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RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's D64Dir2Spr project

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Many thanks to Detlef for a second of his projects (It's not too late to send us yours).
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's D64Dir2Spr project
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December 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - RISOSbits brings some sharing at Christmas

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Many thanks to Andy at RISCOSbits for showing us sharing is not just for Christmas for RISC OS users (It's not too late to send us yours).
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December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - RISOSbits brings some sharng at Christmas

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Many thanks to Andy at RISCOSbits for showing us sharing is not just for Christmas for RISC OS users (It's not too late to send us yours).
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - RISOSbits brings some sharng at Christmas
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December 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Fire at CJE Micros

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According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.
Fire at CJE Micros
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December 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Mark Stephens gets back to BBC BASIC

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Here's my computer corner and RISC OS project (It's not too late to send us yours).
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Mark Stephens gets back to BBC BASIC
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December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's PicoPython project

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Many thanks to Detlef for showing us his PicoPython project (It's not too late to send us yours).
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's PicoPython project
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December 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
WROCC December 2025 talk on Wednesday - Amcog Games

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The December 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 3rd December and starts at 7.45pm on Zoom.
WROCC December 2025 talk on Wednesday - Amcog Games
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December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Wraight brings us Clarity

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Many thanks to Chris Wraight for his new theme for RISC OS users and experiment with funding new developments (It's not too late to send us yours).
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Wraight brings us Clarity
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December 2, 2025 at 5:59 AM
'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Hall tackles the Hydra

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Many thanks to Chris Hall for bravely tackling this beast for the benefit of all RISC OS users.
RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Hall tackles the Hydra
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Interesting watch for #RISC_OS users from @adriansdigitalbasement.com about a month ago, where he tries out an A420/1 that was sent to him & learns a fair bit about Acorn history along the way.

There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day.

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A piece of computing history: The Acorn Archimedes A420/1
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November 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Happy St. Andrews day logo spotted on the site today! 😜
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Another great conversion of a classic game to the Acorn Electron! Very polished, well done!
Atari Missile Command for the Acorn Electron

Is now available on Stardot, please follow the link, log in, read the post, download the file(s) and get playing.

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November 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
November 2025 News Summary

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Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
November 2025 News Summary
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November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Newsflash: Fortran mini-tutorial surfaces on TIB 🔥 #Code4Fun #RISCOS
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Coding a Fortran program on RISC OS
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November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Drag'n'Drop 15i1 edition reviewed

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The latest edition of Drag'n'Drop magazine was released at the recent London Show and should be with subscribers now. Congratulations on reaching Volume 15!
Drag'n'Drop 15i1 edition reviewed
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November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Coding a Fortran program on RISC OS

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If you were wondering what to do with that new Fortran Compiler in the latest DDE, Sprow has a very timely article for you...
Coding a Fortran program on RISC OS
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Excellent video from @bigcar2.bsky.social about the Atom

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From tiny acorns… The Acorn Atom Story
YouTube video by Little Car
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November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Live Coding with Gerph on Sunday

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If you were intrigued by Gerph's Monday ROUGOL presentation, or just want to improve your coding skills, then you are in luck!
Live Coding with Gerph on Sunday
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November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Fireside developer chat on saturday night

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It definitely feels like the bleak mid-winter. So why not have a cosy Saturday night in? Throw another log on the fire and join some very informal and friendly chat with other RISC OS developers online.
Fireside developer chat on saturday night
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November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Announcing the TIB 2025 Advent Calendar

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For the last two years, TIB has run an advent calendar over the festive season. And we are looking to our readers to contribute again to make it three in a row...
Announcing the TIB 2025 Advent Calendar
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November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
November 2025 Rougol report - Gerph is back

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It's been five years since Gerph last talked to ROUGOL so he was back with an update. And he's been busy - his presentation included 51 information-packed slides!
November 2025 Rougol report - Gerph is back
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November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
London Show 2025 talks are now online to watch

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The recordings of the talks at the recent London Show are now available on YouTube.
London Show 2025 talks are now online to watch
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November 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update

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The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
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November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM