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.
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Ident 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 MoreDiscuss Recursion with the Midlands User Group on 20th January
The Midlands User Group will next get together on Saturday, 20th January. Kicking off at 2:00pm, the meeting will take place at the usual location: The Methodist Church Hall, Greenhill, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, B60 1BL.
Read MoreROUGOL rolling out a crystal ball on 15th January
Looking at the year ahead for RISC OS The RISC OS User Group of London will be holding their next meeting on Monday, 15th January, and with no formal speaker for this meeting the group has set the coming year as the topic of discussion. The meeting is therefore an opportunity for members and visitors to talk about their plans and hopes, and – more realistically than hopes – expectations for RISC OS in general, and ROUGOL itself, for 2018. It is also an ideal time to bring up any…
Read MoreSouthampton meeting, 16th January
Users in the Southampton area will have the opportunity to meet up on the evening of Tuesday, 16th January, in their usual venue, the Sports Centre of Itchen College. The group’s normal meeting day is the second Tuesday of the month, which should have meant the 9th – but a week’s delay was necessary because of the College opening times over the holiday period. Other than the off-schedule date, the usual arrangements apply:
Read MoreBristol RISC OS Users meeting – 10th January
Wednesday, 10th January sees the first meeting of 2018 for RISC OS Users in the Bristol area. Kicking off at around 7:00-7:30pm and carrying on until closing time, the meeting will take place in The Eldon House pub, which can be found at: 6 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol, BS8 1BT.
Read MoreNews nybble: AGM at Wakefield, 4th January
That one time per year when non-members are definitely not welcome! It’s the time of year when the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club holds their Annual General Meeting, at which they deal with group administrative issues, such as electing their committee for the year ahead, and discuss the future of the club and how it is run. Unlike the other meetings held throughout the year, therefore, this one is for members only. For members who wish to attend (and non-members to avoid) the time and place to be (or not,…
Read More“Our next meeting is on Monday. Get stuffed!” says ROUGOL*
*They did not actually say this. It’s the group’s informal Christmas meal! The December meeting for the RISC OS User Group of London takes place on Monday, 18th December – a date that necessitates a couple of slight changes to the normal monthly proceedings. The meeting takes place in the usual venue – the Blue-Eyed Maid – but being a so close to Christmas, there is high seasonal demand for space in the restaurant, so the expectation is to meet in the bar downstairs for a more informal meeting.
Read MoreNews nybble: Southampton meeting – 12th December
Mark Tuesday, 12th December in your diaries if you are a RISC OS user within shouting distance of Southampton, because that’s when the next meeting takes place for users in that area. Those who attend the meeting are welcome to bring along any hardware or software to discuss with the group. There will be at least one small network of RISC OS computers, and an internet connection – and it’s a stroke of luck that this is December, the same month in which Christmas falls, because there will be a…
Read MoreNews nybble: AMCOG Games at WROCC – 6th December
Also: There will be mince pies. (Hmm… should this have been the headline?) The December meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place on the 6th – that’s this Wednesday – and Tony Bartram of AMCOG Games will be the guest speaker, discussing the art of writing games and producing the necessary audio-visual effects with RISC OS. All of AMCOG’s games to date will be demonstrated, including an in-development first person perspective zombie game, and RDSP – Tony’s sound synthesis engine. WROCC members can attend the meeting for…
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