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RISC OS is the superbly efficient operating system designed in the 1980's by Acorn Computers, and its latest incarnation is used by thousands of people around the world. However, many may never have even heard of RISC OS - so if you're one of them, you've come to the right place. Pre-dating both Windows and Mac OS to use a task bar or 'Dock', RISC OS includes many revolutionary features which are only just being copied by other systems. Its anti-aliased font technology is still the envy of the computer world and its drag 'n' drop, stackable windows GUI, flexibility and ease of use make it arguably the most productive computer system in the world today. Thousands of applications and utilities are available, often developed by small companies and individual users, mean that you should be able to find software on RISC OS to cater for all your computing requirements. It is hoped that new developers will come on board to help promote and enhance RISC OS even more. RISCOS.org seeks to not only introduce newcomers and experts alike to this wonderful system, but to act as a resource centre and help forum for existing users around the world. Our software database is probably the most comprehensive repository of RISC OS links anywhere on the internet, and we update it frequently with new releases.
News Headlines from other RISC OS Portalscsa.announceSome news summaries maybe truncated. This is a limitation with GoogleGroups RSS feed and beyond our control unfortunately. IconBarAugust 2025 News Summary
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see? August 2025 Rougol report - Mark Moxon
The August 2025 talk featured the welcome return of Mark Moxon, who last spoke in November 2022. Rougol August 2025 meeting on monday - Mark Moxon returns
The August 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 18th August. It sees the welcome return of Mark Moxon Iris updated to 1.37
There is a new version of Iris with lots of new features and bug fixes. So let's dive in... August developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night
The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 9th August (this saturday). 7:30pm UK time kick-off and the event is on Zoom. As always, stay for as long or as short a time as you like. RISC OS OpenStreaming Video in 1994?
In 1994, Acorn Computers, through its Online Media division, played a central role in one of the earliest practical demonstrations of video-on-demand over a broadband network. The Cambridge (UK) Digital Interactive Television Trial, developed in collaboration with Anglia Television, Cambridge Cable (now Virgin Media), and Advanced Telecommunication Modules Ltd (ATML), anticipated many of the features that would later become standard in streaming media. Pi memory freed from its 32 bit shackles
The period between stable releases is the perfect time to try out some experimental changes to RISC OS. If you’ve bought one of the top-of-the-range Raspberry Pi 4’s with 4GB or 8GB of RAM the good news is that that extra memory can now be unlocked by dropping the Beta RPi ROM (8GB Support) onto your SD card. Moonshots Rocket is Fuelling Up
Back in March the Moonshots Initiative outlined an ambitious plan to migrate the source code of RISC OS away from hand crafted assembler to reach a 64-bit destination before all the 32-bit chips run out. Already the initiative has generated a number of people asking to be involved, promising leads in the areas of focus, and we’re grateful to have received some financial donations from the community already. Set sail for the RISC OS eXperience
Why not pop along to the Big Ben Club’s annual day in the Netherlands?The show is on the 10th May 2025 from 10am to 4pm and is located in Koog aan de Zann. It’s easy to reach being only a short distance north of Amsterdam by car, public transport, or even by bicycle.RISC OS Open will be travelling to the Netherlands, equivalent to 0.106% of the distance to the moon, and expanding on 2022’s theatre topic of the path to 64 bit. "Moonshots" Initiative to Secure the Future of the OS
Cambridge, UK - 28-Mar-2025 - RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.RISC OS, originally developed alongside the first Arm chips in Cambridge, remains a uniquely simple and efficient desktop operating system. It has found renewed interest in recent years thanks to its availability on the Raspberry Pi and its open-source licensing model. However, the platform now faces an existential challenge. And maybe of interest....The RegisterAI spies questionable science journals, with some human help
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship"About 1,000 of a set of 15,000 open access scientific journals appear to exist mainly to extract fees from naive academics.Bring your own brain? Why local LLMs are taking off
Running AIs on your own machine lets you stick it to the man and save some cash in the processFeature After a decade or two of the cloud, we're used to paying for our computing capability by the megabyte. As AI takes off, the whole cycle promises to repeat itself again, and while AI might seem relatively cheap now, it might not always be so.Programmers: you have to watch your weight, too
We are drowning in code, but at least some folks are swimmingopinion To fight the ensh*ttification of software, the first step is to pinpoint why and how it happens. Some observers are trying to do that.Kilopixel creator kills livestream switch before woodblock display hits Crysis point
All good things must come to an endAll good things must come to an end, and so too must the blocky glory of the Kilopixel. As the wood and robotic marvel crested the 200,000-pixel mark, its creator pulled the metaphorical plug.Uncle Sam doesn't want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China
End of verified end user status means South Korean memory vendors will need licenses to bring restricted chipmaking tech into Chinese fabsThe US government already has a lot to say about what products chipmakers can and can't sell in China. This week the Commerce Department moved to make it harder for South Korean memory vendors Samsung and SK Hynix to continue manufacturing in the region.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Stuff.tv Latest GadgetsThe best mid-range phones in 2025 reviewed and rated
On the search for the best mid-range smartphone below $600/£600? You're in the right place Best mid-range laptop in 2025 for work, gaming and more
From Acer and Asus to HP and Dell, the best mid-range laptops deliver exceptional value for your money I want the iPhone 17 Air to slim down the iPhone - not dumb it down
Apple's about to slap the Air name on an iPhone for the first time, but will the iPhone 17 Air be light and lovely or light on features and battery life? Best mesh Wi-Fi system in 2025 to banish internet black spots
Getting blanked by your broadband in the far reaches of the living room? Here's our guide to the best mesh Wi-Fi system Here’s when I think the iPhone 17 release date will be
We're only days away from the debut of the iPhone 17 - here's when the new lineup is set to launch and when it will most likely be in stores (external news feeds last updated at 10:30pm and took 4 seconds)
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