If you’re coming to the RISC OS London Show, which at the time of writing will take place in just six days, the organisers have posted an important update for people using public transport:
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Category: Announcements
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RISCOSbits comes to London almost a week early
Keen, or what? Okay, so technically Andy Marks from RISCOSbits might not actually be in London (but on the other hand, it’s possible that he might be1). Either way, in-person or appearing virtually, he will be the guest speaker for the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting, which will take place on the evening of Monday, 20th October.
Read MoreROOL aims high with their Moonshots initiative
The day before the RISC OS North show last week, RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL) published an announcement in the news section of their website, and emailed a press release to draw attention to it1. Titled ‘“Moonshots” initiative to Secure the Future of the OS’, the announcement outlines a significant problem that the operating system faces – one that most RISC OS users will already be well aware of: That RISC OS is 32-bit, while more and more new Arm processors are 64-bit.
Read MoreRISC OS Developments TCP/IP stack opens up portals!
Don’t worry – these are the good kind, not the dangerous ones depicted in some sci-fi movies! Another announcement has come out from the direction of RISC OS Developments, this time bringing news of an updated and enhanced version of their TCP/IP stack – which some people might find particularly useful this very weekend at the London Show if they still have time to install it this close to the event!
Read MoreRISC OS Direct 5.31 now available
With Wi-Fi and web browser! Some very welcome news from RISC OS Developments, just a couple of days before London 2024 is the release of RISC OS Direct 5.31 – which includes a new internet stack and Wi-Fi facilities, as well as Iris, the web browser the company has been developing for quite some time.
Read MoreNew features for FAST machines in latest update
FAST – a backronym for ‘Fast Access to Storage Technology’ – is the name given by Andy Marks of RISCOSbits to a new range of machines launched at the 2023 Southwest Show – machines that do exactly as the acronym suggests, by accessing the PCIe port on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module to provide up to four full-speed SATA ports.
Read MoreRISCOSbits on the ROAD to WROCC
The next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting will take place a week later than usual, on 13th December – the second Wednesday of this month, rather than the customary first. The guest speaker will be Andy Marks from RISCOSbits.
Read MorePinebook Pro ROM update brings sound and PCIe
Users of R-Comp‘s Pinebook Pro are now able to fetch a new ROM image for the ARM-based laptop from the users’ download site, the address and log-in details for which should be in the computer’s documentation.
Read MoreR-Comp releases ClockSave to prevent chronological chaos
In the days of old, the computers RISC OS was supplied on by Acorn included a battery backed real time clock, which – while the battery lasted – kept ticking on and maintaining the time. These days, RISC OS runs on a number of single-board computers (SBCs) and not all of them have such a clock.
Read MoreWill RISCOSbits be bringing Scooby Doo to the Xmas show?
Ah, no, now I get it – it’s a mystery machine, not The Mystery Machine! If you’re planning to pay a visit to the MUG RISC OS Xmas Market on Saturday1, you’ll undoubtedly want to pop into the second room to see what’s on offer from RISCOSbits, because it looks like there will be quite a selection. Andy Marks says there will be “a range of hardware devices, including several machines not yet seen in the wild.
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