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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. IconBarWROCC June 2025 meeting - ROOL
Wakefield's June speaker was Steve Revill from ROOL telling us about his RISC OS - past, present and future... WROCC June 2025 talk on wednesday - ROOL
The June 2025 WROCC talk is on wednesday and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom May 2025 News Summary
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see? May developer 'fireside' chat on saturday night
The next 'fireside' chat of 2025 is on 31st May (this saturday). Usual 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. RISCOSbits upgrades FAST ROM image
One of the attractions of the FAST systems (beyond its blistering speed) is the fact that you can update the system. It still needs a custom build (you cannot use the generic ROOL one), but luckily RISCOSbits provides up to 4 custom builds a year. RISC OS OpenMoonshots 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. We're off to visit RON
ROOL is proud to be attending the RISC OS North show in Warrington, UK. As a part of our commitment to the future of RISC OS, we will be introducing our “Moonshot” projects by giving an overview of the motivations behind them, how we’re planning to drive them forwards, and how the community can get involved. Four Apps Come to the Fore For You
You may have blinked and missed a few application updates over the last few months as they scroll past on the Recent changes section of the home page. Don’t worry though! We’ve been keeping a watchful eye and, skipping over the smaller fixes for now, can bring you the main highlights. And maybe of interest....The RegisterApple goes glass whole as it pours new UI everywhere
Annual infomercial spruiks visual change, modest functional enhancements, and a movieApple CEO Tim Cook on Monday opened the company's annual developer conference by talking up a forthcoming racing film called "F1".[an error occurred while processing this directive]ICANN waves hands in protest at AFRINIC election arrangement
Worries lawyers overseeing poll may have disqualifying entanglementsThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has called for changes to the roster of officials appointed to oversee the forthcoming election at the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), the latest twist in a conflict that stretches back years and has left the African regional internet registry in limbo.As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training
The last effort never went anywhereAI is here to stay, so representatives Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Shontel Brown (D-OH) have introduced a bill to ensure more US federal government employees are properly trained to use it.Omni-Path is back on the AI and HPC menu in a new challenge to Nvidia's InfiniBand
After a five-year hiatus, Cornelis' interconnect returns at 400Gbps, with Ethernet support nextFive years after Intel spun off its Omni-Path interconnect tech into Cornelis Networks, its 400Gbps CN5000 line of switches and NICs is finally ready to do battle with its long-time rival, Nvidia's InfiniBand.Waymo problems in La La Land as robotaxis set aflame
Services locked down in America's second-largest cityVideo Five Waymo robotaxis were torched on Sunday during protests against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency's efforts to detain and deport suspected undocumented immigrants.Stuff.tv Latest GadgetsToyota’s new EVs couldn’t be more different - but I still can’t pick between them
Toyota has listened to critics and beefed up the bZ4X, but it might be overshadowed by the new Urban Cruiser Apple’s WWDC 2025 event recap – here’s what was announced
All our posts from Apple's developer conference announcements The latest Apple Vision Pro update does something I never expected
The section of Apple's WWDC keynote about updates coming to the Apple Vision Pro revealed something fundamentally different Proper windows are finally coming to the iPad – but why didn’t it happen before?
Apple has announced that iPadOS 26 will introduce much more flexible window-based multitasking to the iPad. But there's one huge question Is Workout Buddy the Apple Watch’s Clippy? I explain the motivational fitness feature
watchOS 26 comes with a new Apple Watch fitness feature called Workout Buddy, designed to motivate you - here's how it works (external news feeds last updated at 10:30pm and took 4 seconds)
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