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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. IconBarR-Comp launches the 5idekick and the pi5erve
R-Comp has released two computers based on Pi 5 technology - the 5idekick and the pi5erve RISC OS Coding double bill weekend
This weekend you are in for a treat if you are interested in RISC OS coding. And you don't even have to leave the house.... WROCC July 2025 meeting - RISCOSbits
Wakefield's July speaker was Andy Marks, from RISCOSbits, telling us all about ECOS5. WROCC July 2025 talk on Wednesday with RISCOSbits
The July 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 2nd July and starts at at 7.45pm on Zoom June 2025 News Summary
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see? 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 RegisterNow everybody but Citrix agrees that CitrixBleed 2 is under exploit
Add CISA to the listThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added its weighty name to the list of parties agreeing that CVE-2025-5777, dubbed CitrixBleed 2 by one researcher, has been under exploitation and abused to hijack user sessions.Intel's leaders have stopped pretending - and it's about time
Not even in the top 10, CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly tells employeesComment Pat Gelsinger's tenure as Intel's chief executive was epitomized by his unwavering optimism and ambitious plan to return the ailing chipmaker to its former glory. His successor has no such delusions of grandeur.Thousands of NASA senior staffers expected to quit after budget slashed
It could have the same headcount as 1960 by the end of the monthNASA senior staff are being offered the opportunity to leave voluntarily before the axes start swinging, and it seems likely that thousands will take the escape hatch.Ex-ASML engineer who stole chip tech for Russia gets three years in Dutch prison
'Whether those files were allowed to go to Russia? I didn't ask'A former ASML and NXP semiconductor engineer will spend three years in a Dutch prison after stealing secret chip technology from his employers and sharing it with Russia.IBM moves scientists out of Almaden Research Center
Company mum on whether the site will be shutteredIBM, which employees say stands for "I've Been Moved" due to frequent relocation directives, is moving research scientists from its Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, to its Silicon Valley Lab a few miles east.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Stuff.tv Latest GadgetsThe Huawei Pura 80 Ultra has gone global, and I’m blown away by its cameras
Is phenomenal photography hardware enough to overlook the usual caveats? The best microSD Express Cards for your Nintendo Switch 2
Want to expand your Nintendo Switch 2 storage? You'll need one of the best microSD Express Cards around - find the top ones here Best handheld gaming consoles in 2025 including Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck and more
From the Switch to the Steam Deck, we think these are the handheld gaming consoles you can buy right now - rated and reviewed Ikea doubles down on next-gen smart home gear - here’s why you’ll want to have it in your home
Ikea has just announced more than 20 new smart home devices for next year, all of which ship with Matter support Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are a Prime Day must-buy at $149
The latest version of AirPods Pro is an excellent deal during Amazon's Prime Day sale (external news feeds last updated at 10:30pm and took 2 seconds)
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