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Announcements for Acorn and ARM users.

Wrangler 1.03 released

Sine Nomine Software are pleased to announce Wrangler 1.03, which adds
a fourth puzzle type to its range of mathematical puzzles.

The new puzzle is "Binary", where you complete a grid with the numbers
0 and 1 to satisfy simple rules:
(a) each row or column must contain equal numbers of 0 & 1 (or one
spam20...@yahoo.co.uk
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:13:44


Drag 'n Drop Volume 3 Issue 02 Winter 2012 is now on-line

Volume 3 Issue 02 of Drag 'n Drop is now online and available to
download from [link].

Features in this edition include the continuation of the series of
articles relating to different sorting techniques, designing parallel
line patterns, rotating areas in Draw and a new series looking at
edi...@dragdrop.co.uk
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:13:44


Form Filler Updated To Version 1.14

Hi,

I've just uploaded a new version of Form Filler to version 1.14 which
has been confirmed to work with the Armini.

New in this version is bring iconbar to the front button which came in
with version 1.13 which for some reason I never released.

Two new iconbar menu items being Open Slim Window and Open Mini Window
k...@kevsoft.co.uk
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:37:54


Wakefield Club meeting - 1st February

WAKEFIELD RISCOS COMPUTER CLUB

MEETING on Wednesday 1st February 2012

How to Find Software for RISC OS
------------------------------ --

Newly-elected committee member Steve Fryatt will be talking about the
various ways that users can find new and updated software from the
ch...@wrocc.org.uk
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:32:04


New Fireworkz Pro update available

R-Comp is pleased to announce a new release of Fireworkz Pro, the
popular integrated Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Database system for
RISC OS.

The main improvements in this release have been to Excel import, with
significant enhancements to the handling of later .xls format files
(there are several versions of the .xls format). The release also
rc...@rcomp.co.uk
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:29:24


Simtec USB & OtherDevs

Hi all,

For those wot are using the Simtec USB, I have managed to update the
OtherDevs list on the RISC OS wiki with many more device details.

[link]

There are now more than 100 I think.
It was a bit tricky to do as in the OtherDevs file in MassFS, there are lines
cvj...@waitrose.com
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:02:08


Midland User Group (MUG) - January 12 Meeting

The next meeting of the RISC OS Midland User Group (MUG) will take
place on Saturday, 21st January 2012.

At this, the first meeting of 2012, MUG will be be looking at and
discussing our favourite RISC OS apps.

The meeting starts at 2.00pm at The Methodist Church Hall, Greenhill,
Blackwell Bromsgrove B60 1BL. A small entrance fee will be payable to
doug.j.w...@btinternet.com
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:15:25


Orpheus and RCI announce SW Show 25th Feb 2012

Orpheus Internet and R-Comp Interactive are pleased to announce the
RISC OS SouthWest Show, 2012. Given that there was some doubt over
the show this year, the two companies have joined forces to ensure
that "the show must go on"!

The date for the exhibition will be Saturday 25th Feb, 2012.
rc...@rcomp.co.uk
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:01:40


Impact version 3.40 released

A new version of the Impact relational database application has just
been released. Impact now is at version 3.40. It is available as a
free upgrade for all users who have purchased 3.37 or later.

Anyone using version 3.37 - 3.39 is urged to download the upgrade
and install as soon as possible, as it fixes nasty bug in card design
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Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:12:31


RONWUG Reminder Wednesday 18th January

RONWUG - RISC OS North West User Group - 18th January 2012

Don't forget that it's RONWUG time again next week. January's meeting is
this coming Wednesday 18th, usual time and place.

See you there!

------------------------------ -------------

RONWUG Meetings - members, location & times
li...@steve-potts.me.uk
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:10:02


ARMini Audio at London user group, Monday 16th January 2012

The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group Of London will be:

ARMini Audio
Presented by Keith Dunlop, Usable Range Ltd

Monday 16th January 2012, 7:45pm

The Blue-Eyed Maid (upstairs in the Spice Lounge restaurant)
173 Borough High Street
London
SE1 1HR

This month Keith Dunlop will be using an ARMini with built in CD/DVD
i...@rougol.jellybaby.net
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:56:39


DrawPrint 1.34 released

Hot on the heels on the previous release...

