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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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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · May 8
Just heard that the new Pope is going go be animated using Mode 7.
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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 21h
RISC OS as a Linux user mode process already exists, but has been quiet for a while github.com/TimothyEBald...
GitHub - TimothyEBaldwin/RISC_OS_Linux_Source: Linux port of RISC OS. Please note that the Linux2-rebased is a rebased copy of Linux2 and will be rebased often.
Linux port of RISC OS. Please note that the Linux2-rebased is a rebased copy of Linux2 and will be rebased often. - TimothyEBaldwin/RISC_OS_Linux_Source
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Jake Hamby @jakehamby.bsky.social · 1d
That's a great question. I don't have the time or inclination to write an entire OS, and I think RISC OS is interesting because it has historical value and is small. What I'd like to try to do is port the OS to run on some sort of multiprocessor microkernel. RISC OS on Linux would be interesting.
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Matthew Somerville @dracos.co.uk · 1d
Liked this :) Lots of failed memories for me here (in that I have no actual memories, only stirred emotion; I’ve accepted I’m not a chronicler).

web.archive.org/web/20010603... has a section on getting online, that dates from some point in the 90s. I hung out on argonet.zfc and Acorn related mostly
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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 2d
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....
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RISCOSbits @riscosbits.co.uk · 2d
RISCOSbits Special Reserve: riscosopen.org/forum/forums...

#riscoslondonshow2025
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 2d
Probably the best, fastest 8-bit computer I've ever used. A Master Turbo ( 4MHz 65c102 ) + 28MByte Hard Drive. Perfect for BBC Micro game development. Made obsolete with the arrival of the Acorn Archimedes range in June 1987. That jump from 8-bit to 32-bit was massive!
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 2d
I have a BBC Master 128 with USB, IDE and an internal HD. I have also added a Rasberry PiCoPro to it so I can run ARM, 32016, Z80 and 80186 code on it! It's great that people keep old hardware alive by making cool stuff like this!
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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 2d
London Show 2025: Pre-Reserve Your RISCOSbits Hardware for collection

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RISCOSbits are prioritising having pre-built systems for customers over a general selection.
London Show 2025: Pre-Reserve Your RISCOSbits Hardware for collection
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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 10d
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...
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 11d
I'm currently working out what to show at next month's Retro Computer Festival ( Gaming Edition ) at the Centre for Computing History. I'm bringing along a Master 128 or BBC Micro and will focus on game development for those machines. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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The Centre for Computing History @computinghistory.org.uk · 13d
The exhibitors are telling us what they're bringing to the RCF - and, wow, what a line up! PDPs and oscilloscopes from the dawn of gaming to brand new projects for the Sega Mega Drive - and into the future with the Spectrum Next! Tickets are selling fast - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/re...
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Paolo Fabio Zaino @paolofabiozaino.bsky.social · 11d
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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Stephen Scott @sassquad.net · 11d
Been quite a few weeks for the BBC Micro. Now we not only have effectively Zarch, now we have the first Beeb game to feature solid 3d graphics and texture mapping 😲

Check out Epsilon Protocol on Stardot (login required). Excellent game!

www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...
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The Icon Bar @iconbar.com · 12d
WROCC October 2025 meeting - R-Comp and ROD Show teaser

www.iconbar.com/articles/WRO...

Wakefield's October speaker was Andrew Rawnsley from R-Comp, giving us some updates and teasers for the London Show (in case you need more reasons to attend!)
WROCC October 2025 meeting - R-Comp and ROD Show teaser
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 13d
Superior Software placed this advert in several computer magazines in 1987 to find new software to publish. 8-bit home computer software sales were in decline and it was hard to find the right software. Their book 'Success in Software' was a very informative guide for would-be game developers.
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Kevin Edwards ( Retro Videogame development ) @kevedwardsretro.bsky.social · 13d
Happy 39th Birthday to Galaforce - I'm a bit late. Seems like only yesterday when I was working on this game. Launched in September 1986 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, published by Superior Software. Music and SFX by Martin Galway, our 2nd game together. Addditional artwork by Paul Proctor.
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MrBiffo @mrbiffo.bsky.social · 19d
One week today... we're going to be doing a whole bunch of nonsense at Chunky Fringe. It's all the fun of Digi Live without us having to spend a fortune on props. Details here: www.arbitraryfiles.com/events/cf25/...
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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 16d
So that's how it worked! Very clever.
Generating the landscape - Lander on the Acorn Archimedes
A deep dive into generating the 3D landscape in Lander on the Acorn Archimedes
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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 16d
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Never listen to yourself speak! But most of the urms were in the first few minutes, you relaxed after that!
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 17d
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 17d
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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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 17d
For those who missed it, Gavin's excellent talk can now be watched here youtu.be/NmZSXjij7x4
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RISC OS London @rougol.bsky.social · 17d
*ears prick up* Did somebody mention IFR? 😺
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Gavin Crawford @givvygavvygoo.bsky.social · 18d
I've been working on Ovation Pro to add extra scaling options to the picture proxy setting. For those who attended my @rougol.bsky.social talk, I explained the use of proxy images. Base/16, Base/32 & Base/64 now offer even smaller proxies, making for smaller document sizes.
#OvationPro #RISC_OS #DTP
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Hacker News Top Stories @hackernewsbot.bsky.social · 20d
A history of ARM, part 1: Building the first chip | Discussion
A history of ARM, part 1: Building the first chip
In 1983, Acorn Computers needed a CPU. So 10 people built one.
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