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WROCC June 2025 talk on wednesday - ROOL www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... The June 2025 WROCC talk is on wednesday and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom.

May 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/May... Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

May developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night www.iconbar.com/articles/May... The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 31st May (this saturday). Usual 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom. As always, stay for as long or as short a time as you like.

RISCOSbits upgrades FAST ROM image www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... One of the attractions of the FAST systems is the fact that you can update the system. It still needs a custom build but luckily RISCOSbits provides up to 4 custom builds a year. The latest has just been released!

Rougol May 2025 meeting on Monday www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The May 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 19th May. The action which kicks off at 6.30pm in the Duke of Sussex and online at 7.30pm on Zoom (usual link or contact Rougol for one).

eXperience Show report 2025 www.iconbar.com/articles/eXp... TIB spies were at the RISC OS eXperience and this is what they reported back....

Big Ben Club eXperience this weekend www.iconbar.com/articles/Big... The Big Ben club is running its regular show this weekend

WROCC April 2025 talk on wednesday - Graeme Shrimpton www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... The May 2025 WROCCInfo talk is on wednesday and kicks off at 7.45pm on Zoom

RISC OS North charity stand raises nearly 1,000 pounds for charity www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... While WROCC may no longer be running the Show, they are still very actively organising the Charity stand

Open letter to the RISC OS Community from Gerph www.iconbar.com/articles/Ope... Gerph has written an open Letter to the RISC OS community about the proposed 64bit moonshot. What do yout think?

April 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Apr... Some things we noticed this month.

April developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night www.iconbar.com/articles/Apr... The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 26th April (this saturday).

Rougol Talk April 2025 - Chris Dewhurst www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The April 2025 talk featured Chris Dewhurst 'zooming' in from North-East Scotland to tell us about Drag'n'Drop and his related RISC OS activities.

Are you interested in Coding on RISC OS? Want to learn more? Join our friendly fireside chat on Zoom—DM for credentials (unchanged). If you are a developer, come and connect. The event is this Saturday, 26th April, at 7:30 pm (UK). #OpenSource #RISC_OS #Community #Code4Fun #Zoom #Meetup

Rougol April 2025 meeting on monday - Chris Dewhurst www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The April 2024 Rougol meeting is on Monday 18th April. The action kicks off at 6.30pm in the Duke of Sussex and online at 7.30pm on Zoom.

Another Jereon game classic to entertain.... www.iconbar.com/articles/Ano... Jeroen is continuing on his mission to convert games to RISC OS!

Archive Edition 27:5 reviewed www.iconbar.com/articles/Arc... Archive Magazine 27:5 arrived hot off the press for attendees of RISC OS North to pick up their copy

After a week, we're ready to go, By popular demand - the DIY ZERO, Remember it comes with a Compute Module 4, The most expensive of the components by far, If you have one already so want it without, We'll do what we can, just give us a shout! (I'm a poet but didn't know I was) #RISC_OS

March 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Mar... Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

WROCC April 2025 talk on wednesday - Pot Porri www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... The April 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday and kicks off at 7.

Just published! The new issue of Archive, the magazine for RISC OS users, is out NOW! We have news, reviews, programming tutorials, indepth articles, gaming, 8-bit Acorn, and quite possibly more! #riscos #acorn #raspberrypi #opensource www.archivemag.co.uk

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RISC OS North Show 2025 - Notes from the talks www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Here are my notes from the talks. Any mistakes or omissions are mine.

RISC OS North Show 2025 - pictures www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Here is a selection of pictures to show you what the new event was like.....

RISC OS North Show Report 2025 www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... The first ever RISC OS North show took place today.

ROOL updates DDE tools for RISC OS North Show www.iconbar.com/articles/ROO... Just in time for RISC OS North Show, ROOL have released the latest update for their DDE tool chain.

RISCOSbits launch ECOS and ExCOS at RISC OS North Show www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... RISCOSbits are bringing the option to plug in a fast Pi5 running Linux a as integral part of your desktop for their FAST range. And it is an internal option so it plugs into your FAST box.

RISCOSbits at RISC OS North show www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... RISCOSbits always like to have a full range of offerings at a RISC OS show, and RISC OS North is no exception!

This Saturday, March 29th, marks the debut of the RISC OS North show in Warrington, UK. Explore RISC OS, a Raspberry Pi, a RockChip Pinebook Pro, and other amazing hardware and software. Don't miss the latest news, theatre presentations, and various exhibitors. www.riscosnorth.uk #AcornComputers

R-Comp bring Pi5 support to Hydra and N.Ex.T Systems www.iconbar.com/articles/R-C... While The Raspberry Pi5 cannot run RISC OS, it does offer significant improvements to Linux performance, which R-Comp has made easy to access within their systems.

Archive magazine at RISC OS North www.iconbar.com/articles/Arc... Archive Magazine will be at RISC OS North with copies of the latest edition (presumably with the ink still drying).

PhotoDesk 3.24 released www.iconbar.com/articles/Pho... The week before a RISC OS Show usually sees lots of news, releases and updates.

RISC OS North Show 2025 preview www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... The RISC OS North show takes place this saturday in Warrington.

Last call for items for the next issue of Archive. The next issue of (Archive 27:5) will be launched at the RISC OS North show on Saturday 29th March. If you have any news, articles, or any other bits and pieces for publication, please send them in as soon as possible!

Rougol March 2025 meeting on monday - Richard Brown www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The March 2025 Rougol meeting on Monday 17th March. The action which kicks off at 6.

WROCC Newsletter Volume 42:12 reviewed www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... WROCC magazine is now fully up to date and the February edition (42:12) popped into my mailbox

Where are they now - Alex van Someren www.iconbar.com/articles/Whe... I was interested to spot a familiar name speaking on National Security at a Software Conference in Cambridge later this month...

WROCC March 2025 talk on wednesday - AMCOG Games www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... The March 2025 WROCC talk is on wednesday and kicks off at 7.

February 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Feb... Some things we noticed this month.

March developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night www.iconbar.com/articles/Mar... The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 1sth March (this saturday). 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom. Stay for as long or as short a time as you like.

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New Eggzy game www.iconbar.com/articles/New... You wait ages for one game to come along from Jeroen...

Rougol February 2025 meeting on monday - Rob Sprowson www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The February 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 17th February and features Rob Sprowson.

WROCC Newsletter Volume 42:11 reviewed www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... WROCC magazine is now fully up to date and the February edition (42:11) popped into my mailbox

Let's take one more look at Archive Magazine 27:3 before the new issue appears! * We welcomed Compo back, plus had a CompoScript tutorial. * Think you know everything about Draw? Wrong! * Sprow's show report from The Netherlands. * We interviewed Acornsoft's Paul Fellows! ...

WROCC February 2025 talk on Wednesday - AGM www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO... There is no February 2025 WROCC talk on Wednesday. It's the Club AGM.

January 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Jan... Some things we noticed this month.

New Beatstreet game www.iconbar.com/articles/New... Regular readers will already be familiar with Jeroen Vermeulen and his efforts to port retro games

Rougol kicks off 2025 on monday with T-Wimp Games www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The January 2025 Rougol meeting on Monday 20th January sees a new speaker talking about some new software