Sine Nomine Software are pleased to announce another new version of
DrawPrint. Version 1.34 fixes a number of bugs (thanks to Harriet
Bazley for finding most of them). Apologies to users who have
downloaded version 1.32 or 1.33 in the last few days: you will need to
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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:31:52


Tweak to SideDiff

A suggested tweak to SideDiff - I have changed line 9 of the !Run file
to read RMEnsure SlidingHeap 2.12 RMLoad <SideDiff$Dir>.SHeap.SlidingHp
instead of
RMEnsure SlidingHeap 2.00 RMLoad <SideDiff$Dir>.SHeap.SlidingHp
(and have uploaded this alteration to the archived version at
[link] for
baz...@feathermail.co.uk
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:48:18

DrawPrint 1.32 released

Sine Nomine Software are pleased to announce a new version of
DrawPrint. Version 1.32 adds the occasionally requested feature to
save individual pages as Draw files, enabling the user to split one
Draw file into many and import selected areas into other applications.

No attempt is made to truncate Draw objects which overlap page breaks,
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Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:15:36


Southampton Acorn Users Group - January meeting

A Happy New Year to all of you!

The next meeting of the Southampton Acorn Users Group will take place
at Itchen College, Middle Road, Bitterne, Southampton, on Tuesday
January 10th, from 19:00 until 21:00. We will be in the College
Centre, which is the open area adjacent to the reception desk of the
davehig...@dsl.pipex.com
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:21:36

News from The Iconbar

Newsround


Here's a quick roundup of everything that's happened over the past few weeks.New software releases
2011-10-17T20:00:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


Oldschool Reviews - Burn 'Out


It's about time we had another one of these, isn't it? As you've probably guessed, this time I'm looking at Burn 'Out, an arcade-style racing game released by Oregan in 1995, and rather heavily influenced by the arcade classic Power Drift.
2011-10-01T18:00:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


Audio news quickie


Andre Timmermans, author of DigitalCD, has released an update to his tracker music playing module TimPlayer. The new version adds support for several new tracker file formats, as well as including many other changes and fixes.
2011-08-16T18:09:00Z
Michael Drake


Have I Got Old News For You


Here's a quick round up of all the interesting things that have happened over the past few months that we didn't find the time to report on.ROOL bounty scheme
2011-08-02T00:20:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


Getting Unicode Working With RISC OS 4 (and 6?)


What is Unicode?
2011-07-21T22:30:00Z
Jon Robinson


Games scene roundup


Last month Alan Peters surprised everyone by announcing that TBA Software are back from the dead. Their back catalogue includes AXIS (which was awarded five stars by Acorn 32-Bit Gaming), Formula Two Thousand (FTT), Cyber Ape, Cobalt Seed, and BHP [Review].
2011-06-10T12:57:00Z
Michael Drake


Wakefield show approaches


It's that time of year again - this Saturday marks the date of the sixteenth Wakefield show. The show will take place at its usual location of the Cedar Court Hotel, and will run from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Entry is set to cost GBP5 per adult, which grants you access to both the main show floor itself and to the theatre presentations. Highlights of this year's show look to be:R-Comp/RCI - Apart from the other wares they'll be bringing to the show, expect them to also take the opportunity to officially launch their new ARMini computer.RISC OS Open and RISCOS Ltd - Providing you with the latest OS updates, no matter which side of the fence you're on.Mike Cook's Gadgets stand - If you've ever wanted to find out what he's been up to since his Micro User/Acorn User days, now's your chance!WikiProject RISC OS - Meet the people who aim to put RISC OS back on the map (on Wikipedia, at least).Also look out for lots of new software releases, including (but not limited to) new versions of Organizer 2 and Impact.For more details about the show, including the theatre schedule, please check out the show's website.
2011-04-12T20:25:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


New bounty scheme launched


As you know, over the past few years there's been a general downturn in the number of articles appearing on The Icon Bar. In response to pressure from our readers, we've come up with a radical new stimulus package designed to combat this issue. Starting today, the author of any new article posted on the site will be rewarded with a bounty, which they will receive within 10 working days of the article going live. For full details about the different bounties that can be awarded to each article, please see our sponsor's site.
2011-03-31T23:00:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


