It’s not like they’re buses or anything, but… Three user group meetings will be taking place over the next few days, with the first of the three – RONWUG – taking place tonight. The second will be the MUG meeting on Saturday, and the third the ROUGOL meeting on Monday. So, a quick look at all three in that order:
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RISC OS Awards 2015 results
The RISC OS Awards poll for 2015 officially drew to a close in mid-February, with the votes being counted and initially announced on the @RISCOSitory Twitter feed about a week later – and those results have now been published on the RISC OS Awards website, and – where possible – the winners will be formally notified by email today.
Read MoreRaspberry Pi range grows again
It was Pi time we had a new one. Today marks the fourth anniversary of the release of the original Raspberry Pi – and it is also the first year that the cheap, credit card-sized computer can celebrate its anniversary on the correct date, having been first put on sale on 29th February, 2012. And the Raspberry Pi Foundation have celebrated by adding another new version to the range: The Raspberry Pi 3.
Read MoreOrganizer at the Southwest Show
Announcement from Organizer, 25th February, 2016. New version of Organizer on a Stick at the Southwest Show. Organizer, the personal information manager for all RISC OS platforms, will be launching an updated version of Organizer on a Stick, with the latest version of all three programs – RPCEmu 8.14, RISC OS 5.22 and v2.24 of Organizer – at the Southwest Show.
Read MoreNetFetch 4.10 release at Southwest Show
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 25th February, 2015. We are pleased to announce that version 4.10 of NetFetch will be released at the Southwest Show. This is a free upgrade for existing customers, but that won’t go live until after the show, just in case of tech support issues – better to launch when we’re around to provide assistance.
Read MoreRCI announce Titanium-based TiMachine early-access
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 25th February, 2016. We are pleased to announce that we will have the first “early access” version of our forthcoming Titanium-based computer system, the TiMachine, for sale at the Southwest Show this weekend.
Read MoreImpression-X available on CD at the Southwest Show
Keith Richard Keefe, who is working on the 32-bit conversion of Impression, is planning to visit the Southwest Show on Saturday, but has been unable to commit to an all-day stand. R-Comp have therefore stepped in to provide “retail duties” and willhave a stock of CDs available to buy from their stand.
Read More64GB additional storage for ARMX6 at the Southwest Show
Anyone who purchases R-Comp‘s ARMSX ARMX6 computer at this Saturday’s show will walk away with a slightly better machine than the standard specification. That’s because the company will be including an additional 64GB of storage – one of the optional upgrades available when purchasing the computer normally.
Read MoreVGA connectors for ARMX6
It may be old skool, but some people still have old skreens. Following the recent OS upgrade from R-Comp for their ARMSX ARMX6 computer, which – amongst other things – enhanced the HDMI capabilities of the machine, the company is now able to offer a means to connect the computer to older display hardware that needs an analogue VGA connection.
Read MoreSee double* at the Southwest Show with Titanium
And you won’t even need to go to the bar first! The Titanium motherboard from Elesar Ltd features a pair of DVI-I video connectors, each of which is capable of driving a 1920 x 1080 display, with full 24-bit colour – and visitors to the the Southwest Show on Saturday will be able to see it doing just that, with both video outputs being utilised to display a single desktop spanning two screens.
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