Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:44:58 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/ My RISC OS en-gb http://www.myriscos.co.uk/images/logo.gif http://www.myriscos.co.uk/ webmaster@myriscos.co.uk http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article509.html RiscLua was updated to version 5.40 in November 2011. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:44:58 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article508.html RISC OS Open have announced the release of their latest stable release of RISC OS, version 5.18 to be exact. This shiny new update features no less than 340 improvements since the last official release and has been vetted by Castle Technology for the Iyonix PC and RComp for their ARMini. The new ROM image should be able to upgrade all versions of RISC OS from version 5.07 or later and is provided with a flash programming tool (which also takes a backup of the previous version just incase you wish to go back). Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:03:56 +0000 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article507.html R-Comp have released the latest version of their CD playing software, MusicMan 2. This new update, released at the 2012 South West Show on Saturday, has finally brough digital CD playback to RISC OS. Users of older RISC OS computers (pre-Iyonix) can still use analogue playback. MusicMan 2 also brings a few neat features to the table, this version now displays track listings, album art and artist information when playing music. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:01:04 +0000 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article506.html Charm version 2.5.0 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:34:08 +0000 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article505.html RISCOScode is running this year's RISC OS Oscars Here's how you can join in and vote... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:13:55 +0000 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article504.html Charm version 2.4.9 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:10:47 +0000 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article503.html The NetSurf developers have made available the newest stable version of RISC OS' premier web browser, NetSurf. 2.8 sees a number of major improvements and fixes over previous versions, and as always, it's free to download - http://www.netsurf-browser.org. NetSurf is also available for other platforms, BeOS/Haiku, Linux, AmigaOS and Atari are amongst the supported systems. In order to run on a RISC OS system, RISC OS 4.02, 6 or 5.07 is required as a minimum, as well as a number of modules which can be downloaded freely online. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:44:41 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article502.html R-Comp Interactive have released an Operating System upgrade (to RISC OS 5) to ARMini users, this new update contains a bundle of new features and polishes up the overall ARMini experience. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:32:25 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article501.html R-Comp have released version 6.03 of Messenger Pro to registered users. This update provides better compatibility with all RISC OS machines, and makes it much simpler to switch users “on the fly”, thanks to new toolbar buttons. The application’s printing features have also been improved. Messenger Pro is RISC OS' most feature-rich email application, it is fully compatible with any modern RISC OS machine, 26-bit or 32-bit. Messenger Pro is now compatible with ARMini and BeagleBoard computers and is available to purchase directly from R-Comp. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:28:18 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article500.html Charm version 2.4 [32 bit] the set of high level language tools and demos for computers and emulators running RISC OS 3, 4 and 5 is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license. Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:27:42 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article499.html Martin Wuerthner of MW-Software has updated InterGif to version 6.18, this new update ensures that InterGif is fully ARMv7 compatible, meaning that it'll run on your ARMini or BeagleBoard. InterGif is a handy utility that converts Sprite and Draw files to GIF format with optimised palettes and allows GIF animations to be created from a series of Sprites. It can also convert from GIF to Sprite format. InterGif is free to download, and you can do so from the MW-Software website. The download includes the !InterGif front-end and command-line tool, but does not supply the !IGViewer utility, which you is still only available from the original InterGif site, see here. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:43:52 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article498.html August has seen a decent amount of activity, mostly relating to free software, although I forsee a wave of commercial activity in September and October as the RISC OS world gears toward the London Show, which takes place at the end of October. Here's what's been happening: The spreadsheet application PipeDream is now available for free download thanks to Gerald Fitton of Abacus Training. The previously commercial application is still considered an essential application for many RISC OS users, unfortunately it is not 32-bit compatible, so you'll need Aemulor to run it on an Iyonix or A9Home. Christopher Martin has released Murnong 2.13, a utility for fetching and decoding videos from the video sharing and video on demand site YouTube, this update corrects many issues that have developed after changes were made to the YouTube system. Chris has also released version 1.20 of FFmpeg and FFplay. The former is a multi-platform video and audio conversion system with FFplay providing a simple media player built upon it. