Important software compatibility notice

Announcement from RISC OS Open Ltd, 5th July, 2015. Starting from tomorrow, July 5th1, the Iyonix, OMAP3, OMAP4 and Raspberry Pi development ROM images will be making use of “zero page relocation”, a change to the RISC OS memory map which moves the kernel’s “zero page” workspace away from address zero and up to the high end of the memory map. This greatly increases the system’s resilience to a common type of software bug known as a “null pointer dereference.”

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CJE Micro’s/4D phone and fax number changes

The phone number for CJE Micro’s and 4D has changed, and the old number will be discontinued soon. The new number is +44 (0)1903 523 222 – so if you don’t have that in your address books (or Organizer!), you need to update it pronto. The fax number will also be changing in the very near future. Currently +44 (0)1903 523 679, from 9th July, the number you’ll need in your address books (or Organizer!) is +44 (0)1903 213 901. The main email addresses remain unchanged, for sales, support and…

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Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 6th May, 2015. We are pleased to announce that we’ll be showing the new ARMX6 computer in Holland, and delivering some Dutch orders while we’re there. The new computer, which provides an all-round level of RISC OS performance/experience far ahead of previous systems, was (in part) created specifically for use in Holland. Thus, it gives us great pleasure to be able to exhibit the computer there.

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R-Comp !Store Collection CD available at Wakefield Show

Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 23rd April, 2015. We are pleased to announce that the “R-Comp !Store Collection 2015″ CD will be released at the Wakefield Show. The Collection contains our download-only releases from 2014-2015 including the likes of DeleGate, DeskEdit Suite, PhotoFix, ChartWell/DPGraphs Suite, Wimp Programming Suite and more.

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Recycle Acorn/RISC OS hardware or software at Wakefield

Announcement from Chris Evans, 23rd April, 2015. We have now booked a van to take to the Wakefield Show on Saturday, so if you want to buy any larger items please let us know and we will bring them. We can also recycle most old Acorn/RISC OS hardware/software items in the best possible way, by finding someone who wants to use them for their original purpose 🙂

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CJE Micro’s/4D at Wakefield 2015

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue…1 Emphasising their support of everything-Acorn and RISC OS going all the way back to the 8-bit hardware on which many of us cut our teeth, CJE Micro’s have made an announcement in the run up to the Wakefield Show (this Saturday, 25th April, 2015) that covers products for the BBC Micro, more recent (24 year old) A5000 computers, and brings us up to date with the new IGEPv5-based computer with no name.

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