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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.

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  • NEW! [27th Oct 2008] Latest Intel chips still can't match ARM for power saving - Intel issued a "correction" Thursday regarding comments one of its executives made earlier this week slamming the iPhone as incapable of working correctly with the internet.
    Among other things, the executives accused ARM chips of being unable to "handle the internet" and singled out the iPhone as an example of a smart phone that could be really great if it used one of Intel's low-power x86 architecture processors, known as Atom.
    More Info: Silicon.com
  • NEW! [12th Oct 2008] Major new RISC OS application in development - Long-term RISC OS devotee Paul Vigay has recently announced a new application he's currently working on. With a development version to be demonstrated at the forthcoming RISC OS SE Show, WebAnim8r is a powerful and comprehensive application for creating animations and graphics suitable for including on websites and presentations.
    A flexible built-in scripting language allows the user to create complex designs with the aid of simple keywords, or fall back on the intuitive user interface.
    More Info: WebAnim8r homepage
  • [27th Sep 2008] End of the line for Iyonix - From 30th September it will no longer be possible to purchase an Iyonix computer. After 15 years of business, Jack Lillingston and John Ballance would like to thank all their customers for their support. There are still limited supplies of Iyonix computers available, so order one now as remaining stock is available on a first come, first served basis. From 1st October, support for the Iyonix will continue through the Iyonix dealer network, website and email.
    More Info: Full press release

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Rougol February 2025 meeting on monday - Rob Sprowson
The February 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday 17th February and features Rob Sprowson. He will be showing various BBC coprocessors including the his ARM7TDMI copro. The action kicks off at 6.30pm in the Duke of Sussex and online at 7.30pm on Zoom (usual link or contact Rougol for one).
WROCC Newsletter Volume 42:11 reviewed
WROCC magazine is now fully up to date and the February edition (42:11) popped into my mailbox last week.
Drag'n'Drop 14i2 edition reviewed
The Spring edition of Drag'n'Drop magazine dropped into our mailbox last week. This edition is 29 pages of news, reviews, tools and lots of code (on yellow pages no less)! There is even a newbies sections answering questions you might have. As it is a PDF you can read it on just about any system (I am reading it on my new ARM-powered MAC laptop).
WROCC February 2025 talk on wednesday - AGM
There is no February 2025 WROCC talk on wednesday. It's the Club AGM (which is an important part of running the club). It takes place on Zoom and kicks off at 7.45pm.

RISC OS Open

London show roars again
After a short interlude, the London show is back in a new venue this Saturday the 26th October from 11am. The organisers have lined up an impressive list of exhibitors, all bringing the latest software and hardware developments in the RISC OS world for you to explore.
A metric tonne of RISC OS improvements
This is one for the all developers out there! We love celebrating significant anniversaries and milestones, so it didn’t escape our notice that the source code to RISC OS has just reached one thousand accepted merge requests since being migrated to be held in Git back in 2019.
An ePic reshuffle
ePic is a single SD card combining both the official RISC OS Pi release plus a huge bundle of commercial applications (previously called NutPi) totalling almost £600, had they each been bought individually.
Euro vision of RISC OS welcomes all!
Now that the Eurovision contest is over for this year, the next big euro vision to eXperience is the one organised by the Big Ben Club at their annual day.
RISC OS 5.30 now available
It feels like more than a year since doing the code reviews of which hardware platforms might meet the stable release criteria, attaining an even numbered long-term-supported version. So without further ado we’re proud to announce RISC OS 5.30 is now available for the seven platforms that met or exceeded benchmark.

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The Register

Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy's still screwed

'In 50 years, I think we'll view these business practices like we view sweatshops today'

Interview It has been nearly a decade since famed cryptographer and privacy expert Bruce Schneier released the book Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World - an examination of how government agencies and tech giants exploit personal data. Today, his predictions feel eerily accurate.
Why AI benchmarks suck

Anyone remember when Volkswagen rigged its emissions results? Oh...

AI model makers love to flex their benchmarks scores. But how trustworthy are these numbers? What if the tests themselves are rigged, biased, or just plain meaningless?
UK's new thinking on AI: Unless it's causing serious bother, you can crack on

Plus: Keep calm and plug Anthropic's Claude into public services

Comment The UK government on Friday said its AI Safety Institute will henceforth be known as its AI Security Institute, a rebranding that attests to a change in regulatory ambition from ensuring AI models get made with wholesome content - to one that primarily punishes AI-abetted crime.
If you dread a Microsoft Teams invite, just wait until it turns out to be a Russian phish

Roses aren't cheap, violets are dear, now all your access token are belong to Vladimir

Digital thieves - quite possibly Kremlin-linked baddies - have been emailing out bogus Microsoft Teams meeting invites to trick victims in key government and business sectors into handing over their authentication tokens, granting access to emails, cloud data, and other sensitive information.[an error occurred while processing this directive]
SonicWall firewalls now under attack: Patch ASAP or risk intrusion via your SSL VPN

Roses are red, violets are blue, CVE-2024-53704 is sweet for a ransomware crew

Miscreants are actively abusing a high-severity authentication bypass bug in unpatched internet-facing SonicWall firewalls following the public release of proof-of-concept exploit code.

Stuff.tv Latest Gadgets

Best 4K TV in 2025 including OLED, QLED and LED for every budget reviewed
From affordable displays to bank-breaking screens, these are the best 4K TV options for every budget, all reviewed by us
Apple robots need to be charming and useful, but can't prize being adorable over utility
An R&D project at Apple is exploring robots that combine utility with human-like expression. If one arrives for sale, it needs both, not compromise
Best Apple Watch in 2025 reviewed and rated
Don't know your Series 9 from your Ultra? We've explained every Apple Watch and suggested which might be the best Apple Watch for your wrist
Best Marvel Movies: all the MCU films ranked
Not all heroes wear capes - we've watched and ranked all 35 of them.
Best cheap headphones in 2025 rated and reviewed
Want wireless audio without breaking the bank? We've tested the best cheap headphones for affordable cordless listening
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