Last November, Gerph gave a talk to the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) on the subject of Pyromaniac, which he initially launched earlier that year as the RISC OS Build Service, and discussed how it came about and how it was developed, and its practical use for testing things. One year on, he is returning to the group to give a follow-up presentation, to update the group on what he’s done with it since.
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MUGs meet to moot midsummer show – 2nd October
Apparently addressing someone at RISCOSitory called ‘Rick’, Darnell from the Midlands User Group (MUG) has been in touch about the group’s forthcoming meeting, which will take place via the Zoom video conferencing service.
Read MoreCompare RISC OS distributions with ROUGOL – 20th September
Depending on which platform you use, there may be a number of different options available to you for RISC OS itself. As well as the standard distribution from RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL), for example, there’s also the ePic option, also from ROOL, which – for a price – adds a great deal of bundled commercial software. Then there’s RISC OS Direct from RISC OS Developments Ltd, and if you’re opting for an emulated solution, what about older versions of RISC OS?
Read MoreAnd the winner is…
…to be announced on Monday, 16th August! The annual RISC OS Awards poll was brought to a close recently a month and a half ago and it’s now time to reveal the results. This would normally be done in the form of a thread on the RISCOSitory Twitter account followed by a post here on the site, with the Awards website itself then updated accordingly… This year, however, things are being handled a little differently.
Read MoreMartin Avison talks to Wakefield… and beyond
Originally scheduled for their July meeting, which was cancelled due to circumstances outside of the group’s control1, Martin Avison will be the guest speaker for the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) in August.
Read MoreROUGOL to go all hybrid on Monday, 19th July
But it’s not a meeting about greener forms of transport – it’s both online and in-person For over a year because of the pandemic, the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) meetings have been held online so that the group could continue to meet, and continue to present an interesting and diverse range of speakers to its members.
Read MoreTerry Swanborough talks RiscPCB to MUG – 3rd July
RISC OS users with an interest in designing printed circuit boards (PCBs) may wish to attend the next Midlands User Group (MUG) meeting, when Terry Swanborough will be the guest speaker, talking about his freeware PCB designer application, RiscPCB. Terry will also explain how and why he began using RISC OS, and about a current project for which he uses the operating system.
Read MoreMike Stephens talks to ROUGOL – 21st June
The guest speaker at the next RISC OS User Group of London the World (ROUGOL) meeting will be ex-Acorn and Pace programmer Mike Stephens, who will be talking to the group about his time at the two companies, and ‘RISC OS in those StrongARM days’.
Read MoreChris Hall talks Impression, Cat, and FamTree to Wakefield
Covering a trio of subjects, Chris Hall will be the guest speaker at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting, which will take place on Wednesday, 2nd June, at 7:45pm, and will once again be held online, so anyone with an interest can join.
Read MoreGerph returns to ROUGOL to talk testing – 17th May
Following up his talk back in November on the topic of the RISC OS Build Service (formerly JFPatch-as-a-service), Gerph will be returning to the RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) on Monday to talk about software testing, and how the build service can be used to help with it.
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