RISC OS London
@rougol.bsky.social
The RISC OS User Group Of London holds monthly meetings for fans of RISC OS, Archimedes, ARM, BBC Micro, and other Acorn computers and descendants such as the Raspberry Pi.
https://rougol.jellybaby.net/
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Had an absolute blast at this year's event! It's so great speaking to members of the public and discussing all things retro computing!! This year I was in the Dev's room with fellow developers who, like me, still write software for computers that are now 40+ years old!!
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Had an absolute blast at this year's event! It's so great speaking to members of the public and discussing all things retro computing!! This year I was in the Dev's room with fellow developers who, like me, still write software for computers that are now 40+ years old!!
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I've finally finished pimping my David Braben-signed BBC Micro B+, and it can now run more variants of Bell & Braben Elite than any other contemporary machine ever.
The #BBCMicro B+ is officially the Commander-in-Chief of #8bit #Elite. 🫡
See thread for details.
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#retrogaming #retrocomputing
The #BBCMicro B+ is officially the Commander-in-Chief of #8bit #Elite. 🫡
See thread for details.
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#retrogaming #retrocomputing
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I've finally finished pimping my David Braben-signed BBC Micro B+, and it can now run more variants of Bell & Braben Elite than any other contemporary machine ever.
The #BBCMicro B+ is officially the Commander-in-Chief of #8bit #Elite. 🫡
See thread for details.
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#retrogaming #retrocomputing
The #BBCMicro B+ is officially the Commander-in-Chief of #8bit #Elite. 🫡
See thread for details.
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#retrogaming #retrocomputing
At this Monday's (17th) ROUGOL meeting we will be hearing all about the evolution of RISC OS Pyromaniac from Gerph. Last pub meet of the year! rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
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November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
At this Monday's (17th) ROUGOL meeting we will be hearing all about the evolution of RISC OS Pyromaniac from Gerph. Last pub meet of the year! rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
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Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
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The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
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The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
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November 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update
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The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou...
The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.
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This December, I'll be posting an article & video each day until Christmas in the Advent of Compiler Optimisations! #AoCO2025
Each day we'll explore a fun optimisation in C or C++; some low-level, x86 or ARM-specific, some high-level. Hope you'll join me!
YT: youtube.com/mattgodbolt
Blog: xania.org
Each day we'll explore a fun optimisation in C or C++; some low-level, x86 or ARM-specific, some high-level. Hope you'll join me!
YT: youtube.com/mattgodbolt
Blog: xania.org
Matt Godbolt’s blog
xania.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This December, I'll be posting an article & video each day until Christmas in the Advent of Compiler Optimisations! #AoCO2025
Each day we'll explore a fun optimisation in C or C++; some low-level, x86 or ARM-specific, some high-level. Hope you'll join me!
YT: youtube.com/mattgodbolt
Blog: xania.org
Each day we'll explore a fun optimisation in C or C++; some low-level, x86 or ARM-specific, some high-level. Hope you'll join me!
YT: youtube.com/mattgodbolt
Blog: xania.org
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A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Ever wanted to know how your ZX81 ranked against a CRAY supercomputer from 1984? Assuming your eyesight is good enough, now you know.
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A creditable showing for the BBC Micro against various souped-up Apple IIs, but no Second Processor versions which (by the end of 1984) included 65C02, Z-80B, 6809 and 68000 options. All would have been faster yet.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
Later there'd be 65C102, 80186, 80286, 32016 and of course ARM.
The recordings of the RISC OS London Show theatre presentations are now available
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RISC OS London Show 2025 - YouTube
Theatre talks from the 2025 RISC OS London show https://www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk/
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November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The recordings of the RISC OS London Show theatre presentations are now available
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Ready to röck your Chuckie Eggs at @computinghistory.org.uk this weekend. That poor little Spectrum being dwarfed by the bigger machines is my original machine so be nice to it 😄
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Ready to röck your Chuckie Eggs at @computinghistory.org.uk this weekend. That poor little Spectrum being dwarfed by the bigger machines is my original machine so be nice to it 😄
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This was pretty interesting, hearing how the small team behind the 8-bit BBC Acorn computer went from specifying ULA chip designs to designing the early Arm CPU series from scratch using BBC BASIC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yD...
From Acorn to ARM with Professor Steve Furber MBE
YouTube video by The Retro Collective
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November 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This was pretty interesting, hearing how the small team behind the 8-bit BBC Acorn computer went from specifying ULA chip designs to designing the early Arm CPU series from scratch using BBC BASIC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2yD...
