Once developed as a commercial application by Jonathan Duddington, and now open sourced and freely available, the internet ‘news’ (aka usenet) and email client application Pluto has been updated to version 3.20.
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Repetition made easy with Makro 2.01
Fred Graute has released version 2.01 of a utility called Makro, which allows simple string sequences to be defined, and then played back as often as needed as though they had just been typed in – much like we used to do with the BBC Micro function keys.
Read MoreCurrency gains textile export
Kevin Wells has been released another update to Currency, a tool for checking exchange rates and various other, related tasks.
Read MoreMessenger Pro 9.01 brings ‘sender’ setting
The main commercial email client for RISC OS is Messenger Pro from R-Comp, and the company has just released version 9.01 – a very small increment in its version number (Messenger Pro 9 was released in the run up to the 2022 Wradfold Show; Wakefield, but in Bradford), but a change that may be quite important for some users.
Read MoreScummVM 2.8.0 released
The penultimate day of 2023 saw another release of ScummVM, which includes a RISC OS version thanks to the efforts of Cameron Cawley. The software is now at version 2.8.0, and the latest version brings with it a number of new engines, enhancements to old ones – and of course, a whole raft of newly supported games.
Read MoreDefend Earth from the Chronites in TIMERUN from AMCOG Games
Adding to an ever growing list, the latest title from AMCOG Games is TIMERUN, and it had its first public release at the recent MUG RISC OS Xmas Market, and is now available to buy from !Store, priced at £9.99.
Read MoreCurrency fixed to recognise October
And a hints and tip video for overcoming a line length limitation A new version of Currency by Kevin Wells can now be downloaded. The application provides a RISC OS-friendly way to carry out various currency-related look-ups via remote services.
Read MoreTrainTimes looks up operator information in version 2.03
No, not you, the person operating the computer – the companies operating the trains! Another update has been pushed out by Kevin Wells to his application for checking railway timetables, TrainTimes, with a behavioural improvement and a handy new feature.
Read MoreTrainTimes goes choo choo
No, wait, that’s ‘two (point oh) two’. Kevin Wells has updated his railway timetable-checking application TrainTimes again, bringing it up to version 2.02. The changes in this version are a mix of cosmetic changes and bug fixes.
Read MoreIt’s no pig-deal, just a new game called Porklike
Following a similar path to his last release, Cherry Bomb, Jeroen Vermeulen has released Porklike, another new game for RISC OS.
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