BRU meet IRL to talk A/S/L


Vince "One C or two" Hudd and Trevor "Likes to link" Johnson have sent in the following information about an upcoming RISC OS-based meeting in Bristol, along with a reminder on how to get in touch with the BRU mailing list. I'll let Vince and Trevor do the talking for this one...
2011-03-02T21:40:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


Dates for your holiday calendar


News has reached us of a couple of shows/groups which have been organised outside of the UK...
2011-02-16T21:10:00Z
Jeffrey Lee


News from My RISC OS

My RISC OS

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:13:55 +0000
My RISC OS

Voting now open for the RISCOScode Awards 2011

RISCOScode is running this year's RISC OS Oscars Here's how you can join in and vote...
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:13:55 +0000

Charm version 2.4.9 released

Charm version 2.4.9 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000

NetSurf 2.8 released

The NetSurf developers have made available the newest stable version of RISC OS' premier web browser, NetSurf. 2.8 sees a number of major improvements and fixes over previous versions, and as always, it's free to download - http://www.netsurf-browser.org. NetSurf is also available for other platforms, BeOS/Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS and Atari are amongst the supported systems. In order to run on a RISC OS system, RISC OS 4.02, 6 or 5.07 is required as a minimum, as well as a number of modules which can be downloaded freely online.
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:44:41 +0100

Operating System update for ARMini owners

R-Comp Interactive have released an Operating System upgrade (to RISC OS 5) to ARMini users, this new update contains a bundle of new features and polishes up the overall ARMini experience.
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:32:25 +0100

Messenger Pro 6.03 now available

R-Comp have released version 6.03 of Messenger Pro to registered users. This update provides better compatibility with all RISC OS machines, and makes it much simpler to switch users “on the fly”, thanks to new toolbar buttons. The application’s printing features have also been improved. Messenger Pro is RISC OS' most feature-rich email application, it is fully compatible with any modern RISC OS machine, 26-bit or 32-bit. Messenger Pro is now compatible with ARMini and BeagleBoard computers and is available to purchase directly from R-Comp.
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:28:18 +0100

Charm version 2.4 released

Charm version 2.4 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for computers and emulators running RISC OS 3, 4 and 5 is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:27:42 +0100

InterGif updated to version 6.18

Martin Wuerthner of MW-Software has updated InterGif to version 6.18, this new update ensures that InterGif is fully ARMv7 compatible, meaning that it'll run on your ARMini or BeagleBoard. InterGif is a handy utility that converts Sprite and Draw files to GIF format with optimised palettes and allows GIF animations to be created from a series of Sprites. It can also convert from GIF to Sprite format. InterGif is free to download, and you can do so from the MW-Software website. The download includes the !InterGif front-end and command-line tool, but does not supply the !IGViewer utility, which you is still only available from the original InterGif site, see here.
Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:43:52 +0100

August software round-up

August has seen a decent amount of activity, mostly relating to free software, although I forsee a wave of commercial activity in September and October as the RISC OS world gears toward the London Show, which takes place at the end of October. Here's what's been happening: The spreadsheet application PipeDream is now available for free download thanks to Gerald Fitton of Abacus Training. The previously commercial application is still considered an essential application for many RISC OS users, unfortunately it is not 32-bit compatible, so you'll need Aemulor to run it on an Iyonix or A9Home. Christopher Martin has released Murnong 2.13, a utility for fetching and decoding videos from the video sharing and video on demand site YouTube, this update corrects many issues that have developed after changes were made to the YouTube system. Chris has also released version 1.20 of FFmpeg and FFplay. The former is a multi-platform video and audio conversion system with FFplay providing a simple media player built upon it.
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:37:17 +0100

Charm version 2.3 released

Charm version 2.3 the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:32:05 +0100

News update: RiscLua, DragCom, Doom and more

Gavin Wraith has updated RiscLua to version 5.30. For those unfamiliar with Lua, it is a light and easy to learn programming language, designed for portability, extendibility and embeddability. You can download the latest version for free from Gavin's webpage. Dorian Computing have released an updated version of DragCom, a utility used for running a specified command on a filename (or any other argument) given to it. Dorian Computing have also released a new utility named !CutF12, the program's sole purpose is to disable the F12 button which allows users to enter commands. You can download both applications from Dorian's webpage.
Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:09:39 +0100

