Back in March Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) launched a competition to design a new logo – the old one having been used in one form or another for some thirty years.
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Be social with ROUGOL – 19th June
Taking a break from having formal speakers, the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting – which takes place on Monday – will simply be a social event, allowing people to get together for a bite to eat and a drink, and to discuss all things RISC OS.
Read MoreCLFiler 1.35 released
The RISC OS filer, a key part of the RISC OS desktop environment is clean and simple, and does its job superbly – even though we use it whenever we use the RISC OS computer, we probably don’t give it that much thought; it’s just there, showing us our files, and providing a target to drop new ones into.
Read MoreArriving now: TrainTimes 2.00
Kevin Wells has released a new version of TrainTimes his application that makes it easy to check train timetables from the RISC OS desktop. A need to change the third party Application Programmer Interface (API) provider – the web-based resource used by the software to look up the information requested by the user – prompted Kevin to rewrite the application itself, leading to version 2.00.
Read MoreCherry Bomb release, and Code the Classics update
Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a small handful of announcements arrive at the RISCOSitory bunker that I’ve been unable to deal with immediately, instead putting them on hold. As such you’ll see a small clutch of posts appearing shortly – and this one is actually a combination of two announcements, both from the same source and covering the same subject matter in two parts.
Read More12MinsTo9 – simple maths and sliding tiles
A very simple game that’s been around for about a decade is 2048, a sliding tile game in which the goal is to slide all of the numbered tiles in one of four directions, in order to cause collisions between two tiles bearing the same number, at which point they combine to become the total of the two.
Read MoreMacOS meets RISC OS with Mark Stephens & WROCC – 7th June
RISC OS has always been a nice operating system to use, with some user interface (UI) features that set it apart from the competition, but we all know that it can also be frustrating to use because of the many features and facilities it lacks – which is why, for most users, it has to be used alongside (or under emulation on) computers running something else. This means that for RISC OS to continue to be useful, not only does it need to stand out with its UI, but it…
Read MoreDevelopers’ fireside chat, 3rd June
This Saturday (3rd June) will see the latest in a series of friendly ‘fireside chats’ for developers. These meetings are aimed at developers of all levels – people who aren’t yet developers but who would like to become beginners, beginners who wish to learn from experts, experts who are in awe of wizards, and, well, wizards.
Read MoreTake a look at risks and RISC OS with MUG
Security is an important issue – especially in the modern world where most computers are connected to the internet, whether just occasionally, or almost all the time. While there is a lot to be gained from being so easily connected to just about anyone, anywhere on the planet, you also need to keep both yourself (and your family) and your data safe – because you’re connected to just about anyone, anywhere on the planet!
Read MoreCome and see Archimedes Live in London!
No, not a zombie from Ancient Greece – it’s an online emulator! If you want to run RISC OS software on another platform, such as Windows, there are a couple of fairly obvious choices with RPCEmu and VirtualRiscPC – but they aren’t the only choices you have. Another is Arculator, first written and released by Sarah Walker just over two decades ago, with the latest release (2.1) appearing just under two years ago.
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