It’s now the end of October, and this year’s London Show has come and gone – hopefully it was a successful event for exhibitors, and an enjoyable one for visitors. It was certainly successful for RISCOSbits, according to a post-show announcement from Andy Marks.
The first thing he mentioned were the slate coasters hinted at almost two weeks before the show, and revealed the day before.
Describing them as very popular (I can see why), Andy says they are now a regular product and can be ordered online, individually or as sets of four.
And I have to apologise to Andy at this point – although I don’t have a coffee table (as mentioned in the teaser post linked above), I do have desks, so I did intend to buy some – but forgot to pay him a visit on the day. I’ll probably wait until the next show now, though.
RISCOSbits also had some snazzy keyboards available at the show, announced a few days prior to the event – USB devices with back-lit keys that can be individually coloured. These, too, are now a product that can be ordered online – although in his email, Andy suggests that they should be considered a ‘limited edition’ product. Presumably, it’s a case of ‘while stocks last’.
A couple of years ago, RISCOSbits introduced a discount scheme for developers – ROADS or RISC OS Active Developer Scheme – and the email mentions that the development kit offers available under the scheme have been updated. If you qualify, sign up and sign in to see what’s available.
Finally, Andy has taken on board some feedback from both developers and users, and has put up a submission form for people who have tried NVMe drives they have sourced themselves, to say whether or not they work with the NVMe drivers provided by RISCOSbits. Drives that work can then be added to their compatibility list, and ones that don’t can – hopefully – be investigated and the issues fixed.
