Skip to content
Monday, March 9, 2026
  • Home
  • *Info
  • Mailing lists
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Tutorials
  • Contact

RISCOSbits preview for the North show

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 VinceH

You know it’s the final countdown to a RISC OS show when the announcements from individual exhibitors begin to land – and so it has begun; the first announcement regarding RISC OS North has come from RISCOSbits. Here’s what Andy Marks had to say:

Read More
ShowsRISC OS North, RISCOSbits, Show

Show time looms – RISC OS North, 21st March

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 VinceH

Two weeks from now, it’ll all be over. By this time on Sunday, 22nd March, I’ll probably be either home or possibly driving back towards the bunker, having enjoyed the previous day. But what about you? Will you have been there, or will you have missed it?

Read More
ShowsNorth, Show

Setting up and Using Messenger for email – WROCC, 4th March

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 VinceH
Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club logo

The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will take place on Wednesday 4th, March, at which the club’s own Chris Hughes will be delivering a talk on email and usenet access.

Read More
User groupsMessenger Pro, Wakefield, WROCC

Kevsoft’s Quiz creator released

February 28, 2026 VinceH

When Kevin Wells released FlagQuiz in late 2025, along with a couple of subsequent updates, he said that his plan was to make it possible for people to create their own quizzes using the software – and he has now met that goal with the release of The Kevsoft Quiz Engine.

Read More
SoftwareQuiz, Quiz Engine

Voices from a Future Passed – on sale from 1st March

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 VinceH

The official Acorn biography, Voices from a Future Passed, put together by Rob Napier, will be available to buy from 1st March.

Read More
PublicationsAcorn, Biography, Book, Rob Napier

Grok your railway stations in TrainTimes

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 VinceH

A new version of TrainTimes (2.09) has been released by Kevin Wells, featuring the ability to link to a second online encyclopaedia to look up information about railway stations, as well as a small fix for using the first.

Read More
SoftwareRailway, Trains, TrainTimes, Transport

Retro YouTube, and pocket computers – ROUGOL, 16th February

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 VinceH

The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will next meet up on Monday, 16th February, and the guest speaker – who will be visiting the group in person – will be Colin Hoad.

Read More
User groups

Developers’ fireside chat – 7th February

February 6, 2026 VinceH

Saturday, 7th February offers people involved or interested in software development for RISC OS the opportunity to once again to meet up online and discuss the issues and problems they face, seek help, offer advice, demonstrate what they’re working on, or just generally chat about the things programmers like to chat about.

Read More
Programming

ScummVM 2026.1.0 released

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 VinceH

With support for a dozen new game engines, and with them a raft of additional games, ScummVM has seen a new release.

Read More
Software

MUG marks its 20th birthday

January 31, 2026 VinceH

On Wednesday, 4th February, it will have been twenty years to the day since the Midlands User Group (MUG) held its first meeting, and will be getting together in a pub on the day to celebrate that anniversary.

Read More
User groups

Posts navigation

Older posts

 

RISC OS North
 

Dutch RISC OS eXperience
 

London Show
24th October, 2026

Copyright © Vince M. Hudd & Soft Rock Software. All rights reserved.

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: SuperMag by Acme Themes