Richard Ashbery has added another section to his website on the subject of simple graphics programming in BBC BASIC V on RISC OS. Section 8 (which sounds ominously like some top secret government black ops outfit until you discover that it…) covers parametric (not paramilitary) equations. Ahem. Anyway… According to Richard, these equations can be used to draw standard geometric shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, etc., along with more intricate patterns such as astroids, rose patterns, fish curves, hypo-cycloids, etc. There are twelve example graphic illustrations included at the…
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QrCode gains WiFi support
Wait! What? Oh… encoding access details in a QR code. As you were… Kevin Wells’ application for generating QR codes (two-dimensional bar codes) has been given some more attention, and version 1.07 of the application is now available to download. Two notable changes have been added to this version of QrCode:
Read MoreSouthwest Show – final round up of pre-show news
As the countdown until this year’s Southwest Show ticks over into the final twenty four hours – the show takes place tomorrow, Saturday, 22nd February at the Arnos Manor Hotel in Bristol – a few press releases and announcements have found their way to me. I can’t spend any real time crafting individual articles this time around, so instead here’s a round-up of show-related news that has come my way since I posted a show preview.
Read MoreNews nybble: Buy from Elesar now, collect on Saturday
If you’re heading towards the Southwest Show in Bristol on Saturday, and there’s something you’ve been thinking of buying from Elesar Ltd, now is the time to do it. The company is once again offering a ‘click and collect’ option for physical goods, which shaves off the postage cost for physical goods. If the option is chosen when an order is placed, nstead of the goods being posted out, they will be brought to the show for collection there – just pop along to the RISC OS Open Ltd stand…
Read MoreNews bit: Impression newsletter 2nd issue now available
Chris Hall has produced a second issue of the Impression newsletter that he started last year to coincide with RISC OS Developments taking over the Impression family of products. It can be downloaded (PDF) free of charge.
Read MorePreview: Southwest Show 2020
It is now just over a week until the first show of the calendar year takes place – the RISC OS Southwest Show – so why not sit back, relax, and look ahead to who will be there, and what they’ll be showing you? And if you’re one of the exhibitors, after reading this, you can go into a full blown panic as you realise just how close we are to the show, and how much preparation you still have to do!
Read MoreHead to London if you want a breath of life for your Beeb
The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will be looking at the BBC Microcomputer this month, with a visit from Jason Nicholls, an active member of the Acorn and BBC User Group (ABUG) and regular exhibitor at shows, representing Retro Software.
Read MoreWakefield Acorn and RISC OS Computer Show 2020 announced
The date has been known for a while, and exhibitors have already been sent their booking forms, with confirmed bookings and news appearing on the website – and now this year’s Wakefield Show has been formally announced. It will take place on 18th April, at the usual venue:
Read MoreSouthampton meeting – 11th February
The next opportunity for RISC OS users in the Southampton area to get together, be they locally resident or visiting from afar, is Tuesday, 11th February, when the local user group will hold its next meeting.
Read MoreNews nybble: Micro Miscellany at Wakefield meeting, 5th February
The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) will take place at 7:45pm tomorrow evening (5th February) and rather than a guest speaker, there will be various examples of interesting software and hardware demonstrated on an informal, one to one bases, brought in by several members. The meeting place is the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandall Hall Close, Wakefield and is free for members to attend, but costs £3.00 for non-members. Full details can be found on the WROCC website – along with details of…
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