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Ben Finn discusses the history of Sibelius with ROUGOL

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023 VinceH

Sibelius was a music notation – or score writing – package, allowing people to put music to paper (via the screen) in much the same way a writer might use a word processing package. Named for Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, the first version was released in April 1993 – thirty years ago this month. The software went on to become a killer application for RISC OS, putting the operating system on the map for musicians, with some even buying RiscPCs just to run Sibelius – including institutions such as the…

Chris Hall brings a little speed to the next Wakefield meeting

March 30, 2023April 2, 2023 VinceH

Wait, officer, no, that’s definitely not what I meant! Computer technology in general tends to improve in a number of areas, with newer machines sporting any or all of more memory, greater storage, and faster processing speeds – although equal developments in the software that runs on them, to make use of those improvements, can sometimes mean the end user doesn’t necessarily notice the gains that have been made.

Developers’ meeting, 1st April

March 28, 2023 VinceH

The latest in a series of online meetings with developers in mind – friendly fireside chats with a view to sharing ideas and techniques, and providing guidance and advice – will take place on Saturday, 1st April.

Need for speed? Zoom to Saturday’s MUG meeting!

March 28, 2023 VinceH

Andy Marks of RISCOSbits will be transported at high speed to the next Midlands User Group (MUG) meeting – or at least a digital representation will be, since the meeting will be held entirely online.

Up periscope! Nemo to navigate Nautilus up the Thames

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 VinceH

An obvious reference like that is impossible to resist – sorry! The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will take place on Monday, 20th March, and the guest speaker will be telling us how his submarine, Nautilus, is controlled via RISC OS. Wait, what? No, okay, then. The guest speaker will be Nemo20000, rather than Jules Verne’s fictional captain Nemo. ‘Our’ Nemo doesn’t have a submarine, but he does have some interesting RISC OS things to talk about.

Developers’ meeting, 4th March

March 2, 2023 VinceH

If you have any interest in developing on or for RISC OS – at any level, from absolute beginner to seasoned programmer – there’s another meeting this Saturday (4th March) with you in mind.

Desktop dock demonstration in Droitwich. Ish.

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 VinceH

That’ll be in Wychbold, then!1 The Midlands User Group (MUG) will be meeting up in person this Saturday (4th March) for the first time since before the pandemic – meetings in the interim have all been held online – and the ‘main event’ of the meeting will be a demonstration of the Desktop Dock, for use with laptops such as the Pinebook Pro.

Previewing the Southwest Show with ROUGOL

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 VinceH

In a very last minute (well, last day) announcement, the details of the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting are now available. This evening – yes, tonight (20th February, 2023) – there will be no formal speaker and instead the group will be discussing the very rapidly approaching Southwest Show.

Attend Dr Wimp’s Surgery with MUG

February 2, 2023February 3, 2023 VinceH

The Midlands User Group (MUG) meeting will take place online, via the Zoom video conferencing system, on Saturday, 4th February at 2:00pm. John McCartney will be taking the main stage for the meeting, to discuss Dr Wimp’s Surgery – a book published by the late Ray Favre that provided an introduction to programming the RISC OS desktop using the Dr Wimp BASIC library.

News nybble: Developers’ meeting, 21st January

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 VinceH

There is a developers’ meeting scheduled for Saturday, 21st January, starting at 7:30pm – which, for anyone without a calendar to hand (hang on, you’re reading this on a computer, tablet, or phone, right?) that’s tonight. The subject matter is the use of Git for RISC OS software development. The meeting is an online one, using Zoom, and the credentials should be the same as the two previous ‘fireside chat‘ meetings – but if don’t already have them and want to join, get in touch ASAP!