RISC OS Developments Ltd has announced that the work that has been underway for some while by Chris Johns and others to bring Python 3 to the platform has now seen fruition, with the latest version of the very popular programming language now generally available.
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CDVDBurn hots up with a new version
If you have any need to transfer files from your computer to optical media, perhaps for backup purposes, or to author discs ready for selling to customers, hubersn Software has the tool you need with CDVDBurn 3 – a major new version of the software that started life as CDBurn, before later being re-branded as CDVDBurn for its second major version.
Read MoreDeskWatcher – a new screen sharing application
Thomas Milius has released a new application called DeskWatcher, with the purpose of screen sharing across the network between RISC OS computers, with the option of taking control of the server machine by the client when needed.
Read MoreWaitUntil version 2.07
Actually, don’t wait at all – it’s available to download now! WaitUntil is a small program that can be called from an Obey file, and causes the execution of that file to be paused until a specified condition is met. Meanwhile, the rest of the RISC OS system carries on operating as normal, and remains fully usable. An option is also provided that allows the program to be run from TaskObey files in order to achieve the same goals.
Read MoreThe TextEase Studio has now reopened for business
Originally developed and published by Softease, TextEase Studio is a software package that focused on the art of publishing, and turned it into child’s play. In its various versions, it won awards including the Educational Computing and Technology Primary Award at the BETT exhibition in 1999.
Read MoreEvade the noose by guessing a word in KevSoft’s kHangman
A new release from Kevin Wells is kHangman, a variation on everyone’s favourite game in which the punishment for not successfully guessing a word is to be hanged. Well, virtually, anyway, with an image of a hanging matchstick man drawn piece by piece with each letter guessed incorrectly – your game is over when the image is complete.
Read MoreSpend an evening in Wakefield with Elesar Ltd – 2nd December
Elesar Ltd‘s Rob Sprowson will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC), which will take place on Wednesday, 2nd December, from 7:45pm.
Read MoreR-Comp’s 4té now shipping, with new additional software
The new 4té computer, first shown by R-Comp‘s Andrew Rawnsley at the recent virtual London Show, has now started shipping to customers that have already ordered them – and while R-Comp says it will take two to three weeks to fulfil those back orders, that does mean there is still time to order one if you want yours to arrive in time for Christmas.
Read MoreRISCOSbits serves up a Black Friday bargain
Today is the Friday immediately after Thanksgiving in them there United States of Overpuddle, a day that has become known as Black Friday, with retailers putting varying levels of reduction on their wares. This tradition has been expanding in recent years, both in duration and in distance, and we have seen Black Friday sales well beyond the Overpuddlian shores, including in our own little RISC OS community. This year, RISCOSbits has put up a special offer to celebrate the day after a day that isn’t special in any way on…
Read MoreCloverleaf Kickstarter campaign goes live
And gets off to a good start Since late 2019, RISC OS Cloverleaf has been mentioned a few times here on RISCOSitory. It was clear from when the name first appeared that there was going to be a crowdfunding campaign, and this has since been confirmed and expanded on further by Cloverleaf’s Stefan Fröhling.
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