Today is Saturday, 27th September, 2025, and I’ve scheduled this post to appear at 11:00am – which means at the time this article appears it will be precisely four weeks to the minute until the doors are open to the public on the 2025 RISC OS London Show, which takes place on Saturday, 25th October. The precise details you need, as a discerning RISC OS user and show visitor, are:
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Dutch ABUG event – 3rd to 5th October
There will be an Acorn and BBC User Group (ABUG) event taking place in the Netherlands later this year – the Dutch ABUG 2025, co-sponsored by The Big Ben Club, which will be held from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th of October at:
Read MoreThe rest of the year mapped out by ROUGOL
Well, in the context of ROUGOL, anyway. If you regularly attend the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meetings – whether in person or online – you’ll know when the meetings will take place each month; it’s easy enough to remember, being – unless circumstances force a change – the third Monday of each month, with December often being an exception because of the proximity to Christmas. What you usually won’t know until much closer to each meeting day, though, it’s what the meeting subject will be.
Read MoreThe final miscellany at RISC OS North
In the run up to RISC OS North, which is taking place on 29th March, in Warrington, RISCOSitory has featured a series of posts giving an overview of the sorts of things you can expect to find at the show, and covering broad areas of interest, such as software, publications, hardware, and so on.
Read MoreGet the whole kit and caboodle at RISC OS North
It’s all very well reading about RISC OS and getting your hands on software to run on it – but don’t you need something to run it on? Of course you do!
Read MoreGames galore at RISC OS North
Having software to run on your RISC OS computer is all well and good – but every one knows the most important type of software of all is the type that entertains, and engages in an interactive way: Games
Read MoreComing to RISC OS North: ECOS5 – FAST Linux Inside Your RISC OS World
With just two days to go until RISC OS North, another announcement has landed on the virtual doormat of the relocated RISCOSitory bunker – so with no further ado, it’s over to Andy Marks from RISCOSbits:
Read MoreNew show, old kit? Retro exhibitors at RISC OS North
The list of exhibitors lined up for RISC OS North isn’t limited to just the world of modern RISC OS computing. Some will also cater to older platforms – and that doesn’t just mean older RISC OS platforms.
Read MoreIt’s a software pick ‘n’ mix at RISC OS North
As with any computer system, when using RISC OS you’ll need software to run on it – and you’ll be certain to have some already. As an existing user you’ll have built up a collection of applications you use, and may want to add to it. And as a new user you’ll have discovered that there is some supplied with the operating system – though how much depends on how you got started – and you almost certainly will want to add to it.
Read MoreUser groups at RISC OS North
As well as shows like RISC OS North, a good way to support the operating system is to attend your local user group – and a few will be represented at this event:
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