Right, I’ve been up to Wakefield, had a cup of tea and a little walk, and now it’s… er, June!? The annual trip to the North for RISC OS users – the Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show – took place this year on 16th April, at the Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale, near Wakefield – the venue at which it originally started in 1996 before setting off for pastures new, and to where it returned some years ago and has remained ever since.
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WROCC meeting tomorrow: The Interweb and its latest RISC OS goodies
Cat videos, cat videos, cat videos, and more cat videos. Possibly some software, too. Finding its way to the RISCOSitory bunker at all but the last minute1, the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club have announced the topic for their next meeting, which takes place on 1st June – tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. The speaker for the meeting will be Malcolm Hussain-Gambles, developer of software such as NewsUK and WeatherUK, and he will be talking about ‘The Interweb’ and some of the latest goodies for RISC OS that can be found online.
Read MoreWakefield group looks at sound emulation on 4th May
If it’s only emulated, will it only give you a virtual headache? The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place on Wednesday, 4th May, and the topic of the meeting will be sound emulation, with a presentation on the subject to be given by Ian Stanley.
Read MoreARMX6 and TiMachine Wakefield deals, lower priced ARMX6 kits
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 15th April, 2016. RCI is pleased to announce that we will have various deals on ARMX6 and TiMachine computer systems purchased at the Wakefield Show. Purchasing a computer to take away with you lowers our shipping costs, and ensures that the machine is well cared for during transit. We pass these savings on to you in the form of extra goodies!
Read MoreCJE and 4D at Wakefield on Saturday
Announcement from Chris Evans, 14th April, 2016. CJE and 4D are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Wakefield Acorn and RISC OS Show on Saturday, 16th. In addition to the two fastest ever RISC OS computers, the RapidO Ig and RapidO Ti, which will be in stock on our stand, we’ll have our normal massive and ever expanding range of Acorn or RISC OS related items!
Read MoreNetFetch 4.12 now available
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 14th April, 2016. R-Comp is pleased to announce the availability of NetFetch version 4.12. This new version is now available as a free update for version 4 owners and can be downloaded via !Store.
Read MoreWakefield is this weekend!
Announcement from Steve Fryatt, 14th April, 2016. Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club are pleased to be able to remind the RISC OS and 8-bit communities that the Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show will be taking place this Saturday, 16th April. The event is open from 10.30am until 4.30pm, with admission £5.00 on the door.
Read MoreClick and collect at the Wakefield Show
Announcement from Elesar, 11th April, 2016. Elesar have teamed up with RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) again to act as a collection point for heavy or bulky items ordered from Elesar that would otherwise be expensive to post.
Read MoreWROCC meeting 5th April – saving software from the 1990s
Announcement from the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club. Meeting on Wednesday 6th April, 2016 at 7.45pm Saving Software from the 1990s Steve Fryatt will be taking a look at the work he did to enable him to ‘rescue’ some of his older software, allowing it to be updated for use on modern RISC OS systems.
Read MoreBreaking news: Shock update to Wakefield exhibitors and theatre
I hope you’re all sitting down for this one 🙁 Earlier today (well, yesterday, strictly speaking), RISCOSitory published a preview of the Wakefield Show, which takes place on 16th April – two weeks from now. In that piece, a specific point was made of MW Software being on the exhibitor list – largely because Martin Würthner wasn’t at the show last year and, indeed, his show appearances have, of late, been a little rare. However, since then, the show website has been updated to include the ‘blurb’ that has been provided…
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