News nybble: Bristol RISC OS Users meeting – 14th March

Wednesday, 14th March will see the next meeting of Bristol RISC OS Users. The meeting is slated to begin at around 7:30pm, though some members may arrive earlier, and will continue on until closing time. It will take place at: The Eldon House Pub, 6 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol, BS8 1BT. Being informal in nature, there is no set topic or a speaker, but user Steven Green plans to bring along his HDMI Pi to show off – a Raspberry Pi set up in a tablet-esque form factor, using RISCOSbits‘…

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News nybble: Extra pre-show Bristol meeting – 22nd February

There will be an extra meeting on Thursday, 22nd February for RISC OS users in the Bristol area. With the Southwest Show taking place on Saturday, 24th, ROUGOL‘s Bryan Hogan is staying in Bristol before heading down to the Webbington Hotel on Friday. This makes the evening before an ideal opportunity for a friendly chat over a drink and a meal about all things RISC OS, Acorn, and computing – as well as anything else that may come up in conversation. The meeting will take place in a different venue…

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Bristol RISC OS Users meeting – 13th September

If you can find it, you’ll be able to find out where you are. Or something. The next RISC OS Users meeting in Bristol will take place on Wednesday, 13th September, in the Hope and Anchor pub, and will run from around 7:00-7:30pm until the pub’s closing time. An informal affair, the meetings are an opportunity for anyone in the area to meet up for a drink and a chat about all things RISC OS, and more besides. This month, Chris Hall intends to bring along the latest version of…

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Latest iteration of Pi-based GPS – Bristol meeting, 8th March

Insert witty comment about Witty Pi here. Um… that’ll do. The next meeting of Bristol RISC OS Users (BRU) will take place on Wednesday, 8th March, at the Hope and Anchor pub in Bristol – and, as ever, anyone with an interest in RISC OS who is in the area is welcome to come along; there are no membership or entry fees. Running from around 7:30pm until closing time, the meetings are generally informal in nature, and consist of a group of like-minded people meeting up for a chat over…

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Pi Zero with an OLED display – Bristol Users meeting, 11th January

And possibly – just possibly – some gaming fun, too1. The next meeting of Bristol RISC OS Users (BRU) will take place on Wednesday, 11th January, and this month Chris Hall will be showing off a £6.00 OLED display, sporting a whopping 128×64 pixel resolution and connected to a Raspberry Pi Zero. This is the latest evolution of Chris’ GPS project, with the display showing the Ordnance Survey grid reference, milepost mileage (which will generally show zero unless you are on or very near the Severn Valley Railway, since this…

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