcodes, so this box of wine was bought in the early to mid 70s. The box was made by LINPAC, "Tel. Rawcliffe 331-6", which suggests early rather than late 70s.

Mark Moxon to talk to ROUGOL about networking Elite – 18th August

Note, that’s ‘networking Elite’ and not ‘THE networking elite’ At the next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL), on Monday, 18th August, Mark Moxon will be joining everyone in the pub to talk about the things he’s done since the last time he visited, almost two years ago. His main focus will most decidedly NOT be on people who consider themselves to be elite, and how they network amongst themselves, and instead on how he has added network – specifically Econet – support to Elite, beginning…

@nemo20000.bsky.social

Genuinely clever bit of origami: https://share.google/RsolE9eJ47GkIf2nN

Screen grab websites with Webshot from Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells has released a new application, called Webshot, which aims to take screen grabs of web pages. However, what it doesn’t do is simply save the screen (or browser window), which you could achieve anyway using Paint’s snapshot facility, or a third party application such as Snapper. Instead, you give it the address of the page you want a snapshot of, and using Wget, Webshot sends that information off to the application programmer interface of a website called Screenshot API, and what the site feeds back is an image…

@nemo20000.bsky.social

What?! Why? Where's the commonality? Perhaps I should launch a combination oven/floss dispenser? Or maybe a Blu-ray/popcorn machine. https://share.google/jQhoa8EkJFlM96Pzu

@rougol.bsky.social

At the next ROUGOL meeting on Monday 18th August we will be joined in the pub by Mark Moxon @markmoxon.bsky.social to talk about how he added network support to Elite on the BBC Micro, Electron, and Archimedes https://rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/index.html

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Rougol August 2025 meeting on monday - Mark Moxon returns https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Rougol_August_2025_meeting_on_monday_-_Mark_Moxon_returns/index2225.html The August 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 18th August. It sees the welcome return of Mark Moxon.

Rougol August 2025 meeting on monday - Mark Moxon returns

The August 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 18th August. It sees the welcome return of Mark Moxon

@nemo20000.bsky.social

"You're making a face I've never seen before" 😼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

I see people still confusing concurrent and parallel tasks, they are not the same. I think one source of "misinformation" is the original OS multitasking design, a timeshare of a single CPU. Probably that is what's confusing. The term MT used on books describing a concurrent tasks scheduler.

@nemo20000.bsky.social

This keeps me sane. You couldn't pay me enough to be inland.

@nemo20000.bsky.social

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@nemo20000.bsky.social

"How could that man have been elected?" The electorate: [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

Good video from @davefarley77.bsky.social about vibe coding. I am extremely skeptical about vibe coding TBH, I cannot see an AI being able to produce code out of a "thin" spec, but even in the case it could, the nature of SWE and incrementalism will collide badly with the way current GenAI works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

New Application WebShot

I have released a new RISC OS application that takes a screenshot of a web page which is called WebShot and it is at version 1.00 WebShot allows a screenshot of a web page on the internet to be taking based on the Chrome browser, with the screen shot can be viewed as a PNG … Continue reading "New Application WebShot"

@nemo20000.bsky.social

A stimulating thread, with some quibbling. Language defined by language is a little like those rubber-sheet physics props that demonstrate gravity... using gravity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@iconbar.com

Iris updated to 1.37 https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Iris__updated_to_1.37/index2228.html There is a new version of Iris with lots of new features and bug fixes. So let's dive in...

@armbytes.bsky.social

A big shout-out to everyone who made it. The next fireside chat is pencilled in for the 20th September. #OpenSource #RISCOS #Community #Code4Fun #Zoom #Meetup #RaspberryPi #ARM #Rockchip #Retro #AcornComputers [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Iris updated to 1.37

There is a new version of Iris with lots of new features and bug fixes. So let's dive in...

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

I used an Epson FX-80 printer every day when I worked at 'The Micro User' magazine. It was a great workhorse, so I couldn't resist this cheap one when it came up for sale. Not had chance to check it out yet, but was surpised to see an Electrical Safety sticker on it which has only just expired!

@riscosbits.co.uk

A bit of a wasted afternoon, but I managed all this with two CM4001008s (and a completely unnecessary 256GB NVMe drive). #overkill #frugal #RISC_OS

The rest of the year mapped out by ROUGOL

Well, in the context of ROUGOL, anyway. If you regularly attend the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meetings – whether in person or online – you’ll know when the meetings will take place each month; it’s easy enough to remember, being – unless circumstances force a change – the third Monday of each month, with December often being an exception because of the proximity to Christmas. What you usually won’t know until much closer to each meeting day, though, it’s what the meeting subject will be. Well, for…

@nemo20000.bsky.social

An occasional reminder: Don't use SJP for anything. They "miscalculated" my father's investments for years; tried to fob him off with a box of wine before a lengthy battle resulted in an £8K settlement; sent him a "wealth report" without numbers, withholding how much money he had for 20 months. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Had a wonderful pub lunch today with some of my old Software Creations colleagues. This time we were also joined by Matthew Cannon who I haven't seen for about 30 years! Matthew also worked at Ocean Software during the very late 1980s and early 1990s. Great to have a catch-up after so long.

