With the pandemic still an ongoing problem, though seemingly tailing off for now, and the UK lockdown still mostly in place, another RISC OS user group has opted to explore the use of Zoom to hold their meetings online: The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will hold its first virtual meeting on Monday, 15th June. The guest speaker will be Tony Cheal, who wrote a number of RISC OS applications while he was the tea boy at Ace Computing.
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Hear about RISC OS Direct in Wakefield on 2nd June
Without setting a foot outside your own door! Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meetings routinely take place at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club – but those regular meetings have been put on hold by the current health crisis. However, the lockdown situation doesn’t necessarily mean meetings are prevented altogether, only that they can’t involve people gathering in the same physical location. With that in mind, the group has scheduled a meeting, with a presentation by Steve Fryatt, to take place using video conferencing system Zoom – the…
Read MoreZooming to the Midlands for a meeting
The Midlands User Group (MUG) usually meets once every other month, and the meeting this month would ordinarily have taken place today – but like other user group meetings and shows, it couldn’t go ahead because of the pandemic and consequent lockdown.
Read MoreROUGOL meetings suspended…
…ALL user group meetings suspended With world in the grips of a pandemic and (like many countries) the UK in lockdown to some degree – just how much of a lockdown may depend on where you are, and what you do – it should be no surprise to anyone who hasn’t had their head buried in the sand recently that user group meetings should not be taking place.
Read MoreROUGOL looks at RISC OS Direct – Monday, 16th March
Although it’s really aimed at new users, anyone can download and use it, so With the launch of the new distribution of RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi, called RISC OS Direct, existing users of the operating system may be wondering what’s in it and whether or not they should consider switching to it for use on their own Pi, in place of the standard distribution from RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL).
Read MoreBristol meeting – 11th March
Bristol RISC OS users can next get together for an informal drink and/or meal on Wednesday, 11th March. Starting from around 7:30pm, the place to head for is:
Read MoreSouthampton user group meeting – 10th March
The next regular meeting for RISC OS users in the Southampton area will take place on Tuesday, 10th March, at the usual location:
Read MoreWakefield meeting – AMCOG Games
The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club‘s next meeting will feature Tony Bartram of AMCOG Games as guest speaker.
Read MoreHead to London if you want a breath of life for your Beeb
The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will be looking at the BBC Microcomputer this month, with a visit from Jason Nicholls, an active member of the Acorn and BBC User Group (ABUG) and regular exhibitor at shows, representing Retro Software.
Read MoreSouthampton meeting – 11th February
The next opportunity for RISC OS users in the Southampton area to get together, be they locally resident or visiting from afar, is Tuesday, 11th February, when the local user group will hold its next meeting.
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