A 64-bit RISC OS is coming – take a deep dive into it with ROUGOL

The RISC OS London Show took place only a few weeks ago, and the big news that came from it was that not only had work been started on a 64-bit version of RISC OS, but that it was already at a point where it could be demonstrated. Indeed, it was the key subject of the talk given in the show theatre by Andrew Rawnsley on behalf of RISC OS Developments.

Andrew’s demonstration in the theatre could only be fairly limited due to time constraints, as well as the status of the software, which was (and is) still at an alpha stage. However, even as an alpha version it was still able to run a wide set of applications and, after the talk, it was possible to look at and play with it on a small number of stands, and see some of the new features that we can expect to see in it when it’s eventually released.

If you couldn’t make it to the show (or couldn’t get in to the talk) you may have seen the video¹, which became available fairly recently – and even if you were there on the day – you might appreciate a more in depth look at it. If so, cross out any existing entries in your diary for the evening of Monday, 16th November, and write ‘ROUGOL’ in their place.

That’s because Andrew Rawnsley will be taking the virtual stage at the RISC OS User Group of London meeting that takes place that evening to offer a deeper dive into RISC OS 10 (as it is to be known), offering to demonstrate some of the features he couldn’t in his show talk, and providing more of an opportunity for people to ask any questions they might have.

Andrew will be joining the group over Zoom, but – although no promises can be made – ROUGOL’s Bryan Hogan says they will hopefully also have it running in the pub so anyone there can take a closer look.

That of course means the meeting will take its customary hybrid format, with some people gathering in person and others joining online. To attend in person, the place to be is:

The Duke of Sussex
(Upstairs in the Chichester or Petworth Room)
23 Baylis Road,
London,
SE1 7AY.

There are directions to the venue on the ROUGOL website, and you can expect to find members lurking from around 6:30pm. The meeting proper will commence from around 7:45pm.

If you can’t make it to the pub, you can use Zoom if you have a device that can run the software. You’ll also need the log-in credentials, which remain the same as previous meetings – so if you’ve already joined one you should have them, but if not you can get them by contacting ROUGOL. The Zoom meeting should be open for people to join from around 7:30pm.