Pint-sized would be, like, MASSIVE! Last year the BASIC programming language celebrated its 50th birthday, having first appeared (as Dartmouth BASIC) in 1964, and in May RISC OS Open Ltd joined in the celebrations by releasing RISC OS Pico for the Raspberry Pi.
Read MoreAuthor: VinceH
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.
RiscOSM update and special offer
Bugs squashed – easier than giving them a map and sending them on their way. Sine Nomine Software have released a new version of RiscOSM, their mapping software for RISC OS. Version 1.21 of the application, which uses map data converted from OpenStreetMap, is now available to download as a free upgrade for existing users.
Read MoreWROCC meeting, 1st April
ARMX6 in da house! If you are in the vicinity of Wakefield tomorrow evening (1st April, 2015) then it might be worth heading towards the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club for around 7:45pm. That’s when the next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place.
Read MoreMarch meetings in the North West and the Midlands
Two user group meetings that will be taking place this week are in Sale, Cheshire, and Blackwell (near Bromsgrove), Worcestershire.
Read MoreLeila Johnston at ROUGOL, 16th March
No, that’s Leila, not Leela – it’s the one from Hack Circus, not the one from Doctor Who! The March meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London – ROUGOL – should be something quite special for those able to attend: The guest speaker for the meeting is a comedy writer, a technologist, a maker, and a broadcaster, all rolled into one in the form of Leila Johnston of Hack Circus, a quarterly live show and magazine exploring areas such as speculative science, subversive technology, and so on.
Read MoreSnippets – 13th March, 2015
Time for a good dollop of ketchup… erm, I mean, time to catch up! As ever, the result of devoting time to getting ready for a RISC OS show means putting other work to one side to deal with after – which therefore means I tend to be busy after the show, leading to a lack of updates to RISCOSitory (an effect worsened when the show happens to fall at the start of what is going to be a busy period anyway, as some do). So the best way to…
Read MoreSouthampton user group meeting – 10th March
BASIC heating at March meeting! Dave Higton, has posted a reminder about an upcoming meeting of the Southampton RISC OS Users Group, aka SROUG. Following February’s shift from its usual second Tuesday of the month, which was due to a clash with a parents’ evening, the March meeting of the Southampton group is back on schedule, and will therefore take place on Tuesday, 10th March, at the usual time of 7pm, running until 9pm.
Read MoreWakefield, Bristol user group meetings in March
It’s like social networking but, like, actually being there. With other people. The Wakefield and Bristol user groups have both announced their next meetings, with the Wakefield group having a guest speaker, and the Bristol group being an informal drink and chat as usual.
Read MoreShow report: Southwest 2015
‘Ello, John, got a new motor computer? The most rubber-dated show in the RISC OS calendar, the RISC OS Southwest Show, took place this year just one week ago, on 21st February, 2015 – and it was a busy show, well attended by both visitors and exhibitors. As usual, the event took place at the Webbington Hotel, Loxton, Somerset, on the side of Crook Peak in the Mendip Hills – a location which, while a touch harder to get to than most shows, is one which is undeniably scenic, with…
Read MoreFinal reminder: The 2014 Southwest Show is tomorrow
Who, what, where, when, why, how? (But not necessarily in that order!) Where and how? The Webbington Hotel Loxton Somerset BS26 2HU
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