Party time, time runs out, everybody’s infected invited1 It’s a very last minute announcement, but the next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) is tonight (Monday, 19th August, from 7:45pm) and because it’s one of those rare meetings for the group where there is no formal speaker, the evening is being billed as a summer party.
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Robot overlords to descend on London – 15th July
Well, their ridiculously primitive forerunners, anyway. If you’re in London on 15th July and want to get an early look at what the future could hold for the human race, why not pop along to the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting which takes place that evening?
Read MoreInformal meeting in London – 20th May
The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will take place on Monday, 20th May – tomorrow evening – and this month rather than a formal speaker, the meeting will take the form of an open discussion. Attendees will be able to hold general discussions about RISC OS and recent news, and undoubtedly those who were able to attend last month’s Wakefield Show will be able to regale those who weren’t with news of what they saw.
Read MoreShow report: London 2018
Just in time for Wakefield! With half of a year having passed since the London Show (and the Wakefield Show almost upon us), the RISCOSitory report is more than a little overdue – again! The usual main excuse applies, which is that it’s always busy here in the bunker, and some things have to be put off in favour of other, more important tasks. However, it is now the turn of that task to be used to put off other less important things – so here, at long last, is…
Read MoreNews nybble: ROUGOL to discuss how to widen interest in RISC OS
Tonight’s meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London will be a discussion, with Bernard Boase taking the lead, on how to encourage others to take an interest in, and use the operating system. The discussion will cover everything from the highlights of the RISC OS GUI, through to its flaws and missing features; from the RISC OS publications, to quality or state of RISC OS-related websites. To participate in this discussion, which will kick off at around 7:45pm, head for: The Blue-Eyed Maid (upstairs, in the restaurant),173 Borough…
Read MoreNews nybble: Discuss the possibility of virtual shows in London – 18th March
Chris Evans recently initiated discussions on the RISC OS Open forum and the comp.sys.acorn.misc usenet group about the possibility of moving RISC OS shows away from their current ‘real world’ space, and into the online world – taking them virtual. In a reversal of the proposed direction, the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) plans to follow-up that online discussion in the real world, by making it the topic of their next meeting, which takes place from 7:45pm on Monday, 18th March – tomorrow – at the usual location:…
Read MoreChris Cox talks ART at ROUGOL, 18th February, 2019
People using the RISC OS platform back in the days of Acorn Computers will remember the names of a number of people who worked for Acorn, one of whom will undoubtedly be Chris Cox.
Read MoreTony Bartram talks 3D graphics and sound in London – 21st January
The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will hold its next meeting on Monday, 21st January, with Tony Bartram of AMCOG Games as the guest speaker, with 3D graphics and sound being the subject matter.
Read MoreNews bit: London Show date revealed
The date for the next London Show has now been revealed as 26th October, 2019. The venue will once again be the St Giles Hotel, Feltham.
Read MoreEnjoy some Christmas cheer with ROUGOL
The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London will take place on Monday, 17th December – but rather than a normal meeting, with a guest speaker, this last meeting before Christmas has instead been scheduled as the group’s informal Christmas Meal. This is because the normal venue for ROUGOL’s meetings, the upstairs restaurant in the Blue-Eyed Maid, tends to be in high demand at this time of year. Therefore, the group may have to meet downstairs, in the bar – making it an ideal opportunity for those…
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