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

So, if you want to know what's going on this weekend with #MerlinOS (a brand new #RISC_OS redesigned from the ground up), check this blog post of mine: https://paolozaino.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/merlin-os-building-trust-in-risc-os-merlin-with-formal-verification-methods/ #OperatignSystem #rustlang #rustproof #kernel #SoftwareEngineering #CodingLife #rust #programming

@rougol.bsky.social

ROUGOL dates for your diary. We have lots of exciting events already planned for the rest of this year. Join us in person or online 😃 https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19973

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August developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night https://www.iconbar.com/articles/August_developer_fireside_chat_on_saturday_night/index2220.html The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 9th August (this saturday). 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom.

@iconbar.com

WROCC August 2025 meeting - Chris Hughes https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_August_2025_meeting_-_Chris_Hughes/index2226.html Wakefield's August speaker was Chris Hughes, telling us all about some RISC OS software he uses

August developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night

The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 9th August (this saturday). 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom. As always, stay for as long or as short a time as you like.

WROCC August 2025 meeting - Chris Hughes

Wakefield's August speaker was Chris Hughes, telling us all about some RISC OS software he uses.

@rougol.bsky.social

Chat to Mark about all his Elite projects at the next ROUGOL meeting on Monday 18th August https://rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/index.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

Please everyone, do NOT send me private messages. There is a bug in @bsky.app right now due to age verification. They forgot to allow us to disable private messages. So your messages won't be read. My apologies on behalf of the Bsky team who has still to catchup on the issue I think. #bsky #bug

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Started sorting out my home computer library yesterday. Some of these old books are becoming harder to find at a sensible price. I have a huge stack of computer magazines too which are slowly being organised. Fabulous reference and so interesting to read today. Technology has come a long, long way!

July 2025 News Summary

I have released a new app called Web2PDF which will create a PDF file for a web page also my site now is sucure with https://kevsoft.co.uk

Streaming Video in 1994?

In 1994, Acorn Computers, through its Online Media division, played a central role in one of the earliest practical demonstrations of video-on-demand over a broadband network. The Cambridge (UK) Digital Interactive Television Trial, developed in collaboration with Anglia Television, Cambridge Cable (now Virgin Media), and Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML), anticipated many of the features that would later become standard in streaming media.

@nemo20000.bsky.social

When will a technology company finally invent an algorithm, AI or supercomputer powerful enough to correct American misspellings back to English? 🙄 My tolerance for undoubled consonants is diminishing at an alarming rate. I have a hardwired prompt in Gemini: I am British, spell English correctly.

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

This weekend I forgot to post about the progresses on project #MerlinOS, sorry it has been a busy weekend. However lots of things, so check the thread for details, here is the current progress: 👇 https://riscoscommunity.org/projects/risc-os-merlin/

@riscosopen.bsky.social

RISC OS on Arm is community-driven with deep roots & real potential. We want to evolve it from historical curio to a lean, modern OS for the future. #OctopusVentures #CamInnovations #AmadeusCapital #IQCapital #InvestHeritage #ScaleUp Support @riscosopen.bsky.social https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

WROCC August 2025 talk on Wednesday - Chris Hughes

The August 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 6th August and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom

@armbytes.bsky.social

Are you interested in coding on RISC OS? Want to learn more? Join our friendly fireside chat on Zoom—DM for credentials (unchanged). If you are a developer, come and connect. The event is this Saturday, 9th August, at 7:30 pm (GMT+1). #OpenSource #RISCOS #Community #Code4Fun #Zoom

Developers’ fireside chat – 9th August

The next friendly fireside chat for people interested in RISC OS software development will take place at 7:30pm on Saturday, 9th August. Taking place online via the Zoom video conferencing service, these meetings are intended as an informal way of allowing RISC OS programmers, and anyone interested in the subject, to get together online to discuss relevant matters. With no specific topic planned, discussions are steered by what people bring up, so that could be their current works-in-progress, development of RISC OS itself, the tools available, and so on –…

A software variety at WROCC – 6th August

The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, 6th August, at which the club’s own Chris Hughes will deliver “an off-the-cuff talk exploring various software topics”. The specific subjects he wants to cover include Pinboard2 features, overlooked aspects of web browser Iris, and a look at Lock Screen software. He also wants to share some general hints and tips and, if possible, he’ll go into setting up Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) from RISC OS. The start time for the meeting is 7:45pm, and…

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Why not run a low carbon footprint operating system called RISC OS? Just one creative example of how you can make efficiency savings for @earthshotprize.bsky.social from your armchair. #ArmPowered Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@givvygavvygoo.bsky.social

Yet more skimmers! But where there are small ones, the bigger ones will follow! #waitingforamonster #LakeDistrictFishing #DayAtTheTarn #GoneFishing

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

When your Twitter post is liked by the real Mark Hamill you know it's been a good day.

