Southampton, 10. Bristol, 11. Wait, sorry, no – those are dates, not scores. Tuesday, 10th May is the date of this month’s Southampton RISC OS User Group meeting. Organised as usual by Dave Higton, the meeting will run from around 7:00pm until around 9:00pm, and everyone is welcome to attend. So, with free admittance, if you’re in or around Southampton the place you’ll want to head for is:
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VinceH, aka Vince M Hudd, owns and operates Soft Rock Software, providing services and software to not only the RISC OS market, but also to the wider world. RISCOSitory and its associated sites and services are provided for free as a result of that - so buying his stuff is probably quite helpful.
Wow and flutter analysis application
Nothing to do with World of Warcraft or Betty Boop! Jim Lesurf has released an application called LP_WowAndFlutter, with which you can examine and measure any “wow and flutter” produced by an LP replay system which, with vinyl apparently coming back into fashion, might be useful when those old turntables are pulled back into service.
Read MoreWakefield group looks at sound emulation on 4th May
If it’s only emulated, will it only give you a virtual headache? The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place on Wednesday, 4th May, and the topic of the meeting will be sound emulation, with a presentation on the subject to be given by Ian Stanley.
Read MoreXeroid: a new 3d perspective game for RISC OS
It’s not what you get if you feed steroids to a photocopier! Launched at this year’s Wakefield Show, AmCoG Games new 3D perspective, vector graphic game Xeroid is now available for general purchase. Based on a similar idea to Fervour, originally released by Clares Micro Supplies in 1993, the game sees you guiding your craft along a track, with the blackness of space forming the backdrop – your goal being to remain on the track, overcoming obstacles to reach the end.
Read MoreDrag ‘N Drop spring issue now available
These are not the page numbers you are looking for! The latest edition of on-off-on-off-under-new-management PDF magazine Drag ‘N Drop is now available to buy, either from its website or via !Store. This issue – number three of its seventh volume – is 36 pages long excluding the front cover1, and as usual includes a mix of regular features and one off articles.
Read MoreRISC OS Fr launches Raspberry Pie contest
Despite the ‘e’ it is computer-related, and not some kind of Great British French Bake Off. Shortly before this year’s Wakefield Show David Feugey, the man behind RISC OS Fr, pre-announced an, er, announcement that would made on the morning of the show – and the announcement he pre-announced was indeed announced when he said it would be announced. And what was that announcement? It was for the Raspberry Pie contest.
Read MoreRONWUG reminder, Wednesday 20th April
Announcement from Steve Potts, 17th April, 2016. RONWUG‘s next meeting is this Wednesday. As usual there will be time for discussion at the beginning and end of the meeting about all things RISC OS related. See you there!
Read MoreRapidO at ROUGOL, Monday 18th April, 2016
Announcement from ROUGOL, 17th April, 2016. The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group Of London will be: RapidO Presented by Chris Evans, CJE Micro’s Monday, 18th April 2016, 7:45pm
Read MoreRCI Titanium Support Scheme now available
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 15th April, 2016. We are pleased to announce the launch of the Titanium Support Scheme (TSS). The Titanium Support Scheme is designed to bring software, resources and expertise developed for our new TiMachine computer system, to DIY Titanium board customers.
Read MoreARMX6 and TiMachine Wakefield deals, lower priced ARMX6 kits
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 15th April, 2016. RCI is pleased to announce that we will have various deals on ARMX6 and TiMachine computer systems purchased at the Wakefield Show. Purchasing a computer to take away with you lowers our shipping costs, and ensures that the machine is well cared for during transit. We pass these savings on to you in the form of extra goodies!
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