Missing the actual date by a couple of days – which is almost an off-by-one-or-two error, the bane of any programmer’s life – the developers of ScummVM have released another new version of the software to almost coincide with the 25th anniversary of its first public commit (putting the latest change(s) to the code – or in this case the first actual code, I imagine, without looking to check – into the repository).
Read MoreIn just three weeks time it will be my favourite day of the year – and exactly one week before that is a day that should be one of a small number of firm favourites amongst discerning RISC OS users.
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Mark Moxon will be joining the next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC), which will take place on Wednesday, 7th October, to take the group on a tour of the various Acornsoft games he has taken a detailed look at, and into which he has hacked new features.
Read MoreThe weekend starts here, and it’s the closest one to the start of October that I could fit this in – so with no further ado, here’s what meetings etc. are happening this month.
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If you’re a bleeding edge user of StrongED, Fred Graute has another updated test release for you to play with: Version 4.70a22 (zip). You can also grab the sources (zip) if you wish to look at them, and if you’re on version 4.70a19 or higher you can download a smaller update (zip).
Read MoreAnd a look at the use of AI in programming. About a week ago Martin Eastwood, who is using the name RISC OS Technologies for his efforts with the operating system, published a mission statement – and rather than just quote it and leave it at that, it’s worth looking a little deeper into what’s behind it – chiefly, his use of AI to develop software, and the reaction it has caused. First, however, it does need to be quoted in full:
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If you are interested in software development on RISC OS, the time has come again to gather around the fire, and meet up with other people with a similar interest to discuss the topic. The next ‘friendly fireside chat’ for RISC OS developers will take place on Saturday, 26th September.
Read MoreWith Avenger, the last of the Code the Classics volume 2 games converted to run on RISC OS, Jeroen Vermeulen has created a web-based home for them (as well as them being downloadable from )!Store – and, presumably, for any future projects he undertakes.
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Just over a year ago, Mark Moxon visited the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) to talk about how he had added econet support to Elite. He had been taking a deep dive into the game for a while, analysing the code and how some of its clever tricks were implemented, adding his own improvements to it – such as ensuring the graphics were flicker free – and at the time of that meeting, network support was his latest innovation.
Read MoreAs the next RISC OS event looms – the London Show, which will take place on Saturday, 24th October – the first piece of show-related news has landed in the RISCOSitory inbox: AMCOG Games will be releasing a new arcade-style game at London, to be called Ghost Hunter.
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