CE are family… I’ve got all my versions with me! Following the surprise teaser released towards the end of January of Ident Computer’s new Raspberry Pi-based kit computer, the Ident WinCE, more details of the system have now been revealed. Benefiting from the latest in 3D printing technology, the snazzy looking CE (which stands for Compact Edition) consists of a base unit which comes in three variations – one for RISC OS users, and one for users of other operating systems, and one especially for the retro gaming community.
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Bunker closing for holidays and shows
Well, mostly, anyway. It may be open sporadically. Both the Recursion Computer Science Fair and the RISC OS Southwest Show are almost upon us, and my own annual holiday is even more imminent, so it is time to declare the RISCOSitory Bunker closed for a short period.
Read MoreTime to discuss and make travel arrangements for the Southwest Show
And, oh yeah… I should probably say something about the show as well, shouldn’t I? It is now just two and a half weeks until this year’s Southwest Show, which will be taking place at the Webbington Hotel, its home since the first one took place all the way back in 1998. With there having been no show one year – I believe in 2000 – that makes this the twentieth Southwest Show.
Read MoreNews nybble: Southampton meeting, 13th February
The next meeting for discernable people in the Southampton area – i.e. folk that use RISC OS – will take place on Tuesday, 13th February. Slotting neatly into the two hours between 7:00pm and 9:00pm, and with no fee for admission, the meeting will take place at: Itchen College Sports Centre, Deacon Road, Southampton. The car park is accessed from Deacon Road opposite Whites Road, and to find the meeting itself head for the College Centre, and open area with tables and chairs next to the Sports Centre Reception desk.
Read MoreNews bit: Jim Lesurf’s Sound Sense articles online
Jim Lesurf has been putting some of his old articles, written for Archive Magazine on the subject of sound, on his Audio Misc website, under the heading Sound Sense.
Read MoreNews bit: Updated isochronous USB modules
Colin Granville has released updated Isochronous USB drivers, needed to play USB audio, incorporating the changes made to the recently completed USB bounty part 1.
Read MoreMiner Willy’s original outing updated
It’s just another Manic Miner (woah-ooh-woah) Thanks to the efforts of Rob Sprowson, there is a new version of classic game Manic Miner available, benefiting from fixes that allow it to be run on both 26-bit and 32-bit RISC OS computers, up to and including the ARMv8 Raspberry Pi1. Dating back to the early 1980s, Manic Miner is a platform game featuring twenty increasingly difficult levels, and was responsible for plenty of wasted time (and in my case, missed games lessons at school – although it wasn’t the only game…
Read MoreTwo weeks today: Recursion 2018
This year’s Midlands Midsummer Mugshow taking place in winter! The Recursion Computer Science Fair will be taking place two weeks from today, on Saturday, 17th February, having moved from the early July date of the last few years. The Fair offers a fun-packed day for anyone interested in computing in any form, with a heavy focus on education.
Read MoreIdent Computer at Wakefield meeting – 7th February
The first chance to see the Raspberry Pi-powered [ desk lamp / IoT Torch / projector-equipped system / other ]1! Ident Computer‘s Tom Williamson will be the guest speaker at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club meeting, which takes place at 7:45pm on Wednesday, 7th February, at: West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandal Hall Close (Off Walton Lane), Wakefield, WF2 6ER.
Read MoreNews bit: Martin Würthner confirms for Southwest Show
According to Andrew Rawnsley in a post on the Icon Bar forums, Martin Würthner has confirmed that he will be exhibiting at the Southwest Show, which takes place just a few weeks from now.
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