Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 27th February, 2014 R-Comp Interactive is pleased to announce that the SouthWest RISC OS show will see the launch of new models of the award-winning ARMiniX computer. Exact model details and pricing will be announced at the show, but we’ll be celebrating being awarded “Best Hardware” of 2012 and 2013 with a “Celebration Edition” (CE) of the ARMiniX with new hardware features and more.
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!Store and Genealogy at the South West RISC OS Show
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 27th February, 2014 R-Comp is pleased to announce that we’ll have two !Store related physical items for visitors at the SW show this weekend. First up, there’s the !Store sampler CD, which contains the latest version of the !Store service, alongside a selection of the available software including things like NewsUK and WeatherUK. There are also various bits included to make setting up a “blank” RISC OS machine easier, so you can get going with !Store right away.
Read MoreNew 2014 R-Comp Tablets at the South West Show
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 26th February, 2014 R-Comp Interactive is pleased to announce that we will have a new range of tablet computers available at the SW Show this weekend. As with previous models, the tablets are compatible with RISC OS computers such as ARMini, ARMiniX, RISCube, RISCBook, Pi, Iyonix and so on, so you can easily transfer files too and fro.
Read MoreDrag ‘n Drop at the South West Show, 2014
Announcement from Christopher Dewhurst, 21st February 2014 Hi all! As you are no doubt aware the SW Show is only a week away, it looks like the winter rains are going and spring is finally coming! This year we have a very special offer – EVERY COPY of Drag N Drop (that’s 18 mags up to volume 5 issue 2) on a USB memory stick (flash drive) for £10.00. As well as the PDF you get the “type in” listings, original DTP files and clip art etc.
Read MoreSouth West RISC OS Show – 1st March, 2014
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 20th February 2014 It’s now just a little over a week until the SW RISC OS show at the Webbington Hotel near Weston-super-mare, just south of Bristol. The show runs from 10.30am to 4pm on Saturday 1st March. As well as a wide selection of RISC OS exhibitors, there will also be space set aside for a “bring-your-own-computer” Raspberry-Pi-style “jam”, where you’ll be able to show what you’ve been up to, and test things out on fellow enthusiasts.
Read MoreThree UK Show dates for your 2014 diaries
Don’t say you haven’t been given plenty of advance notice! RISC OS South West Show The date for the South West Show, usually the first show of the year, was initially published on this site in the 2013 Portsmouth Show report – but, in case you missed it (along with the fairly large advert1 for the show which, at the time of writing, is staring at you from the left hand side of this page), it’s set for Saturday, 1st March, 2014.
Read MoreIt’s here at last: the London Show report 2013
Fanfares, please! The latest event in the RISC OS Calendar – the RISC OS London Show, 2013 – took place just over three weeks ago in its usual venue, the St Giles Hotel, Feltham. Organised by the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL), the show seemed from my point of view to be as busy and well attended as usual, though I understand the overall number of visitors was down on previous years by a small margin. Having said that, I spoke to a few people who I don’t remember…
Read MorePortsmouth’s first RISC OS show
Putting Portsmouth on the RISC OS map. The first ever RISC OS show in Portsmouth took place on 28th September, 2013- and it seems to have been a successful one, with both exhibitors and visitors reflecting positively about the event. The venue itself, the second floor of Innovation Warehouse Portsmouth, was comparatively small, offering a much more limited amount of space than other RISC OS shows, but the number of exhibitors filled the space very neatly, giving a good balance of things to see and people to talk to versus…
Read MoreRISC OS Open’s Portsmouth show almost upon us
In three… two… one… well, okay, a few days time. This coming Saturday, 28th September, marks the ribbon being cut on the RISC OS community’s newest show, which takes place at Innovation Warehouse, Portsmouth, 2nd Floor, Innovation Space building, 1 Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth, PO1 2QF.
Read MorePortsmouth show date confirmed
Set a new date for your diaries: 28th September, 2013 Following RISC OS Open Limited‘s announcement of a proposed new show to be held in Portsmouth, originally slated for 20th July, which would have put it a mere week after the Midlands Show and may have proven difficult for exhibitors, the idea was taken back to the drawing board and some possible new dates considered, with 21st and 28th September being offered up as possibilities.
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