First notable example of ARMX6 development benefiting other hardware. R-Comp have released an upgraded operating system for users of their PandaBoard-based ARMiniX computers, and for PandaBoard users who are subscribed to their PandaLand support scheme. Released just a week before the Southwest Show, at which R-Comp will be officially launching their new i.MX 6-based ARMSX ARMX6 computer, the update appears to largely be a result of work done for the new machine.
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Messenger Pro 7.08 now available
I said do you speak-a my-language? He just smiled and gave me a Messenger update! A new version of Messenger Pro has been released by R-Comp. Described by the company as “the premier email solution for RISC OS”, Messenger Pro is a comprehensively featured email client, supporting both POP3 and SMTP (by way of secondary transport applications such as Hermes, itself part of other commercial offerings from R-Comp, or POPStar, a free alternative) as well as IMAP. The software also provides usenet access, with NewsHound being used to fetch and…
Read MoreSee what they look like with MPdata+
But do try not to have nightmares! Kevin Wells has released a new version of MPData+, his application for keeping tabs on UK local MPs. The software is designed to retrieve a variety of information about local MPs from the TheyWorkForYou website, displaying some of it – such as their name, constituency, party, the date they entered the House of Commons, and more – in a window on the desktop.
Read MoreArchive’s ex-ed cycling for charity
Have a heart: Flash that cash! Ex-editor of Archive magazine, Paul Beverley, is embarking on a 940-mile solo bicycle ride in order to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. He will be setting off from John o’Groats on 21st April, and aiming to cycle an average of just over 67 miles each day, to arrive back in his home town of Norwich by 5th May.
Read MoreFat32fs filename fix (updated)
Small update brings BIG LETTERS! Jeffrey A. Doggett has released a new version of Fat32fs, a module that was written to provide a means for RISC OS computers to access FAT12, 16 and 32 formatted storage devices that are greater than 2GB in size (a limit that has been raised to 4GB in RISC OS 5.20). The new version of the module addresses an issue in respect of how file names are displayed.
Read MoreRaspberry Pi 2 at February Southampton meeting
The heat is on… hopefully. The Southampton RISC OS User Group’s next meeting is taking place a day later than usual – the meetings are usually on the second Tuesday of each month but February’s is instead set for Wednesday, 11th February. Meeting organiser Dave Higton changed the date for February a couple of weeks ago, to avoid clashing with a Parents’ Evening at the group’s usual meeting place.
Read MoreAnswer: the RISC OS Open stand at the Southwest Show
Question: Where can you find a Raspberry Pi 2, a new Style Guide, and a robot arm, all together? (Um. Have I got the question and answer the wrong way around?) RISC OS Open Ltd have confirmed that they will be appearing at the RISC OS Southwest Show on Saturday, 21st February, at the Webbington Hotel, Loxton – and that they’ll have some interesting goodies to entertain and/or sell to visitors.
Read MoreRaspberry Pi morphs into version 2
Turbo-ish boost! Monday of this week saw the surprise launch of a new version of the credit card sized Raspberry Pi – the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B.
Read MoreARMX6 at ROUGOL in February
They are called to Mordor London … It won’t be long now. He will soon be ready. The RISC OS User Group of London‘s February meeting – which takes place on Monday, 16th February – is set to be an especially exciting one: It will feature a sneak preview of R-Comp‘s new computer.
Read MoreSouthwest Show gains three more exhibitors
Previously only provisional, presence now, er, confirmed. With the Southwest Show fast approaching – it’s set to take place on the 21st February, just two weeks from today – organisers R-Comp Interactive and Orpheus Internet have been able to confirm the attendance of three more exhibitors:
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