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Arm's processors power billions of devices. Help us to power the preservation of RISC OS, the platform that made it all possible. Let's keep Britain's computing story alive. #Arm #Legacy #Moonshots Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Last time I visited the Northwest Computer Museum I spotted this Atari ST running Bubble Bobble. I started working at Software Creations just as this was being completed. A fact that I'd forgotten is that Mike Follin wrote the 68000 music driver for his bother Tim who did the music for the game.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Ashby Computers & Graphics Ltd. ( Ultimate play the Game ), then later RARE Ltd, now have their own Blue plaque! You can see it on the wall of their first building in Ashby de la Zouch. We need more of these paques to remember the early videogame studios. https://www.instagram.com/grantkirkhopecomposer/p/DMxs6fdxq49/

Kevsoft Goes Secure

This is a short post to inform people that the software site at Kevsoft has at long last got the https attached to it. If you have a link to my site without the secure bit you may want ot alter it. Thanks.

@riscosopen.bsky.social

How did RISC OS begin? A Risc by THURsday (Arthur). Read more... https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/23/how_risc_os_happened/ @theregister.com #RISCOS #TechHistory #RetroComputing #AcornComputers Support @risc_os in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Sad to hear the news that videogame musician Pete Clarke passed away today after a long illness. He worked for Ocean Software and Software Creations in Manchester during the early/mid 80s and created music for the BBC Micro and C64. RIP Pete. https://remix64.com/news/peter-clarke-1958-2025.html

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Have you tried RISC OS? Comment below! Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Don't forget to show some love to your friends. Thanks to everyone who has backed us over the past 19 years! #WorldFriendshipDay #InternationalDayOfFriendship #FriendshipDay2025 Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Remember the Acorn Archimedes? Help us preserve the legacy that inspired a generation. @ComputingAtSch #RISCOS #RetroComputing #UkEdChat (Image credit PaulVernon1974) Support @riscosopen.bsky.social. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@iconbar.com

Drag'n'Drop 14i4 edition reviewed https://www.iconbar.com/articles/DragnDrop_14i4_edition_reviewed/index2222.html The Summer edition of Drag'n'Drop magazine is now out (with a suitably loud cover).

Drag'n'Drop 14i4 edition reviewed

The Summer edition of Drag'n'Drop magazine is now out (with a suitably loud cover). This edition is 51 pages of news, reviews, tools and lots of code (on yellow pages no less)! As the final edition of Volume 14 (where has the time gone), it includes an updated index including back issues. As it is a PDF you can read it on just about any system (I read it on my IPad).

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Search engines empower billions of people. Find your way to RISC OS and help us to grow our Open Source project. #Infrastructure #OpenSource Support @riscosopen.bsky.social. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

Congratulations to the Lionesses 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A demostration that real hard work, passion, and determination can lead to great achievements! https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/28/triumphant-lionesses-squad-to-be-honoured-at-downing-street

@riscos.bsky.social

Today's fun fact: Browsing the web on an Archimedes (real hardware, not emulated) with ArcWeb is very much still possible! (Bonus hat-tip to @actionretro.bsky.social for creating FrogFind to make pages usable on old systems!)

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Proud to wear the England shirt? Here’s another way to support British legacy: preserve our computing heritage. @englandfootball.bsky.com @englandft.bsky.com #Lionesses #Euro2025 Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@riscosopen.bsky.social

Investing in British educational computing heritage means investing in our future innovators. @Raspberrypi.com #BritishTech #STEM Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

July 2025 News Summary

Iris 1.036 was also released. Existing users can click the "Iris updates" link on the front page to get it.

July 2025 News Summary

Sarah Walker ports 'Another World' to RISC OS; https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=459630

@riscosopen.bsky.social

@techuk.bsky.social RISC OS on Arm is a British innovation story and part of our national computing heritage. Help preserve it for future generations. #BritishInnovation Help @riscosopen.bsky.social continue its mission. https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

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July 2025 News Summary https://www.iconbar.com/articles/July_2025_News_Summary/index2216.html Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

July 2025 News Summary

Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

@riscosopen.bsky.social

@education.gov.uk The roots of British tech run deep. RISC OS on Arm powered the dreams of a generation of British engineers and developers. Help preserve and advance this legacy. #BritishTech #LegacySystems Support @riscosopen.bsky.social in its mission: https://www.riscosopen.org/content/documents/risc-os-moonshots

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Last year I took some old friends to the Northwest Computer Museum. We don't see each other very often, but it seemed like only yesterday that we were developing BBC Micro games. Whilst we were there we played a few of our old games. Here's Andrew Farrow and Paul Proctor enjoying Galaforce 2.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

I kid you not when I say this was my first attempt at the loading screen for Galaforce on the BBC Micro. It demonstrates why most programmers should NOT attempt to do graphics themselves. Fortunately, my schoolfriend Paul Proctor came to the rescue and produced a much better screen for me!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

My Borland Turbo Assembler install disks - from around 1993. Before 'C' took over, many PC applications, tools and games were written in assembly language - 80x86. By 1996, almost everything was written using C/C++. The compilers were more efficient and robust by this time.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Happy 40th Birthday to the Commodore Amiga! It was packed with advanced custom graphics and audio ICs by the amazing Jay Miner. Jay worked alonside Robert Mical and Dale Luck on the Amiga hardware which became the MUST HAVE computer that year. I still can't believe the Amiga is 40 years old today!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

A Nintendo 64 Press Release from Peter Main, Executive Vice President - January 1996. Announcing the N64 launch date, price point along with details of the writable Disk Drive Unit with additional expansion RAM.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

