Without going into a fully detailed history,RISC OS Developments Ltd was formed only a few short years ago with the original (and initially hush-hush) aim of funding the development of a web browser. The company has achieved a number of other things since, the most notable of which is probably taking over ownership of RISC OS itself and making it fully open source – but all the same, that original purpose was the web browser.
Read MoreNews nybble: RISC OS eXperience cancelled
I have just been informed that, sadly, the annual RISC OS eXperience meeting – organised by the Big Ben Club – has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 situation. The event had been scheduled to take place on May 15th in The Netherlands, but will now not be going ahead because restrictions, aimed at limiting the spread of the virus, mean it is no longer possible. The Club’s website does suggest the event is to be replaced by a virtual meeting (English version), but no details appear…
Read MoreRISC OS Awards poll open for votes
The annual RISC OS Awards poll, undertaken by RISCOSitory, is now open for votes.
Read MoreCurrency updated to version 1.11
Kevin Wells’ has released a new version of his Currency application, which uses Wget to pass currency conversion requests to the Free Currency Converter API and display the results on the RISC OS desktop.
Read MoreWakefield show now open for registration
The 2021 Wakefield Show will take place online next Saturday, 24th April, from 10:30am until 6:00pm – and you now have the opportunity to register for the event, which you’ll need to do if you wish to attend via the Zoom video conferencing system.
Read MoreReminder – Sophie Wilson talking to ROUGOL on Monday
The next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting is taking place on Monday evening, with a very special guest speaker talking to the group – Sophie Wilson, CBE, a key member of the team at Acorn Computers from the early days.
Read MoreValidate VAT numbers from the desktop
If you run a business (or look after the books for one), sometimes it can be useful to be able to double check VAT registration numbers to ensure they are valid, or to simply look them up to find an address. Double checking a UK VAT number can be done with some simple maths1, but all that does is ensure it could be a valid number, not that it is one. Better, then, is to be able to punch the number into an online service, and be told not only…
Read MoreDeskWatcher updated to version 0.08
The screen sharing application DeskWatcher, released late last year by Thomas Milius through Stader Softwareentwicklung GmbH (English version) has seen an update, and is now at version 0.08.
Read MoreSophie Wilson talks the Future of Microprocessors to ROUGOL
Exactly eleven years since she last spoke to the group about the history and future of the ARM processor, Sophie Wilson CBE will pay a virtual visit to the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) on 19th April. This time, the subject will be the Future of Microprocessors.
Read MoreWhat do a PiDP-11, YTPlay, and editing meeting videos have in common?
They’ll all be discussed at the next Wakefield meeting! Offering a range of topics, rather than just one speaker talking on one topic, the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting has been designated a Potpourri evening, with spots from Cliff Hatch, Doug Webb (infiltrating the Club from the Midlands), and Ruth Gunstone.
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