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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. IconBarWROCC 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? Live Coding with Gerph session on Sunday 29th June
If you want to learn from an expert doing some RISC OS coding, you are in for a treat this weekend! Orpheus Internet kills off Intel
If you have chatted to Richard Brown at recent RISC OS Shows you will know that he has been planning to migrate the servers Orpheus Internet uses from Intel Xeon systems to pure ARM. This has now been completed and the 2 Xeon boxes have been replaced by a cluster of 16/17 Raspberry Pi 5 boxes. June 2025 Rougol report - Hugo Tyson
The June 2025 talk featured ex-Acorn engineer Hugo Tyson talking about 'My Time at Acorn'. There was a nice gathering in the room and online. 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 RegisterCISA warns the Signal clone used by natsec staffers is being attacked, so patch now
Two flaws in TeleMessage are 'frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors'The US security watchdog CISA has warned that malicious actors are actively exploiting two flaws in the Signal clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, and has directed federal agencies to patch the flaws or discontinue use of the app by July 22.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Call center staffers explain to researchers how their AI assistants aren't very helpful
Lots of manual corrections and data entry still requiredai-pocalypse Recent research details how customer service reps at a Chinese utility's call center often struggled when trying to use an AI assistant, and were forced to make manual fixes.HPE finally closes Juniper deal, but offers no details on what happens next
A big shrug to early integration questionsHPE has completed its takeover of Juniper Networks, but the conjoined pair isn't yet ready to discuss details about how the networking business will fit into HPE's existing lineup alongside Aruba.MethaneSAT 'likely not recoverable' after losing contact with Earth
Methane monitoring satellite managed just over a year in orbit before its sudden demiseThe Bezos-backed MethaneSAT satellite has been declared "likely not recoverable" after losing contact with controllers just over a week ago.23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time
Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matterThe medical research nonprofit vying to buy 23andMe is informing existing customers that it plans to complete the deal on July 8.Stuff.tv Latest GadgetsYou can score up to £1000 off our favourite LG OLED TVs before Prime Day - here’s how
LG is offering up to £500 cashback on its most popular TVs - including our favourite OLEDs and the huge 86-inch QNED The new Yaber T1 Pro could be my next top budget projector pick
The Yaber T1 Pro is a sub-$200 portable projector that's ridiculously easy to take with you and comes with streaming apps built-in One of our top portable speakers now sounds better and lasts for longer
The second-gen Marshall Middleton speaker is even better that the first, with up to 30 hours of playback and 360-degree sound Sony just gave our favourite headphones a free upgrade they actually needed
The Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones and WF-1000XM5 buds are getting some excellent quality-of-life improvements with this free update Holding the ultra-slim Honor Magic V5 made me wonder whether I'd ever go back to a non-folding phone
Has Honor just improved the book-style formula in almost every way? (external news feeds last updated at 10:30pm and took 5 seconds)
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