From a time when games carried a warning about being 'unsuitable for black and white TVs'. Acornsoft's Snooker for the BBC Micro, 1983.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

RIP, Ozzy! A legend.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Is there anyone here that DOESN'T know how to use one of these to make a call? How many of you had one of these at home with a lock fitted to stop mis-use!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Great to see the ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 Kickstarter being fully funded in a matter of minutes. I was tempted to get one, but can't justify £300ish on something that I'll probably not have time to use. Don't get me wrong, the £300 price tag is good value, but only if you are going to use it lots!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Some new additions to the Acorn Archimedes programming book section. Most of these were published by Dabs Press and written by established writers with previous work in Acorn related publications. Mike Ginns' Archimedes Assembly Language book is a great read for ARM 2 related programming.

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

So true. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@iconbar.com

RISCOSbits releases new ECOS systems for Windows, Retro and Fileserving https://www.iconbar.com/articles/RISCOSbits_releases_new_ECOS_systems_for_Windows_Retro_and_Fileserving/index2223.html RISCOSbits have announced some new systems in their EOCS range (we have previously looked at the Linux version)

@riscosbits.co.uk

ECOS11 is a new Windows #Companion for #riscosfast and ITX cases to integrate #RISC_OS and Windows into a single system. But it isn't just a sidekick to FAST, it can also fly solo whilst working in formation with #RISC_OS! #risc_os #ecos11 #windows11 riscosfast.co.uk/ecos.htm

Two new ‘companion’ computers from RISCOSbits

If you’re on certain social media websites, you may have noticed a couple of polls run by RISCOSbits recently. These formed a part of the company’s research and development, as they decided exactly which direction to take for some new kit that was in the works – and that new hardware can now be revealed: There are two shiny new toys in the range, both of which are ‘companion’ systems designed to work alongside existing RISC OS computers – with one version of one of the two machines actually intended…

RISCOSbits releases new ECOS systems for Windows, Retro and Fileserving

RISCOSbits have announce some new systems in their EOCS range (we have previously looked at the Linux version here).

@riscosbits.co.uk

NEW! ECOfile. Using ECOS technology to create the ultimate file store for RISC OS (and Windows, MAC, Android, iOS, Linux...). Made for RISC OS. Is it a NAS? No, it's so much more than that... #LooksToDieFor #NotForHiding #RISC_OS www.riscosbits.co.uk/ecos.htm www.riscosfast.co.uk/ecos.htm

@rougol.bsky.social

Andrew is teasing that he will be sharing something "never seen on RISC OS before" at tonight's meeting 😃 https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19946?limit=25&page=1#posts-158232 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Here are some of the level 'script' files for NES Silver Surfer. These control the spawning and behaviour of the objects within the levels. This example is taken from Firelord Horizontal. It uses a simple programming language that is interpreted at runtime. These were manually typed in - no editor!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

August, 1985, and 'The Micro User' magazine published my file recovery program for the BBC Micro. If you accidentally deleted a BASIC file from your disk you could use this utility to recover your program. Written in BBC BASIC and 6502 machine code. 40 years ago!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Software Creations had a development studio off Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, where many of our SNES, Genesis and N64 titles were created between 1992 and 1997. Here's what it looks like now, compared with back in 1993. It's lunchtime and everyone is heading off into town for some food and drink!

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Apparently, this image of the Acorn Development Team can be found in the RISC-OS 3 ROM. I believe there is a special way to get it to display.

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 campaign started few weeks ago and already passed £ 1M, this is the 3rd campaign which passes it. Great to hear that! Side note: someone should definitelly remind #RISC_OS users and ROOL that RISC OS ain't a ZX Spectrum... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_user_new_project_from_creator_youve_backed

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

The Gold Plated BBC Micro auction has ended - item no longer available. My guess is that it was a standard Oak case, new and sealed in the box that the owner never used. Perhaps the seller ( who aquired it from the original owner ) googled Oak cased BBC Micro and the Gold-plated one popped up first

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Someone is trying to sell a Gold Plated BBC Micro on eBay - the one given away as a prize by The Micro User. This is in the Science Museum, London AFAIK - and they've used a picture of it. They are claiming to have a brand new, sealed one that they've had since the mid-80s. Why am I suspicious?

Rougol July 2025 meeting on monday - R-Comp talks New 5tuff

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Rougol July 2025 meeting on monday - R-Comp talks New 5tuff

Erm, that's Monday *21st* July!

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Rougol July 2025 meeting on monday - R-Comp talks New 5tuff https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Rougol_July_2025_meeting_on_monday_-_R-Comp_talks_New_5tuff/index2214.html The July 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 18th July. It will feature R-Comp's Andrew Rawnsley talking about new 5stuff (and I expect some older stuff as well).

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

Browsing through a CBM PET user manual this evening. This one is really good and covers BASIC programming, hardware overview, peripherals, memory map and machine code programming. I have fond memories learning 6502 machine code on this machine using its built in machine language monitor.

@riscosopen.bsky.social

More RAM? https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2025/07/18/pi-memory-freed-from-its-32-bit-shackles

Pi memory freed from its 32 bit shackles

The period between stable releases is the perfect time to try out some experimental changes to RISC OS. If you’ve bought one of the top-of-the-range Raspberry Pi 4’s with 4GB or 8GB of RAM the good news is that that extra memory can now be unlocked by dropping the Beta RPi ROM (8GB Support) onto your SD card.

R-Comp 5erving up info about new kit to ROUGOL – 21st July

R-Comp recently announced two new systems, both based around the Raspberry Pi 5 compute module – the 5idekick, and the Pi5erve – and on Monday, 21st July Andrew Rawnsley will be talking to the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) about these machines and other recent developments and updates. Andrew plans to begin his talk on the subject of NVMe and the block drivers, venturing in the direction of the multi-headed Hydra systems available from R-Comp, and that will in turn bring the talk around to 5idekick (which in…

R-Comp launches the 5idekick and the pi5erve

Hear all about R-Comp's new 5ystems at this month's ROUGOL meeting on Monday 21st July...

@paolofabiozaino.bsky.social

A note on my #UltimaVM for #RISC_OS users: when coding on Ultima, we don't care at all about RO multistasking, we just code like on Windows, Linux or macOS. If we want to run an Ultima App in the desktop we just use the `--mt` option in the command line, everything else is handled by Ultima itself:👇

Web2PDF – a new application from Kevin Wells

Kevin Wells has found another remote application programmer interface (API) to make use of for the benefit of RISC OS users, and as a result has released a new application: Web2PDF. Like a lot of Kevin’s software, Web2PDF makes use of Wget to relay information input into the program’s RISC OS window to the remote API, and then feed the results back to the user. Usually those results are presented to the user via the application itself, but this time there is a subtle difference. The remote API used by…

ArcMouse shrinks into a v2 form

Some time back, Karl Clark released ArcMouse, an interface that could be plugged in to the mouse port on Archimedes-era ARM-based computers from Acorn and allowed a more standard USB mouse to be used. Karl has now improved on the design, and has launched ArcMouse version 2. The new design is that at just 12mm wide, it’s notably smaller than the older version, which makes it more compatible with the ‘all in one’ style of RISC OS computer from Acorn (such as the A3000, on which the mouse port is…

@kevedwardsretro.bsky.social

A rather interesting article about Sound Synthesis that appeared in Compute magazine, January 1983. Bob Yannes, who create the SID chip, talks about his original design and how he wanted to be able to make the three oscillators work in unison to create a single voice. @realmartingalway.bsky.social

Web2PDF New Application

I have released a new RISC OS application that converts a web page into a PDF file called Web2PDF which is at version 1.00 To use simple enter the URL of the web page concerned and after a short while a PDF file will be created which then can be run or saved. It does … Continue reading "Web2PDF New Application"

WROCC July 2025 meeting - RISCOSbits

Talk is now online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX9cVpzgDvU

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Some of my development notes for Crazee Rider for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. These two pages detail how the tracks are constructed using simple fixed curves. I hand built each circuit by typing in the data using the encodings shown on these pages. Very primitive. I did plan to write an editor

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R-Comp launches the 5idekick and the pi5erve https://www.iconbar.com/articles/R-Comp_launches_the_5idekick_and_the_pi5erve/index2218.html R-Comp has released two computers based on Pi 5 technology - the 5idekick and the pi5erve

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This weekend I had some time to continue working on Project Merlin, so progress tracking update!: https://riscoscommunity.org/projects/risc-os-merlin/ #RISC_OS #riscos #kernel #rust #rustlang

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Unreleased NES title Plasma0 ( Plasma Nought ) by Paul Proctor when he was a freelancer developer. I managed to recover enough data from Paul's original development disks to patch together a ROM file that worked. Aculab development machine. As you can see it has game play elements from Jetpac.

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Plasma0 for the NES developed by Paul Proctor. He developed this for RARE when he was a freelance programmer before eventually joining them to work in-house. The game was never released, or finished. I recovered the data and images from his old development disks - they were in very bad condition.

ECOS5 from RISCOSbits 'previewed'

The only thing I found missing from the version of the manual I had was to set the IP to a static value (so it does not change). Here is a tutorial on how to set

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RISC OS Coding double bill weekend https://www.iconbar.com/articles/RISC_OS_Coding_double_bill_weekend/index2219.html This weekend you are in for a treat if you are interested in RISC OS coding. And you don't even have to leave the house...

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My XBox bootable demo of the un-released 'The Invincible Iron Man' game from 15th October 2003. It used totally new tech, nothing taken from X2: Wolverine's Revenge. We worked on this game for about 6 or 7 months IIRC and then the game was cancelled and we all lost our jobs.

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WROCC July 2025 meeting - RISCOSbits https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_July_2025_meeting_-_RISCOSbits/index2217.html Wakefield's July speaker was Andy Marks, from RISCOSbits, telling us all about ECOS5.

Live Coding with Gerph session on Sunday 29th June

On Sunday this week, I'm thinking of tidying up some of the code that isn't quite working right, and making the Debugger build for 64-bit. It probably will hit a few problems, but I expect it to be relatively doable.

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WROCC July 2025 talk on wednesday https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_July_2025_talk_on_wednesday/index2211.html The July 2025 WROCCInfo talk is on wednesday 2nd July and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom

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June 2025 News Summary https://www.iconbar.com/articles/June_2025_News_Summary/index2206.html Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

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Live Coding with Gerph session on Sunday 29th June https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Live_Coding_with_Gerph_session_on_Sunday_29th_June/index2215.html If you want to learn from an expert doing some RISC OS coding, you are in for a treat this weekend!

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Orpheus Internet kills off Intel https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Orpheus_Internet_kills_off_Intel/index2213.html If you have chatted to Richard Brown at recent RISC OS Shows you will know that he has been planning to migrate the servers Orpheus Internet uses from Intel Xeon systems to pure ARM. This has now been completed...

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June 2025 Rougol report - Hugo Tyson https://www.iconbar.com/articles/June_2025_Rougol_report_-_Hugo_Tyson/index2212.html The June 2025 talk featured ex-Acorn engineer Hugo Tyson talking about 'My Time at Acorn'. There was a nice gathering in the room and online.

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Rougol June 2025 meeting on monday with Hugo Tyson https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Rougol_June_2025_meeting_on_monday_with_Hugo_Tyson/index2207.html The June 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 16th June. This months speaker is Hugo Tyson and his talk is called "Everything I did at Acorn".

CardInfo gets Two More Logos

My RISC OS application for displaying basic information about bank cards called CardInfo has been upgraded to version 1.03 The main addition in this release is that both American Express and Enroute cards will now display their respective logos. Another update is because there was a slight change in the code sent by the data … Continue reading "CardInfo gets Two More Logos"

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ECOS5 from RISCOSbits 'previewed' https://www.iconbar.com/articles/ECOS5_from_RISCOSbits_previewed/index2208.html We recently persuaded RISCOSbits to let us have a pre-release copy of the new ECOS5 upgrade for their FAST systems....

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ECOS5 - RISC OS and Linux Made Easy. Together. Check out our new ECOS5 - a Linux add-in or add-on for your RISC OS system. Available now. Read all about it: www.riscosfast.co.uk/ecos.htm www.riscosbits.co.uk/ecos.htm https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19888 #risc_os #Raspberry_Pi #ecos5 #bestofboth

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https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2025/06/04/moonshots-rocket-is-fuelling-up https://media.tenor.com/v9XIZ3ZgKvEAAAAC/moon-earths-moon.gif?hh=498&ww=498

Moonshots Rocket is Fuelling Up

Back in March the Moonshots Initiative outlined an ambitious plan to migrate the source code of RISC OS away from hand crafted assembler to reach a 64-bit destination before all the 32-bit chips run out. Already the initiative has generated a number of people asking to be involved, promising leads in the areas of focus, and we’re grateful to have received some financial donations from the community already.

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WROCC June 2025 talk on wednesday - ROOL https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_June_2025_talk_on_wednesday_-_ROOL/index2204.html The June 2025 WROCC talk is on wednesday and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.

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May 2025 News Summary https://www.iconbar.com/articles/May_2025_News_Summary/index2202.html Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

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May developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night https://www.iconbar.com/articles/May_developer_fireside_chat_on_saturday_night/index2200.html The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 31st May (this saturday). Usual 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom. As always, stay for as long or as short a time as you like.

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I may be up to something.... #redfunctionkeys #acorn #RISC_OS

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RISCOSbits upgrades FAST ROM image https://www.iconbar.com/articles/RISCOSbits_upgrades_FAST_ROM_image/index2203.html One of the attractions of the FAST systems is the fact that you can update the system. It still needs a custom build but luckily RISCOSbits provides up to 4 custom builds a year. The latest has just been released!

New Application KHolidays

I have released a new application for RISC OS that list public holidays in multiple different countries called KHolidays which is at version 1.01 This application displays the date and name of public holidays for 115 different countries for the current year, p;us fives years in the past as well as five years in the … Continue reading "New Application KHolidays"

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Rougol May 2025 meeting on monday https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Rougol_May_2025_meeting_on_monday/index2197.html The May 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 19th May. The action which kicks off at 6.

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Rougol May 2025 meeting on Monday https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Rougol_May_2025_meeting_on_monday/index2197.html The May 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 19th May. The action which kicks off at 6.30pm in the Duke of Sussex and online at 7.30pm on Zoom (usual link or contact Rougol for one).

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eXperience Show report 2025 https://www.iconbar.com/articles/eXperience_Show_report_2025/index2205.html TIB spies were at the RISC OS eXperience and this is what they reported back....

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Big Ben Club eXperience this weekend https://www.iconbar.com/articles/Big_Ben_Club_eXperience_this_weekend/index2201.html The Big Ben club is running its regular show this weekend

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https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2025/05/06/set-sail-for-the-risc-os-experience

Set sail for the RISC OS eXperience

Why not pop along to the Big Ben Club’s annual day in the Netherlands?

The show is on the 10th May 2025 from 10am to 4pm and is located in Koog aan de Zann. It’s easy to reach being only a short distance north of Amsterdam by car, public transport, or even by bicycle.