!PDF updated, RiscTV goes digital and Game and Demo music presentation

!PDF is a PDF file viewer for RISC OS and has been updated, with an emphasis being made on Saving. You can download this new version of PDF from the link supplied at the bottom of this article. RiscTV has now had a major update to correspond with the recent change from Analogue to Digital Television, hence you can now watch Digital TV on your ARM-based computer running RISC OS. £59.50 will now get your old RiscTV podule hardware updated and a shiny new version of !RiscTV, there's a neat little article on this interesting development in the latest issue of Drag 'n' Drop magazine, an online PDF magazine for 8-bit and 32-bit Acorn communities. Alternatively, take a peek at the link supplied at the bottom of this article.
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:50:33 +0100

The ARMini in a nutshell

R-Comp Interactive's ARMini computer, which was released at the Wakefield show back in April has recieved little press coverage and potential buyers are still not too sure what to expect, so here's an article dscussing the new Cortex-A8 computer and its many features. The ARMini is available for purchase at around the £600 mark and as of yet, I believe it is only available from RCI directly.
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:19:56 +0100

Charm version 2.2 released

Charm version 2.2 the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:50:26 +0100

RISC OS Gaming News

Over the past few weeks, RISC OS has seen a flurry of gaming news, be it commercial (didn't think I'd be saying that again!), freeware and shareware. Here's a little round-up of the important bits that might interest you.
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:06:23 +0100

ARMv7 compatible version of BeebIt announced

Michael Foot has announced the availability of BeebIt 0.62, the BBC Micro computer emulator for RISC OS systems. BeebIt emulates the Acorn BBC Model B, BBC Model B+ and BBC Master range of computers. BeebIt will now run on all RISC OS computers, including the A9Home, Beagleboard and ARMini.
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:57:34 +0100

Iconizer II at the Midlands Show

MathMagical Software have announced that Iconizer II will be available at the MUG Midlands Shows for purchase, a new copy is available for £35 or £10 for an upgrade from a previous version of the software.
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:55:13 +0100

The A7000+ Portable

As recently featured on popular tech site Engadget, IT Guru "Sam" from Derbyshire has managed to put together the 'A7kP', yes, a portable A7000+, it's not quite a laptop but you have to admit, it's pretty darn sexy.
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:01:40 +0100

SchemEd 1.03 available now

Howard Dawson's SchemEd 1.03 is now available to download from his website.
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:59:58 +0100

Usergroups in July

There's a whole host of RISC OS usergroup meetings taking place in July so here's a list that might be of interest.  
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:58:16 +0100

RISC OS Midsummer MUG Show 2011

The RISC OS Midsummer Mug Show takes place on Saturday 9th July 11:00am - 16:00pm at St John's Church Hall, 205 Warwick Road, Kenilworth CV8 1HY. Entrance fee is just £3 and free for children. The entrance fee also entitles you to entry in to the prize draw where you can win either a copy of !1st by Serious Statistical Software or !rotor! by MUG's very own John Rickman. http://www.mug.riscos.org/show11/MUGshow.html
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:59:13 +0100

Software Round-up

Quite a lot has happened in RISC OS land since the last MyRISCOS update and I could go on forever about R-Comp's new ARMini computer and of course the nifty little beagleboard, but here's a nice little round-up on the software side of things.
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:07:08 +0100

Charm version 2.1 released

Charm version 2.1 the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:51:45 +0100

Charm for RISC-OS PCs and emulators

The Charm language is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license for RISC-OS developers and users.
Wed, 25 May 2011 17:28:41 +0100

RISCOScode website gets relaunch

The RISCOScode website has been relaunched. Gone is the webzine format and in its place is a 'rolling news' type layout. To celebrate the relaunch four full length items have been posted. They are.... (read more)
Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:40:33 +0100

Wakefield 2011 -- Saturday, 16th April

With the Wakefield 2011 Show now less than three weeks away, the Wakfield RISC OS Computer Club are pleased to announce more details of the event.
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:49:07 +0100

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