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:37:17 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article497.html Charm version 2.3 the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license. Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:32:05 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article496.html Gavin Wraith has updated RiscLua to version 5.30. For those unfamiliar with Lua, it is a light and easy to learn programming language, designed for portability, extendibility and embeddability. You can download the latest version for free from Gavin's webpage. Dorian Computing have released an updated version of DragCom, a utility used for running a specified command on a filename (or any other argument) given to it. Dorian Computing have also released a new utility named !CutF12, the program's sole purpose is to disable the F12 button which allows users to enter commands. You can download both applications from Dorian's webpage. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:09:39 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article495.html !PDF is a PDF file viewer for RISC OS and has been updated, with an emphasis being made on Saving. You can download this new version of PDF from the link supplied at the bottom of this article. RiscTV has now had a major update to correspond with the recent change from Analogue to Digital Television, hence you can now watch Digital TV on your ARM-based computer running RISC OS. £59.50 will now get your old RiscTV podule hardware updated and a shiny new version of !RiscTV, there's a neat little article on this interesting development in the latest issue of Drag 'n' Drop magazine, an online PDF magazine for 8-bit and 32-bit Acorn communities. Alternatively, take a peek at the link supplied at the bottom of this article. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:50:33 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article494.html R-Comp Interactive's ARMini computer, which was released at the Wakefield show back in April has recieved little press coverage and potential buyers are still not too sure what to expect, so here's an article dscussing the new Cortex-A8 computer and its many features. The ARMini is available for purchase at around the £600 mark and as of yet, I believe it is only available from RCI directly. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:19:56 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article493.html Charm version 2.2 the set of high level language tools and demos for RISC-OS computers and emulators is now freely available under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license. Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:50:26 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article492.html Over the past few weeks, RISC OS has seen a flurry of gaming news, be it commercial (didn't think I'd be saying that again!), freeware and shareware. Here's a little round-up of the important bits that might interest you. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:06:23 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article491.html Michael Foot has announced the availability of BeebIt 0.62, the BBC Micro computer emulator for RISC OS systems. BeebIt emulates the Acorn BBC Model B, BBC Model B+ and BBC Master range of computers. BeebIt will now run on all RISC OS computers, including the A9Home, Beagleboard and ARMini. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:57:34 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article490.html MathMagical Software have announced that Iconizer II will be available at the MUG Midlands Shows for purchase, a new copy is available for £35 or £10 for an upgrade from a previous version of the software. Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:55:13 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article489.html As recently featured on popular tech site Engadget, IT Guru "Sam" from Derbyshire has managed to put together the 'A7kP', yes, a portable A7000+, it's not quite a laptop but you have to admit, it's pretty darn sexy. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:01:40 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article488.html Howard Dawson's SchemEd 1.03 is now available to download from his website. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:59:58 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article487.html There's a whole host of RISC OS usergroup meetings taking place in July so here's a list that might be of interest.   Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:58:16 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article486.html The RISC OS Midsummer Mug Show takes place on Saturday 9th July 11:00am - 16:00pm at St John's Church Hall, 205 Warwick Road, Kenilworth CV8 1HY. Entrance fee is just £3 and free for children. The entrance fee also entitles you to entry in to the prize draw where you can win either a copy of !1st by Serious Statistical Software or !rotor! by MUG's very own John Rickman. http://www.mug.riscos.org/show11/MUGshow.html Sun, 03 Jul 2011 15:59:13 +0100 http://www.myriscos.co.uk/Article485.html Quite a lot has happened in RISC OS land since the last MyRISCOS update and I could go on forever about R-Comp's new ARMini computer and of course the nifty little beagleboard, but here's a nice little round-up on the software side of things. Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:07:08 +0100