RISC OS Open will be travelling to the Netherlands, equivalent to 0.106% of the distance to the moon, and expanding on 2022’s theatre topic of the path to 64 bit.

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WROCC April 2025 talk on wednesday - Graeme Shrimpton https://www.iconbar.com/articles/WROCC_April_2025_talk_on_wednesday_-_Graeme_Shrimpton/index2191.html The May 2025 WROCCInfo talk is on wednesday and kicks off at 7.45pm on Zoom

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RISC OS North charity stand raises nearly 1,000 pounds for charity https://www.iconbar.com/articles/RISC_OS_North_charity_stand_raises_nearly_1000_pounds_for_charity/index2199.html While WROCC may no longer be running the Show, they are still very actively organising the Charity stand

CardInfo Goes To Version 1.02

I have updated my RISC OS application for giving basic information about bank cards called CardInfo to version 1.02 Their are a few updates in this version with the main one being that interactive help has been added, also on the Edit/Add API key window if you hit the cancel button now it will ignore … Continue reading "CardInfo Goes To Version 1.02"

Charity stand results

We hope everyone enjoyed the show as much as we did – and a big thank you to everyone who either donated to or purchased anything from the charity stand, along with those looking after it. The amount of money raised as a result of the day’s efforts was an impressive £865. That money will […]

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Just published! The new issue of Archive, the magazine for RISC OS users, is out NOW! We have news, reviews, programming tutorials, indepth articles, gaming, 8-bit Acorn, and quite possibly more! #riscos #acorn #raspberrypi #opensource www.archivemag.co.uk

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https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2025/03/28/moonshots-initiative-to-secure-the-future-of-the-os

"Moonshots" Initiative to Secure the Future of the OS

Cambridge, UK – 28-Mar-2025 – RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.

RISC OS, originally developed alongside the first Arm chips in Cambridge, remains a uniquely simple and efficient desktop operating system. It has found renewed interest in recent years thanks to its availability on the Raspberry Pi and its open-source licensing model. However, the platform now faces an existential challenge.

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TOMORROW! Join Archive and many other exhibitors at the RISC OS North show in Warrington. We'll have a brand new issue hot off the presses (possibly literally). More info here: https://riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19764 #acorn #raspberrypi #opensource #magazine

And there’s more!

Over the last week or two, the exhibitors falling into a number of broad areas have been explored – but there are some that either don’t fit in any of those areas, or who only do so in a small way. Here are a few of those: While Chris Hall has a few items of […]

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https://www.riscosopen.org/news/articles/2025/03/27/were-off-to-visit-ron

We're off to visit RON

ROOL is proud to be attending the RISC OS North show in Warrington, UK. As a part of our commitment to the future of RISC OS, we will be introducing our “Moonshot” projects by giving an overview of the motivations behind them, how we’re planning to drive them forwards, and how the community can get involved.

Kit yourself out!

If you’re looking to upgrade your hardware to something new – or perhaps you’re just exploring the world of RISC OS and are thinking about buying your first bit of hardware – there will be something for you at the show, with at least two exhibitors offering hardware on which to run the operating system. […]

Come along and play

If you enjoy playing games on your RISC OS computer, there will definitely be something for you at the show. AMCOG Games will be exhibiting, and will have a plethora of games for you to try and buy. AMCOG’s range is extensive, and there will be a new title launched at this show: Morphix. which […]

Retro exhibitors at the show

It’s not all about modern computing at RISC OS North – you’ll also be able to explore older systems, and perhaps even obtain something to keep that old kit running. Retro Hardware, for example, will be able to help you if you have an Acorn Electron in use, or if you’re planning on resurrecting one […]

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Four days until RISC OS North - is everyone ready? www.riscosnorth.uk https://www.riscosnorth.uk/

Software of all kinds

There will be a variety of things to see and discuss at the show, as this series of posts demonstrates, and probably one of the biggest (next to hardware) is the wide range of software available for the operating system. Almost every exhibitor will have software of one form or another available. You’ll be able […]

User groups at the show

As well as coming along to shows like RISC OS North, a good way to support the operating system is to attend your local user group – and a few will be represented at this event. Some groups hold regular online meetings that you can join from anywhere – you don’t need to be local […]

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Last call for items for the next issue of Archive. The next issue of (Archive 27:5) will be launched at the RISC OS North show on Saturday 29th March. If you have any news, articles, or any other bits and pieces for publication, please send them in as soon as possible!

Read all about it!

If you want to keep up with the latest news about RISC OS, there are two publications you need to check out – along with a user group. Archive is a long-running magazine, with a subscription running for six issues, with options to receive it either as a PDF delivered by email, or as a […]

Finding out about RISC OS

If you’re a seasoned RISC OS User, you’ll know all about the operating system’s history, and you’ll be familiar with the people that look after it today – but if you’re a new user or are thinking of trying it out, you’ll want to find out more. In both cases, we have you covered at […]

PhoneVal Goes To Version 1.01

I have updated my RISC OS application for displaying basic information about telephone numbers from around the world called PhoneVal to version 1.01 Their are a couple of new features in this update which are if the F3 key is pressed when their is something to save then the save window will appear and also … Continue reading "PhoneVal Goes To Version 1.01"

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Highlights of recent changes to Paint, SparkFS, the Git client, and SSH-KeyGen. #riscos #opensource [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Four Apps Come to the Fore For You

You may have blinked and missed a few application updates over the last few months as they scroll past on the Recent changes section of the home page. Don’t worry though! We’ve been keeping a watchful eye and, skipping over the smaller fixes for now, can bring you the main highlights.

