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.
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A few videos from MUG for your viewing pleasure
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.
Read MoreJoin ROUGOL for some general RISC OS chat – 21st August
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.
Read MoreMake a FAST trip to the next WROCC meeting – 2nd August
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.
Read MoreSine Nomine plans route from Durham to visit ROUGOL on 17th July
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.
Read MoreBristol RISC OS Users meeting – 12th July
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.
Read MoreUsing Windows and RISC OS together – WROCC meeting, 5th July
Last month’s Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting saw Mark Stephens talk about how he uses RISC OS and MacOS side by side, and the benefits of being able to do so – as well as the problems that can frustrate the combination. This month the group is going to look at something very similar – this time the use of RISC OS in conjunction with Windows.
Read MoreMidlands Midsummer MUG Show morphs into MUG Mega Meeting
The time is nigh for the RISC OS world to gather around a single location once again, with the next main event scheduled for Saturday, 1st July. The event is the Midlands User Group‘s MUG Mega Meeting, and the location is in front of your own computer screen, wherever that may be!
Read MoreWROCC logo competition winner announced
Back in March Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) launched a competition to design a new logo – the old one having been used in one form or another for some thirty years.
Read MoreBe social with ROUGOL – 19th June
Taking a break from having formal speakers, the next RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meeting – which takes place on Monday – will simply be a social event, allowing people to get together for a bite to eat and a drink, and to discuss all things RISC OS.
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