Show report: London 2016

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor London? This year’s RISC OS London Show took place on 29th October, and while it wasn’t as large as last year’s event (which I’ll discuss near the end of this report) it was still an enjoyable and worthwhile one. So, without any further preamble, here is a run down of what visitors could have seen, working clockwise from the entrance.

Wakefield 2016: Show report

Right, I’ve been up to Wakefield, had a cup of tea and a little walk, and now it’s… er, June!? The annual trip to the North for RISC OS users – the Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show – took place this year on 16th April, at the Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale, near Wakefield – the venue at which it originally started in 1996 before setting off for pastures new, and to where it returned some years ago and has remained ever since.

RISC OS Awards 2015 results

The RISC OS Awards poll for 2015 officially drew to a close in mid-February, with the votes being counted and initially announced on the @RISCOSitory Twitter feed about a week later – and those results have now been published on the RISC OS Awards website, and – where possible – the winners will be formally notified by email today.

WROCC meeting – Getting older programs to work on the Pi – 1st July

Announcement from the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club, 28th June, 2015. Getting Older Programs to Work on the Pi Meeting on Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 7.45pm This meeting will feature screen modes, filing systems and emulation to get utilities and games working on the Raspberry Pi and Pi2. Peter Richmond will be looking at the original Pi, whilst Terry Marsh and Malcolm Hussain-Gambles will be looking at Aemulor on both the original Pi and the Pi2.

WordWorks now available as a standalone product

What word would work? Ask WordWorks! Along with desktop publishing application Impression-X, another product originally from the Computer Concepts stable is now available via !Store – WordWorks. WordWorks is a dictionary and thesaurus application designed to work with any RISC OS word processor but which, originating from the same source, is more integrated with Impression.

Show report: Southwest 2015

‘Ello, John, got a new motor computer? The most rubber-dated show in the RISC OS calendar, the RISC OS Southwest Show, took place this year just one week ago, on 21st February, 2015 – and it was a busy show, well attended by both visitors and exhibitors. As usual, the event took place at the Webbington Hotel, Loxton, Somerset, on the side of Crook Peak in the Mendip Hills – a location which, while a touch harder to get to than most shows, is one which is undeniably scenic, with…