It’s where the discerning RISC OS user will be on Saturday, 21st April. It’s now only a little over a week until this year’s Wakefield Show takes place – so let’s take a quick look at what’s in store for you, the discerning RISC OS user in question. Getting some important details out of the way first, the show will take place at its regular venue:
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Steve Fryatt talks PD software at Wakefield on 4th April
Plus EGM to debate Constitution change to bring it into the 2000s – just as we approach the 2020s!1 The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday, 4th April – the first Wednesday of the month, as usual, though the nature of the meeting will be slightly unusual.
Read MoreNews nybble: Quiz time at WROCC – 7th March
The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will take place at 7:45pm on Wednesday, 7th March, when attendees can enjoy an entertaining and educational computer-related quiz, devised by Peter Richmond. The remainder of the evening will then be given over to an informal discussion about the Club itself. The meeting takes place at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandal Hall Close (off Walton Lane), Wakefield, WF2 6ER. Members of the Club can get in for free, while there is a fee of £3.00 for non-members.…
Read MoreIdent Computer at Wakefield meeting – 7th February
The first chance to see the Raspberry Pi-powered [ desk lamp / IoT Torch / projector-equipped system / other ]1! Ident Computer‘s Tom Williamson will be the guest speaker at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club meeting, which takes place at 7:45pm on Wednesday, 7th February, at: West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandal Hall Close (Off Walton Lane), Wakefield, WF2 6ER.
Read MoreNews nybble: AGM at Wakefield, 4th January
That one time per year when non-members are definitely not welcome! It’s the time of year when the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club holds their Annual General Meeting, at which they deal with group administrative issues, such as electing their committee for the year ahead, and discuss the future of the club and how it is run. Unlike the other meetings held throughout the year, therefore, this one is for members only. For members who wish to attend (and non-members to avoid) the time and place to be (or not,…
Read MoreShow report: Wakefield 2017
The newly established record for how long it takes to publish a show report is broken again! Er… yay?
Read MoreNews nybble: AMCOG Games at WROCC – 6th December
Also: There will be mince pies. (Hmm… should this have been the headline?) The December meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place on the 6th – that’s this Wednesday – and Tony Bartram of AMCOG Games will be the guest speaker, discussing the art of writing games and producing the necessary audio-visual effects with RISC OS. All of AMCOG’s games to date will be demonstrated, including an in-development first person perspective zombie game, and RDSP – Tony’s sound synthesis engine. WROCC members can attend the meeting for…
Read MoreNews bit: Wakefield Show website has been updated
As previously noted, the 2018 Wakefield Show will take place on 21st April. The show website has now been updated to reflect this. Keep an eye on the site for further news as the date approaches.
Read MoreNews nybble: 2018 Wakefield Show date
Mark 21st April, 2018 in your diaries, folks – because that’s the date for the next Wakefield Show, according to the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club’s Events Diary page. With the doors expected to be open to the public from 10:30am until 4:30am, the entry says that the event will once again take place at: The Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale Road, Calder Grove, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3QZ.
Read MoreNews nybble: WROCC meeting – Raspberry Pi as NAS and media player
The Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will next meet on Wednesday, 1st November, at 7:45pm, when Ruth Gunstone will be the group’s speaker, covering the use of a Raspberry Pi as a Network Attached Storage device, and as a media player. The meeting is free for members, and a mere £3.00 for guests, and takes place at: West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandal Hall Close, Off Walton Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6ER.
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