This is not the droid you’re looking for. Because it’s not a droid – it’s a module. Steve Drain has released version 0.20 of MCPIO, a small, specialised module to control the MCP23017 IIC expander ports on the Raspberry Pi, along with an updated version of Basalt with a new MCPIO keyword.
Read MoreHatari updated to run on Raspberry Pi
Hatari… Ho! Goody! NO RISC – NO FUN‘s Franck Martinaux has released a new version of Hatari, the Atari ST emulator. Previously only available for computers running RISC OS 5.18 on at least a Cortex-A8 (ARMv7) processor as used in the BeagleBoard and PandaBoard, this update of the RISC OS port allows it to be used on a Raspberry Pi, which uses an ARMv6 BroadCom BCM2835 SoC (System on a Chip).
Read MorePrintPDF, CashBook updated, build tools released
Now have their innards on display The day before the recent London Show, Steve Fryatt, who was unable to exhibit at the show, announced updates to two pieces of software – PrintPDF and CashBook – and a change to his choice of licence for the software.
Read MoreWebGen2 updated to version 2.48, 2.49
Web gallery app upped and upped again Back around the time of the 2012 London Show, Dave Stratford released an update to his website/gallery generator, WebGen2, bringing it up to version 2.48, and a couple of weeks later he released another update to bring the application up to version 2.49. When presented with a folder of images, the software can produce either a single index page containing thumbnails of all the images, an index page of the thumbnails with a link to pages containing the full size images, or a…
Read MoreFastDOSBox 1.00 now available
Faster than a speeding bullet… albeit an old, comparatively slow, speeding bullet, by today’s standards Franck Martinaux has made version 1.00 of FastDosBox available from the NO RISC – NO FUN website. Previously mentioned on the website, the application was described as being available exclusively from PlingStore, R-Comp’s initiative to make it easier for new users to discover software they might be interested in.
Read MoreDrag ‘n Drop rises from the ashes… again
Puts the legendary phoenix to shame Drag ‘n Drop , the PDF magazine for RISC OS Users, was originally brought out by long time RISC OS fan Paul Stewart in 2009, who went on to publish four issues of the magazine per year/volume at a price of £3.00 per issue, until September 2012, when he made the decision to cease publication – the second time he had made such a decision, having previously done so a year earlier, and was subsequently persuaded to continue.
Read MoreRise of the Triad now working on the Raspberry Pi
And that’s not a reference to a typical Triad diet! Just in time for Halloween, Frank Martinaux of NO RISC – NO FUN, released an update to his port of Rise of the Triad. Version 1.5 of the port sees the game now fully working (and very fast) on the Raspberry Pi.
Read MoreAnother date for your diary – Wakefield 2013 announced
Mark it down. Go on, mark it down now so you don’t forget. The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) has announced that it is once again organising “The North’s Premier RISC OS Show” – which is now in its 18th year. Taking place on Saturday, 20th April, 2013, The Wakefield Show will be held at The Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale Road, Calder Grove, Wakefield, WF4 3QZ – just off of junction 39 of the M1. Doors will be open to the public from 10:30am until 4:30pm, with tickets…
Read MoreRISC OS South West to go ahead again in 2013
Da-na na-na na-na na-na na – Showtime! After last year’s ‘near miss’ in the South West, when it began to look as though the usual RISC OS Show for the area wasn’t going to go ahead until new organisers stepped up at the last minute to save the day, it’s good to have a date announced in plenty of time for the 2013 show. The 2012 show’s last minute saviours were Andrew Rawnsley of R-Comp and Richard Brown of Orpheus Internet, and the dynamic duo* have once again teamed up…
Read MoreWhat a show – London 2012
Pinch me, I must be dreaming! First of all, I must apologise for the very long delay in producing this show report and keeping up with RISC OS news in general. The reason for this has been a combination of the usual workload (with the period after this show normally being one of my busy ones) with some health issues thrown in for good measure, including a short but unexpected – and very unwelcome – stay in hospital. The most recent significant event in the RISC OS Calendar took place…
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