RiscOSM, the mapping software from Sine Nomine that uses data derived from OpenStreetMap has gained a major new feature in time for the London Show. Towards the end of his talk at April’s Wakefield Show, Matthew Phillips mentioned that Sine Nomine were looking at adding contour lines, the data for which is now available from Ordnance Survey under an open data licence. That feature has now been added – although, being data from Ordnance Survey, that does mean it’s only for Great Britain. Upgrades to the latest version, supporting contour…
Read MoreNews bit: updated BASIC manual and new DDE from ROOL at London
RISC OS Open Ltd will be releasing DDE 28 at the London Show, along with a new PRINT:RUN (geddit) of the BBC BASIC Reference manual.
Read MoreNews bit: Soft Rock Software launching ‘Collection’ at London Show
Available on CD or USB flash drive, the Soft Rock Software Collection will be available for £10.00 (normal price £15.00)
Read MoreNews nybble: London Show theatre talks revealed
There is now less than a week to go until this year’s London Show – it takes place next Saturday, 28th October – and as well as the extensive line up of exhibitors, there is now a very full theatre programme. When he emailed exhibitors a week ago, ROUGOL‘s Bryan Hogan listed the main five talks, and asked if anyone would care to give short snappy talks of five to ten minutes – and it looks like that request has been answered. In alphabetical order, that line-up in full is:…
Read MoreNew edition of Doom Trilogy, with some added Wolfenstein 3D
No mention of eye of newt or toe of frog. Fans of first person shooters should have a soft spot for Doom from id Software. While it wasn’t the first game of this type, it’s certainly one of the pioneer titles that helped popularise the genre, and led to a number of follow-ups and expansions. The game featured texture-mapped surfaces and varying room and level heights – a step up from the simpler Wolfenstein 3D, the previous game from the same company – as well as mood-setting MIDI music, and…
Read MoreDavid Ruck to visit ROUGOL on Monday, 16th October
To talk about his Knight of the Round Table Disc!1 David Ruck – aka Druck in online circles – will be the RISC OS User Group of London‘s next guest speaker. David is very well known in the Acorn and RISC OS worlds; he has been on the committee The ARM Club for many years (and Chairman for a good many of those), and is responsible for a number of RISC OS software titles.
Read MoreNews bit: London Show sees the return of Martin Würthner
He’s been MIA for a few shows lately, but Martin has now confirmed he will be exhibiting at the London Show on the 28th October.
Read MoreNews bit: Jason Tribbeck’s Equinox now available
Technically, it’s still in testing, but it’s available to download and play – more details in Jason’s post on the Icon Bar forum.
Read MoreNews bit: H-IP h-IP hooray
RISC OS Open celebrates the 20th anniversary of the RISC OS network stack’s last update!
Read MoreThe Long Gap is almost over – the London Show is almost upon us
So what’s in store for you lucky RISC OS users this year? The Long Gap is the period between the annual Wakefield Show, which usually takes place in April, and the London Show, which takes place a whole six months later (that’s half a year, doncher know), towards the end of October. It’s October now (and has been for a week and a day), which means the Long Gap is almost over, and the London Show is imminent – it takes place on Saturday the 28th – so it’s time…
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