Released at the recent Southwest Show, 3D Turbo Boost is the latest game from AMCOG Games, and it is now available to buy online via !Store.
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Category: Software
HTTPServ 0.12 available… again. Sort of.
It’s not the same 0.12 that was available last year, honest! A new version of Thomas Milius’ freeware web server, HTTPServ is now available – with a version number confusingly reminiscent of the version released back in May 2022, though according to Thomas there’s a reason for that.
Read MoreScummVM 2.7.0 brings more new engines and games
A new version of ScummVM is out now, and brings with it new engines, and therefore even more games. The software is a ‘virtual machine’ designed originally to allow games developed with a specific system to be playable on modern computer system, but has gone on to support many more.
Read MoreDeleGate joins version 1.20 of PiTools
A new version of PiTools has been released by R-Comp, and is available now from !Store with the update free of charge if you’re an existing user.
Read MorePhotoDesk 3.21 XAT lands with a virtual bump
That’ll be the huge PDF manual! A new version of PhotoDesk will be available on CD at the Southwest Show on Saturday. If you want to get your hands on version 3.21 XAT, along with a new 200 page PDF manual, accompanied by an image pack to allow you to try out the techniques described in it, you’ll need to head for the R-Comp stand.
Read MoreQrCode gains lists in version 2.05
Kevin Wells’ application for producing quick response (QR) codes – the two dimensional ‘square’ bar codes that contain more useful information that the more traditional bar codes – has seen another update, and now stands at version 2.05.
Read MoreDME Launchpad… launched!
Every RISC OS user should be familiar with the ‘Apps’ icon that appears on the left hand side of the icon bar. It first appeared with RISC OS 3, released in 1991, and was used to access and launch the bundled applications (such as Edit, Paint, and Draw) that were built into the RISC OS ROM for this version, rather than supplied on disc.
Read MoreCurrency quantitatively eased to version 2.00
Kevin Wells’ Currency application, which provides an easy way to obtain currency exchange rates and other data from the RISC OS desktop, has been given a version bump to 2.00.
Read MoreCheck your clock is working with ClockWork
Depending on what RISC OS system you are using, it’s possible that it doesn’t have a battery backed system clock. It’s also possible that it does have one, but the battery isn’t as reliable as it once was. In either case, you might find that whenever you switch the machine on, the computer might be a little confused about the time and date.
Read MoreAMCOG levels up SCUBA Hunter and 3D Pingo
And there’s 30% off for one week! If you’ve purchased either SCUBA Hunter or 3D Pingo from AMCOG Games, whether in person at a show or online from within RISC OS via !Store, there’s a bonus in store (or actually in !Store) for you right now. Both games have been updated with additional levels – five for SCUBA Hunter and three for 3D Pingo.
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