But not so formally that I had to wear a dinner jacket to publish it here! Although the date for the 2017 Wakefield Show has been known about since the 2016 London Show, where it first appeared in the public eye in the issue of Archive Magazine published on the day of the event, it hadn’t been formally announced. At the time Archive’s editor, Jim Nagel, told me that he asked WROCC’s Chris Hughes for the date so that it could be included in the magazine, and I similarly asked…
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Wakefield group goes all festive on 7th December
7th December? But Christmas is still AGES away! The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club – the Yorkshire-based user group after which WROCC syndrome is named1 – will be holding their December meeting on Wednesday 7th December; two days time as I type this. Being the last meeting before Christmas, it will be an evening of festive frivolity, with mince pies and other ‘seasonal nibbles’ available to eat, and rather than someone giving a talk on a RISC OS or other computer related topic, those attending will be subjected to a…
Read MoreNews nybble: Wakefield 2017 confirmed for 22nd April
Organiser Chris Hughes has been in touch to confirm that date of the next Wakefield Show is 22nd April, 2017, as published in the latest issue of Archive Magazine – so mark that date in your diaries now, folks. No comment was added about the venue, so I would imagine it is safe to assume that it will be at the Cedar Court Hotel as usual. Such details will undoubtedly come when a more formal, and more detailed announcement is made – if there is one thing that can be…
Read MoreMUG meeting at Recursion 2016
The Midlands User Group normally meets on the third Saturday of odd-numbered months, with the exception of July. Until 2014, the monthly meeting coincided with the annual Midlands Midsummer MUG Show, which the group organised for an earlier weekend in the month
Read MoreARMX6 and TiMachine Wakefield deals, lower priced ARMX6 kits
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 15th April, 2016. RCI is pleased to announce that we will have various deals on ARMX6 and TiMachine computer systems purchased at the Wakefield Show. Purchasing a computer to take away with you lowers our shipping costs, and ensures that the machine is well cared for during transit. We pass these savings on to you in the form of extra goodies!
Read MoreCJE and 4D at Wakefield on Saturday
Announcement from Chris Evans, 14th April, 2016. CJE and 4D are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Wakefield Acorn and RISC OS Show on Saturday, 16th. In addition to the two fastest ever RISC OS computers, the RapidO Ig and RapidO Ti, which will be in stock on our stand, we’ll have our normal massive and ever expanding range of Acorn or RISC OS related items!
Read MoreNetFetch 4.12 now available
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 14th April, 2016. R-Comp is pleased to announce the availability of NetFetch version 4.12. This new version is now available as a free update for version 4 owners and can be downloaded via !Store.
Read MoreWakefield is this weekend!
Announcement from Steve Fryatt, 14th April, 2016. Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club are pleased to be able to remind the RISC OS and 8-bit communities that the Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show will be taking place this Saturday, 16th April. The event is open from 10.30am until 4.30pm, with admission £5.00 on the door.
Read MoreBreaking news: Shock update to Wakefield exhibitors and theatre
I hope you’re all sitting down for this one 🙁 Earlier today (well, yesterday, strictly speaking), RISCOSitory published a preview of the Wakefield Show, which takes place on 16th April – two weeks from now. In that piece, a specific point was made of MW Software being on the exhibitor list – largely because Martin Würthner wasn’t at the show last year and, indeed, his show appearances have, of late, been a little rare. However, since then, the show website has been updated to include the ‘blurb’ that has been provided…
Read MoreShow report: Southwest 2016
If I’d finished this two days ago, there might have been a 28 Days Later movie reference here! Oh wait, there still is! This year’s Southwest Show took place on 27th February, and while this year it attracted fewer paying customers through the door than last year (more on that later) there was still a positive vibe, and people – both visitors and exhibitors – seem to have enjoyed the day. So much so that, with next year’s date already set, all but two of this year’s exhibitors have already…
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