RISC OS London

We’re now just a few weeks away from the RISC OS North exhibition in Warrington, taking place on Saturday March 21st 2026.
The website riscosnorth.uk has lots of information about exhibitors, transport and location. There should be some exciting new developments on display.

So if you start preparing now you should just be ready in time for the London Show 😃

Here's a brilliant book for anyone who has an interest in Acorn Computers, The BBC Micro, ARM or technology in the UK around that time. A collection of stories by the people who made it all happen. Whilst I have only quickly skimmed the contents since it arrived today, I know it's a 10 out of 10!

Still #RISCOS but different?

At our next meeting on Monday 16th March come chat with @matt.godbolt.org in the pub (or on Zoom if you must) about JSbeeb, Compiler Explorer, and more! Free entry, but you have to buy your own drinks 😛
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...

Had some fun getting my blog migrated across to self-hosting via Hugo, which I must say is a lovely content management generator! This is now the companion site for my more 'serious' projects: beeb6502.com

Cover of the book Voices from a Future Passed

Rob Napier's book on Acorn published

www.iconbar.com/articles/Rob...

Rob gave a preview of his book at the Decemeber Rougol meeting.

I'm just an excited onlooker, but I'm really liking how the book is topping the charts in several categories today.

You can watch the author Rob Napier talking about the book and his time at Acorn here m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5yv...

VOICES FROM A FUTURE PASSED Out today!
How the BBC, Acorn & ARM Changed the World
The "barking mad" 1981 4-day build that led to the ARM chip in your pocket. From the BBC Micro to Raspberry Pi, meet the IT Royalty who built our digital world.
In-store or Online: Search ISBN 9781764460804 on Amazon

Voices from a Future Passed - on sale from 1st March The official Acorn biography, Voices from a Future Passed, put together by Rob Napier, will be available to buy from 1st March. Voices from a Future Pas

If you're unsure about the Acorn Computers Biography, here's a great news article, that provides some insights into the book:

www.riscository.com/2026/voices-...

C BASIC update: www.riscosopen.org/news/article...

VOICES FROM A FUTURE PASSED: How the British Broadcasting Corporation, Acorn Computers and ARM changed the world. Buy VOICES FROM A FUTURE PASSED: How the British Broadcasting Corporation, Acorn Computers and ARM changed the world. by Napier, Robert, Napier, Robert (ISBN: 9781764460804) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

A reminder that Rob Napier's history of Acorn, the BBC and ARM is available to buy now! Do spread the word, as he's also donating a percentage of the royalties to various computing museums, including @tnmoc.bsky.social 😀 Link to order here: amzn.eu/d/00BQj8tz

Probably not the best time to post this, but are any folks in the UK interested in either an old BBC micro or a slightly younger Acorn Archimedes? No idea if they’re still working.

Acorn Archimedes A3020

I’m so happy I get to play with an Archimedes A3020… in Texas!

Thanks to @adriansdigitalbasement.com ‘s video on converting a bus mouse to an Archie one, I was able to repurpose the same old Logitech C7 in just 10 minutes.

Also in the picture a 4:3 ViewSonic I got for $5 from a local guy.

This is now on sale! A history of Acorn, written by Rob Napier (of Barson Computing) and with contributions from all the major people involved at Acorn and the BBC: amzn.eu/d/06qvLzW8

RISC OS North is only a few weeks away! Frosted will be on USB in ROM form for Iyonix, Titanium, Risc PC and Pi along with just ThemeDef Theme, ThemeEXT and now Mac and Windows RPCEmu all on 1 USB for people to take (Limited Supply)

RISC OS 3.7 using natively shared files from modern Linux, macOS on Apple Silicon, Latest Windows 10 and 11 and the BSD family! :)

RISC OS 3.7 using natively shared files from modern Linux, macOS on Apple Silicon, Latest Windows 10 and 11 and the BSD family with their Unicode translated (where possible) to Latin1! :)

RISC OS 3.10 using natively shared files from modern Linux, macOS on Apple Silicon, Latest Windows 10 and 11 and the BSD family! :)

RISC OS 3.10 using natively shared files from modern Linux, macOS on Apple Silicon, Latest Windows 10 and 11 and the BSD family havign thei rUnicode translated (where possible) to Latin1! :)

#RISC_OS, what this weekend update contains you have read it on the ROOL's forum post, but how does it looks like Screenshots! 😆

RISC OS 3.10/3.7/5 Using very long file names, and getting #MacOS , #WIndows, #Linux and #BSD Unicode translated (where possible) to Latin1, now how cool is that?

Do you remember Acorn Computers? The company designed and delivered the first ARM chip and the BBC Micro. Want to know more or catch up? The RISC OS North show, is on Saturday 21st March, in Warrington, UK.
riscosnorth.uk #RISC_OS #Event #Warrington #RaspberryPi #ARM

Index of all deep dive articles - The Sentinel on the BBC Micro Index of all deep dive articles about The Sentinel

I'm (slowly!) releasing 50+ deep dives into The Sentinel, Geoff Crammond's epic #BBCMicro game

Batch #2 is now ready: 7 new articles about maths, geometry, trigonometry… and Revs

thesentinel.bbcelite.com/deep_dives

Batch #3 (landscape) coming soon

Enjoy!

#retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit

YouTube video by The Retro Collective From Acorn to ARM with Professor Steve Furber CBE

@retrocollective.co.uk's spectacular series w/ Professor Steve Furber CBE, instrumental in hardware designs of #Acorn & #BBCMicro #microcomputers and the #ARM architecture.
1st hr: #retrocomputing
2nd hr: Building a brain with ARM.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9p...

A pixelated witch looms on a black screen in this BBC Micro screenshot from Granny’s Garden. Bold blocky graphics in purple, green and blue. The red text box underneath declares: “Ha ha! Now I’ve got you! I will send you home at once.” No wonder she haunted my childhood!

A witch has lived rent-free in my head since early years of school. This week I finally tracked her down. Granny’s Garden is a BBC Micro classic played in class; highlighting the importance of computing in Education. Available to buy online too! 😄 #Gaming #Nostalgia #4Mation #EdTech

The Acorn Archimedes A3000. What your school might have if it still had funding during the early 90s.

Even though I was there, I really enjoyed watching this again! Well worth a view 😃

YouTube video by Colin Hoad Making New Videos About Old Computers - February 2026

My talk from last week's ROUGOL meeting is now up on my channel: youtu.be/Igljzw4o71U

It was a fun evening, and I really enjoyed it!
@rougol.bsky.social

Voices from a Future Passed - on sale from 1st March The official Acorn biography, Voices from a Future Passed, put together by Rob Napier, will be available to buy from 1st March. Voices from a Future Passed

www.riscository.com/2026/voices-...

Star Trek at 60 | Science Museum Boldly go where no one has gone before with our special season celebrating the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.

*Finally* able to talk about the Star Trek @sciencemuseum.org.uk team-up we are organising for the 60th anniversary! Special events, world first film season, exclusive merch, props and costumes from the Paramount archives, and more! www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/star-trek-60

21st March this year is the RISC OS North exhibition at the Village Hotel, Warrington, WA1 1QA

Awesome!

RISC OS Frosted will be demoing at RISC OS North 2026