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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 1d

That's the one!

RISCOSbits @riscosbits.co.uk · 1d

This back page?

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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 2d

It's just four weeks now and we've got a fantastic range of exhibitors for you - see you all in Cambridge next month! Tickets are selling fast, so we do recommend booking in advance if you can - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/re... (Sat) www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... (Sun)

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Archive Magazine @archiveriscos.bsky.social · 3d

Archive Magazine Oct/Nov 2025 issue is out now! Archive is the magazine for RISC OS users. It's not too late to subscribe and get the latest issue - see www.archivemag.co.uk/subscriptions.html for details. Worldwide subscriptions available! #riscos #raspberypi #opensource

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Colin Hoad @colinhoad.com · 3d

ABUG South is go! #toomanymachines #nosuchthing

My ABUG South table for the weekend, including multiple Psions, Atari Portfolio, Z88, Amstrad Notepad NC100, Psion MC400, Acorn Electron and BBC Micro

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Breathing Retro @breathing-retro.bsky.social · 2d

PASTA/80 - Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently #ZXSpectrum 48K/128K/Next and CP/M)

#retrodev

GitHub - pleumann/pasta80: Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next and CP/M).

Turbo Pascal 3.0-compatible compiler that generates machine code for classic and modern Z80 machines (currently ZX Spectrum 48K/128K/Next and CP/M). - pleumann/pasta80

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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 2d

Discover Merlin and other projects at RISC OS London Show next Saturday

www.iconbar.com/articles/Dis...

The RISC OS London Show is next Saturday and there will be lots to see!

Discover Merlin and other projects at RISC OS London Show next saturday

Technology News and Views

www.iconbar.com

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RISCOSbits @riscosbits.co.uk · 6d

RISCOSbits Special Reserve: riscosopen.org/forum/forums...

#riscoslondonshow2025
#risc_os

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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 6d

The London Show is less than 2 weeks away....

www.iconbar.com/articles/The...

And Tony (Amcog Games) has a really great 2 minute video on youtube promoting it...

The London Show is less than 2 weeks away....

Technology News and Views

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 8d

Unfortunately what Brexit truly meant was: UK citizens voted to no longer have a voice in EU. And now, as a neighbour, the UK must adapt and comply. The worst part is, the UK had a very advantageous position in EU and, in case of rejoin, will no longer have it (most likely). What a own goal ☹️

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Liam Proven @lproven.bsky.social · 9d

Abort Retry Fail: The QNX Operating System
Quantum Software and the microkernel UNIX

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The QNX Operating System

Quantum Software and the microkernel UNIX

www.abortretry.fail

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 10d

Oh with Vibe Coding it's going to get a lot worst...

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 13d

🚀 #Hacktoberfest2025 is here!
Join the #RISC_OS Community on #GitHub, contribute, earn prizes & badges, and help push RISC OS development forward.
Start here 👉 github.com/RISC-OS-Comm...
Or check this one: github.com/pzaino/risc-...
☕️ Have fun & happy hacking! 😍

RISC OS Community

RISC OS users community Open Source projects. RISC OS Community has 34 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 13d

😂 not as "horror movie" related as my previous joke though!

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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 14d

The 2025 London Show is less than 3 weeks away...

www.iconbar.com/articles/The...

It's now less than 3 weeks to go until the 2025 London Show!

The 2025 London Show is less than 3 weeks away...

Technology News and Views

www.iconbar.com

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 13d

"Sometimes They Come Back" 🧟‍♂️

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 15d

Only 20 days to the #RISC_OS London Show! And Next @RISCOSitory post about it: www.riscository.com/2025/zfp-sys...

ZFP Systems at the London Show

It's now just three weeks to go until this year's London Show, which takes place at the Harrow District Masonic Centre on 25th October, and the first announceme

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 15d

I agree, I consider programming in Rust just a better "ruleset" without the extra bag of GC, VM etc.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

AI is another tool of tech automation, so will be robots (wait to see what will happen to many jobs when those will be ready). We are all destined to lose our current job for automation, but automation also creates new jobs BTW. But the costs of AI are a completely different and new story.

Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

This is what happens with every new tech my friend. No more people ironing horses right? No more people delivering ice. In our life we saw anaolg phone technicians job disappear, many accountants losing their jobs because computers made one accountant enough. It's not endemic to AI.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

There is no match between productivity boost value AI produces vs investments and costs on the infrastructure.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

What is taking jobs is something else: Cheaper contracts, less interest on pushing certain markets and different interest rates. AI has become an investment panacea which is a lot more appealing to most CEOs seeking for investors money.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

I am not convinced, sorry. Boosting some people’s productivity as many other tools do, isn’t taking people’s jobs. Remember IDEs boosted dev productivity a lot compared to early editors, but we ended up also developing more features and more software.

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

'the hell? it's 4:36am... lol anyway, new UltimaVM PUSH/POP register range fast memory copy is done and there is also a little "twist" POP supports both strick LIFO (like the JVM) and natural order (like the ARM). Had to finish so late, because I had a hell of a busy day at work... Need some sleep!

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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 19d

TBH, AI isn't doing anyone's job. It's just an exuse in the US to hire cheaper H1-B, and in the UK we do things in "secret", but yes same story, Loyds will move to India over 4000 IT jobs before the end of 2025. While the crazy money being used in AI is for infrastructure, so Data Centers, HW etc.

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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 21d

The RISC OS London Show is now just under four weeks away! Preview from RISCOSitory - www.riscository.com/2025/london-...

London Show 2025 - just four weeks to go

Today is Saturday, 27th September, 2025, and I've scheduled this post to appear at 11:00am - which means at the time this article appears it will be precisely f

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