October 2025 News Summary
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October 2025 News Summary
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Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
31.10.2025 18:23 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Look what's arrived, just in time for the weekend.
#ArchiveMagazine
#RISC_OS
@archiveriscos.bsky.social
31.10.2025 18:48 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
ROOL adds Fortran support in latest DDE update
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ROOL adds Fortran support in latest DDE update
www.iconbar.com/articles/ROO...
ROOL clearly have big plans for the RISC OS DDE
30.10.2025 21:41 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Acorn A5000 Alpha. 37.5MHz ARM clock, 16.67MHz (60ns) RAM clock... 31799 SICK 1.28 Dhrystones/sec... wild.
This is nipping at the heels of an ARM610 RISC PC.
https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=468630#p468630
#riscos #acornrisc #AcornComputers #retrocomputing
28.10.2025 22:02 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
"Mac & Cheese" Fixathon - October 2025
Fun and games repairing vintage Mac Classics and Acorn cheese wedge units at the @tnmoc.bsky.social "Mac & Cheese" Fixathon event over the weekend!
youtu.be/O8U1R_09FDI
13.10.2025 20:59 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Archive Edition 27:6 reviewed
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Archive Edition 27:6 reviewed
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Archive Magazine 27:6 arrived this week, just in time to the London Show. After a quiet summer, it kicks off what looks like a busy Autumn.
28.10.2025 13:37 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Argos Catalogue 1993 (Autumn/ Winter)
27.10.2025 19:46 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Happy @archiveriscos.bsky.social day!
27.10.2025 17:47 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The Acorn Springboard, an ARM co-processor upgrade for the IBM PC in the form of an ISA card. I don't think many of these were actually produced and are certainly rarer than the ARM Evaluation System Second Processors which attach to a BBC Micro. Does anyone have one of these or ever used one?
27.10.2025 20:11 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 0
It's been a satisfying evening... thanks, @archiveriscos.bsky.social
27.10.2025 20:51 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
RISC OS Open: Thank You for an Incredible RISC OS London Show!
What an incredible day at the past RISC OS London show!
www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums...
26.10.2025 13:01 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Now I just need to find a copy of Flight Simulator Toolkit for the Acorn Archimedes and I've got the full set. #retrocomputing #riscos #AcornComputers
25.10.2025 23:08 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
RISC OS London Show Report 2025
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RISC OS London Show Report 2025
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The 2025 London Show took place in its new regular venue.
Overall there was a real buzz and plenty of people attending.
Here is what I saw on the floor.
25.10.2025 17:44 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
RISC OS London Show 2025 - pictures
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RISC OS London Show 2025 - pictures
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Here is a selection of pictures to show you what the event was like
25.10.2025 17:48 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
RISC OS London Show 2025 - Notes from the talks
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RISC OS London Show 2025 - Notes from the talks
www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS...
Here are my notes from the talks. As usual, any mistakes or omissions are mine.
25.10.2025 17:48 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
RISC OS Developments will be at the London Show with the full public release of the Iris web browser, plus updated network and WiFi stack. More info here - www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums...
24.10.2025 19:29 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Welcome to RISC OS Developments Formed in 2016, our purpose is to secure the future of RISC OS and its applications through investment and development, and by introducing the system to new markets. In...
To learn more about RISC OS see:
Our website - www.riscosdev.com
ROOL, who manage the source code - www.riscosopen.org/content/
ROOL also run a forum - www.riscosopen.org/forum/
Latest news - www.iconbar.com
And - www.riscository.com
13.03.2025 15:01 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Just in case the cryptic images haven't helped, here's an easier picture clue of an external antenna!
We'll have them for sale at the @rougol #riscoslondonshow2025 with access to FREE #RISC_OS control software for #ComputeModule4 systems, like our FreeNVMe and FAST systems.
24.10.2025 20:10 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
See and buy our new #FASTNVMeXL system with our #FreeNVMe drivers, and a whopping 8GB RAM usable under #RISC_OS. Sleek, smooth, and very cool!
#risc_os
#riscoslondonshow2025
#WhatWillYouDoWithIt?
24.10.2025 19:07 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
RISC OS Open: Announcements
The RISC OS London Show opens tomorrow morning at 11am. For news of the latest products being released and special offers, see the @riscosopen.bsky.social forum
www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1
#riscoslondonshow2025
24.10.2025 19:05 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Want a flash new keyboard, that will literally flash if you ask it to!?
Fully programmable Cherry MX Red near-silent keys, backlight LEDs, customisable key colours on individual keys! Emulate a BBC, A3000, A3010 or Pi500+ keyboard!
See it at #riscoslondonshow2025
#risc_os
24.10.2025 19:31 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Show offer on Impression User Manual and free software to collect
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Show offer on Impression User Manual and free software to collect
www.iconbar.com/articles/Sho...
If you don't have a copy of the Impression User manual and would like a printed copy, Chris Hall has a very special offer for you at the London Show.
24.10.2025 16:04 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
And now I'm in work, in the studio โ also with an autumnal palette, a selection of our hand-dyed yarns awaiting further processing of winding, skeining, twisting, and banding.
24.10.2025 15:19 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
If you love Assembly, I am sure you'll love my UltimASM DSL, it allows you to design the Assembly of your dreams or to code in 6502, 6809, 68000 and even VAX ASM on #RISC_OS (and all other supported platform by my #UltimaVM).
Want to know more? Come at the RISC OS London Show Saturday 25th October!
24.10.2025 11:15 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Looking out of the window, I see it's a beautiful autumn morning and much nicer than the numerous weather apps on my phone implied.
#lake_disctric #cumbria #living_in_the_lakes #westmorland
24.10.2025 08:34 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
"The ARM... kind of needed compilers" - Lee Smith and Arthur Norman - ARM at 40 anniversary
Bit niche, but want to know how ARM1&2 got an ANSI C compiler back in the 1980s? Listen to Arthur Norman and Lee Smith... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwUo...
23.10.2025 19:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
London is closer than you think!
www.riscosopen.org/news/article...
23.10.2025 22:22 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 9 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Coast at your desk with our Show exclusive Welsh Slate Drink Mats (with rubber pads to avoid scratching!). At a bargain price of ยฃ5 each.
Limited stock, so hurry up to the RISCOSbits stand!
#CoastingWithRISC_OS
#RISC_OS
#AcornComputers
#riscoslondonshow2025
23.10.2025 19:32 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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