A Fistful of Dollars allows you to run The Gauntlet with an early version! Although the new computer from CJE Micro’s is not yet complete, there are apparently (and unsurprisingly) people eager to get their hands on what is expected to be the fastest ever RISC OS computer to date – so Chris Evans says that they will be launching an Early Adopter Scheme at the Wakefield Show on Saturday, 25th April, 2015.
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RiscOSM crosses borders at Wakefield
Map app gap snap! Sine Nomine Software, who should be on stand 18 in the Cypress Suite of Saturday’s Wakefield Show according to the provisional floorplan, will be bringing a new version of RiscOSM along to the event. The software, which uses data sourced and converted from OpenStreetMap, brings comprehensive mapping facilities to RISC OS, and was first launched at last year’s show.
Read MoreWakefield 2015 approaches!
Precisely five days from now, it’ll all be over! The 2015 Wakefield Show – the 20th show organised by the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club – takes place this coming Saturday, 25th April, with the doors open to the public from 10:30am, and shut again at 16:30pm – so as a discerning RISC OS user, the place you’ll want to be on Saturday is:
Read MorePiFi: Raspberry Pi as a wireless network adapter
Does PiFi mean WiFi isn’t pie in the sky? If you want to be able to connect your RISC OS kit to your wireless network, R-Comp’s stand at the forthcoming Wakefield Show might be worth a visit – they will be launching a new product called PiFi, which aims to allow you to do just that.
Read MoreARMX6 in high demand, plan ahead for Wakefield, Big Ben eXperience
R-Comp reports that demand for the ARMSX ARMX6 computers remains high, with there still being a backlog of orders to fulfill – something which, while it’s unfortunate for those who are still waiting, is surely a good sign, as well as being something for which R-Comp’s Andrew Rawnsley says they are very grateful.
Read MoreWROCC meeting, 1st April
ARMX6 in da house! If you are in the vicinity of Wakefield tomorrow evening (1st April, 2015) then it might be worth heading towards the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club for around 7:45pm. That’s when the next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club takes place.
Read MoreWakefield, Bristol user group meetings in March
It’s like social networking but, like, actually being there. With other people. The Wakefield and Bristol user groups have both announced their next meetings, with the Wakefield group having a guest speaker, and the Bristol group being an informal drink and chat as usual.
Read MoreWROCC meeting, 4th February
How to make a WROCC recording! The next meeting of the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club will take place on Wednesday, 4th February at 7:45pm at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club.
Read MoreWakefield 2015 date now known
Time to think about heading North. Unless it’s South of where you are. The Wakefield Show website has been updated1, and is now displaying the date of the 2015 show. As suggested in the 2014 show report, that date of the event is 25th April, 2015 – the day before the 30th anniversary of the first piece of code being run on the ARM1 processor, which happened on 26th April, 1985. That’s not the only significant birthday, though, because this will also be the twentieth show organised by the Wakefield…
Read MoreWROCC meeting – Richard Ashbery Presents – 5th November
Announcement from the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club, 2nd November, 2014. Richard Ashbery Presents Meeting on Wednesday 5th November 2014 at 7.45pm Richard Ashbery will be showing us how he uses OHP and ArtWorks 2 in his slide presentations.
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