User Group – Page 6

Christmas to come early for RISC OS users

September 23, 2023December 2, 2023 VinceH

The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) announced barely a week ago that, sadly, they are not going to be able to proceed with this year’s London Show; the usual venue isn’t available, and they have been unable to find an alternative. This wasn’t entirely surprising – they were also unable to proceed last year, and they aren’t the only group to have faced struggles organising their annual event recently; the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) also had problems with their annual event, but luckily did manage to…

Time for more conversation with ROUGOL – 18th September

September 17, 2023September 17, 2023 VinceH

Like last month, it hasn’t been possible to arrange a formal speaker in time for the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting, so the group is once again setting the evening aside for general chat on all things RISC OS and related – and possibly beyond.

Bristol RISC OS Users meeting – 13th September

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 VinceH

The next meeting of Bristol RISC OS Users (BRU) is will take place on Wednesday, 13th September.

Playing old games on modern systems with ADFFS – MUG meeting, 9th September

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 VinceH

Advantages of newer hardware running RISC OS include much greater amounts of memory, and much faster processors – but a significant disadvantage for some is the inability to run older software.

Wakefield group holds the most Elite of meetings

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 VinceH

With so many RISC OS users also having been Acorn users in the 8-bit era, there can’t be many who are unaware of the game Elite, originally developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and published by Acornsoft.

A few videos from MUG for your viewing pleasure

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 VinceH

And one from Kevin Wells for budding programmers The Midlands User Group (MUG) held their re-branded summer event on 1st July. What used to be the Midlands Midsummer MUG Show eventually came to a close due to low attendance numbers, but in 2022 it was resurrected as an online event, and this year held again under its new ‘MUG Mega Meeting’ banner – billing it, in effect, as an extended MUG meeting, with a spread of five different speakers over its five hour running time.

Join ROUGOL for some general RISC OS chat – 21st August

August 20, 2023 VinceH

No formal speaker has been arranged for the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting, so instead the group is opening the floor for a more general discussion. The meeting will take place from 7:45pm on Monday, 21st August in hybrid form, with some people attending in person, and some online.

Make a FAST trip to the next WROCC meeting – 2nd August

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023 VinceH

If you get your skates on, you might be able to make it to the next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC), at which Andy Marks from RISCOSbits will be the guest speaker.

Sine Nomine plans route from Durham to visit ROUGOL on 17th July

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 VinceH

Shortest route found: to their desk to use a computer with Zoom installed. Hilary and Matthew Phillips of Sine Nomine will be joining the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) as the guest speakers for their next meeting, which takes place on Monday, 17th July.

Bristol RISC OS Users meeting – 12th July

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 VinceH

The next meeting of Bristol RISC OS Users (BRU) is set for Wednesday, 12th July. The group meets on an informal basis for a chat over a drink and bite to eat, so there is usually no set topic or formal speaker; it’s usually a case of discussing the latest RISC OS news and developments, and often diverging into the wider world. However, sometimes members might bring along their own latest projects – or problems – for the group to look at.