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The RISC OS User Group Of London holds monthly meetings for fans of RISC OS, Archimedes, ARM, BBC Micro, and other Acorn computers and descendants such as the Raspberry Pi.
https://rougol.jellybaby.net/
Posts by Bryan Hogan @helpfuldemon.bsky.social
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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
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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
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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
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Calling all former BT engineers! Did you ever have one of these? It's actually a Psion Organiser II LZ64 but BT had a bunch made for them, rebadged as the P464, and with its own "Kilostream" software that only works via the Comms Link. Please reshare, as I'm keen to learn more about how it works!
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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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
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I wrote up the saga of booting Debian from 2004 on an ARM based Acorn RiscPC from 1994. It was a wild ride.

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JP's Website
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December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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I have Debian 3.0 (Woody) booting on a ln Acorn RiscPC 700 with ARM710 CPU.

It was a nightmare to install. Blog soon.
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Join us for an evening of festivities at the Science Museum 🎄

We’re keeping the museum open late on Friday 12 December for our Christmas Late event with seasonal dishes to choose from in our cafes, unique Christmas presents in our shops and spectacular experiments at The Space Show waiting for you.
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Ok, now I want a StrongARM.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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'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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The BBC Micro is 44 years old today, Happy Birthday! However, many customers had to wait until early 1982 for delivery of theirs due to limited supply availability before Christmas. During its lifespan just over 1.5 million were sold - exact figures are not known. I still have my original one.
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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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
Early notification that ROUGOL have a Christmas meeting this year, on Monday 15th December, but it is *online only*. Hear from Rob Napier who is writing the biography of Acorn
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RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
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December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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I make videos about old computers and how much fun you can still have with them today - coding them, gaming on them and just generally appreciating them for what they are. Tech that was good, actually! YouTube.com/colinhoad
Colin Hoad
Hello! I'm Colin and I make videos about my love of all things Acorn - the BBC Micro, BBC Master, Acorn Electron and all the games and software these mighty machines are capable of running. I got my f...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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What's that knocking at the door? Why, it's the first of the Advent of Beeb Games videos!
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Day 1: The Advent of Beeb Games 2025
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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December 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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A reminder that this kicks off *tomorrow* at 9am! #AdventOfBeeb
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The Advent of Beeb Games... is back!
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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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
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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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Oh this is so beautiful.

Read it on a small phone screen, zoomed in and scrolling so you can’t see the future boxes until they’re due.

Also beware that this somehow causes tiny pieces of grit to flake off the screen and get in your eyes.

xkcd.com/3172/
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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I do enjoy these videos. By this point, the BBC Micro magazines were publishing games listings that were matching commercial quality, a trend that would reach it's peak by the end of the decade.

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The History of BBC Micro Type-in Games - Episode 18: 1986 (Part 2)
YouTube video by witchfinder1976 - Retro Game Reviews and more!
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November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Random BBC Master ‘just-because-it-looks-so-good’ photo. 😎

#bbcmaster #retrocomputing
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM