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RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2023 - PiHard Xmas tree

Posted by Mark Stephens on 05:36, 1/12/2023 |
 

Welcome to the TIB 2023 Advent Calendar. This year will be featuring screens, machines, and anything with RISC OS on it! All the items are submitted by our readers (it's not too late to send us yours). How many doors we have is entirely up to YOU.....

First up, we have a PiHard 'Xmas tree' built of PiHard systems from RISCOSbits (although I would be pretty pleased to get any one of them under the tree). Over to you Andy...
 

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Is BASIC still useful for coding?

Posted by Mark Stephens on 07:31, 9/2/2022 |
 
There is some really interesting RISC OS related videos on youtube. Recently, I came across this gem which was recorded at the 2021 London Show. Steve Revill and Chris Dewhurst tell you all about BASIC, why they think it is still relevant and Chris introduces his excellent book on how to code.
 
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What is your current RISC OS setup? (David Feugey)

Posted by Mark Stephens on 07:46, 6/1/2021 | ,
 
This time, we pop across the channel to find out what David Feugey's desktop looks like...
 
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What RISC OS games have you been playing in Lockdown?

Posted by Mark Stephens on 06:06, 12/6/2020 |
 
The chances are you may have been spending more of your work and leisure time at home in the last few months. I have been using some of the time to catch-up on some RISC OS games.
 
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What is your current RISC OS setup? (Gavin Wraith)

Posted by Mark Stephens on 05:34, 4/5/2020 | ,
 
In the foreground is an ArmBook (i.e. Pinebook) running RISC OS 5.27, from RComp. Behind it is an LG Flatron IPS235 monitor displaying output from RISC OS 5.24 running on a Raspberry Pi 3B+, which sits in the green case, with a red LED shining out.
 
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What is your current RISC OS setup? (Rob Sprowson)

Posted by Mark Stephens on 06:59, 29/4/2020 | ,
 
This time, we smuggled our team into Elesar towers to see what they might have hidden up there...
 
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What is your current RISC OS setup? (Steve Fryatt)

Posted by Mark Stephens on 07:46, 27/4/2020 | ,
 
The left-hand monitor is attached to the Titanium seen under the desk to the left; the one on the right is connected to several other systems: a PC running Linux (out of shot to the right), the RiscPC on the right under the desk and a couple of Beagle and Pandaboards which are in and out of use for testing, attending shows and the like.
 
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Which is your favourite RISC OS text editor?

Posted by Mark Stephens on 06:39, 21/4/2020 |
 
We are very lucky on the RISC OS platform to have !Edit built into the OS and two excellent editors in Zap and StrongED. Both have their fans and both are very capable.
 
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What is your current RISC OS setup? (David Ruck)

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What is your current RISC OS setup? (Michael Grunditz)

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What is your favourite RISC OS font?

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