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The latest issue of Archive is now on sale! 52 packed pages of RISC OS and Acorn goodness, including a tutorial of TWimp, the latest from RISC OS Developments, reviews of the RiscDOCK and official Raspberry Pi monitor - and much more! Subscribe now at www.archivemag.co.uk

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Q for @dannyrobins.bsky.social re. the visuals in the TV episodes - do the witnesses have chance to sign these off to confirm that they are a fair representation of what they perceived, or are they more an artist's impression? (Incredible episode last night btw - I feel so sorry for Julian!)

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Kudos to #TheLastLeg for canning their Twitter account - despite being a pillar of their live audience interaction. Excellent decision! Now just to get 'em over here :)

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Hello to everyone on #BlueSky. RISC OS Open is pleased to have created a presence here. We'll be posting more on this in the coming days and weeks.

New Application PhoneVal

I have released a new application for RISC OS called PhoneVal which is an international phone number validation application. Once a phone number has been entered and the country selected the application will give some basic information about that number, which can be saved as either a plain text file or as an HTML file. … Continue reading "New Application PhoneVal"

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Let's take one more look at Archive Magazine 27:3 before the new issue appears! * We welcomed Compo back, plus had a CompoScript tutorial. * Think you know everything about Draw? Wrong! * Sprow's show report from The Netherlands. * We interviewed Acornsoft's Paul Fellows! ...

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In our house, @dannyrobins.bsky.social has now replaced 'Ghostbusters' as the go-to answer to the question 'Who ya gonna call?'

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INCOMING! Archive 27:4 is out this week coming, and its 52 pages are packed to the gills with RISC OS and Acorn awesomeness. Archive is the magazine for RISC OS users with readers in 18 countries. Don't miss out, subscribe! #opensource #riscos #raspberrypi www.archivemag.co.uk https://media.tenor.com/bq0dfohxcNAAAAAC/ready-siap.gif?hh=259&ww=498

Sponsored by WROCC

We are pleased to announce the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) as sponsors for RISC OS North. Club members should keep a close eye on their inboxes for further news about this. WROCC will also be exhibiting at the event, as well as running the charity stand. You’ll be able to sign up as […]

Currency Gets A Bug Fix

My currency exchange application for RISC OS called Currency has had a little bug fix taking it to version 2.06 The bug was introduced in the previous version in when checking for World Bank Data if the data was downloaded then it would error has now been fixed. It does require a working internet connection, … Continue reading "Currency Gets A Bug Fix"

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Not impressed #BBC -.-

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Who was the first person to decide that virtues were a *bad* thing to signal?

CardInfo Gets Logos

My RISC OS application for getting basic information about bank cards called CardInfo has been upgraded to version 1.01 The only new feature in this version is that the logos of the card scheme has been added. The following logos are: I want to add more logos but I first must have details about themi.e … Continue reading "CardInfo Gets Logos"

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TONIGHT! Graeme Shrimpton presents the new T-Wimp dev tool at this month's ROUGOL meeting. Join in person at The Duke of Sussex in London, or online via Zoom. Details at https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19650 Want more? Check out the upcoming issue of Archive for a T-Wimp tutorial! #riscos #opensource

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Have news or any other items for inclusion in the next issue of Archive Magazine? The deadline is this Monday evening! #riscos #acorn #raspberrypi www.archivemag.co.uk https://www.archivemag.co.uk

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Required viewing - as always. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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One I came up with a few years back :) Merry Christmas #Linux users /admins! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Out now! It's the new issue of Archive, the magazine for Acorn RISC OS users. Check out the contents and subscribe today - it's quick and easy, and it's not too late to get the new issue. archivemag.co.uk #riscos #raspberrypi #opensource

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Hello, Bluesky! We are Archive, a magazine dedicated to the open source operating system, RISC OS. We have been publishing since 1987 which may make us the longest running computer publication in the world. Gosh. Check us out at www.archivemag.co.uk. #acorn #raspberrypi #opensource https://www.archivemag.co.uk

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Well, I know where I'm going on holiday next year! [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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London show roars again

After a short interlude, the London show is back in a new venue this Saturday the 26th October from 11am. The organisers have lined up an impressive list of exhibitors, all bringing the latest software and hardware developments in the RISC OS world for you to explore.

A metric tonne of RISC OS improvements

This is one for the all developers out there! We love celebrating significant anniversaries and milestones, so it didn’t escape our notice that the source code to RISC OS has just reached one thousand accepted merge requests since being migrated to be held in Git back in 2019.

An ePic reshuffle

ePic is a single SD card combining both the official RISC OS Pi release plus a huge bundle of commercial applications (previously called NutPi) totalling almost £600, had they each been bought individually.

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London double-decker bus racing in 1982. Sponsored by Acorn Computer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SlO5_ykips (Hat-tip to @tomscott.com's newsletter for the link)