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The 1987 Pre-Release 3D Lander Demo running on an Acorn Archimedes (Yes, 1987 ARM Power!)
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The 1987 Pre-Release 3D Lander Demo running on an Acorn Archimedes (Yes, 1987 ARM Power!)
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New Video: youtu.be/W2yDnrYrhR0
Professor Steve Furber takes us from Acorn to ARM in this fascinating two part lecture at Retro Collective
Professor Steve Furber takes us from Acorn to ARM in this fascinating two part lecture at Retro Collective
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November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New Video: youtu.be/W2yDnrYrhR0
Professor Steve Furber takes us from Acorn to ARM in this fascinating two part lecture at Retro Collective
Professor Steve Furber takes us from Acorn to ARM in this fascinating two part lecture at Retro Collective
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Moving back to Linux RPCEmu on my Mac
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I'm a big fan of RPCEmu which provides an excellent RISC OS environment on my Mac when I'm travelling. In this post I'm going to explore why I have switched back to the Linux version and cover some of the issues I encountered.
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I'm a big fan of RPCEmu which provides an excellent RISC OS environment on my Mac when I'm travelling. In this post I'm going to explore why I have switched back to the Linux version and cover some of the issues I encountered.
Moving back to Linux RPCEmu on my Mac
Technology News and Views
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November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Moving back to Linux RPCEmu on my Mac
www.iconbar.com/articles/Mov...
I'm a big fan of RPCEmu which provides an excellent RISC OS environment on my Mac when I'm travelling. In this post I'm going to explore why I have switched back to the Linux version and cover some of the issues I encountered.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Mov...
I'm a big fan of RPCEmu which provides an excellent RISC OS environment on my Mac when I'm travelling. In this post I'm going to explore why I have switched back to the Linux version and cover some of the issues I encountered.
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Atari Missile Command for the Acorn Electron
Is now available on Stardot, please follow the link, log in, read the post, download the file(s) and get playing.
www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...
Is now available on Stardot, please follow the link, log in, read the post, download the file(s) and get playing.
www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Atari Missile Command for the Acorn Electron
Is now available on Stardot, please follow the link, log in, read the post, download the file(s) and get playing.
www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...
Is now available on Stardot, please follow the link, log in, read the post, download the file(s) and get playing.
www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt...
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Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...
Why Space Needs Explaining - Science Museum Blog
Rockets grab attention, but satellites keep Britain running. Libby Jackson, Head of Space, agrees with the conclusions of a new House of Lords report: understanding space is not a luxury — it’s critic...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Why space needs explaining, by my colleague @libbyjackson.com blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/why-space-ne...
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I have once again created a charity Retro Computer calendar for 2026!! Last year you helped raise £44 for charity by downloading my calendar. Let's try and beat that this year!! 🙏 Thank you!!
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Retro Computer Calendar 2026 by Loudscotsbloke
Retro Computer Calendar 2026
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November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I have once again created a charity Retro Computer calendar for 2026!! Last year you helped raise £44 for charity by downloading my calendar. Let's try and beat that this year!! 🙏 Thank you!!
loudscotsbloke.itch.io/retro-comput...
loudscotsbloke.itch.io/retro-comput...
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Early Access: Patrons are enjoying a double feature lecture by Professor Steve Furber CBE on his career, taking us from Acorn to recreating part of the human brain with one million CPU's.
Support our museum and enjoy early, ad-free videos at patreon.com/theretrocollective
Support our museum and enjoy early, ad-free videos at patreon.com/theretrocollective
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Early Access: Patrons are enjoying a double feature lecture by Professor Steve Furber CBE on his career, taking us from Acorn to recreating part of the human brain with one million CPU's.
Support our museum and enjoy early, ad-free videos at patreon.com/theretrocollective
Support our museum and enjoy early, ad-free videos at patreon.com/theretrocollective
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This video has taken a long time for me to put together. However I think it might be the first time a Kubernetes cluster has been used to provide file/print services to a BBC micro using Econet. youtu.be/-Hs55amrFW0?...
Because we can: Retro Stuff on Kubernetes
YouTube video by RetroBytes
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October 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This video has taken a long time for me to put together. However I think it might be the first time a Kubernetes cluster has been used to provide file/print services to a BBC micro using Econet. youtu.be/-Hs55amrFW0?...
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Next week many of us will all be at CFCH in Cambridge, looking forwards to seeing lots of you there. Apparently however they are almost out of tickets, so if you don't have one yet and you fancy going it might be a good to buy one.
Oh wow, this time next we'll be in full swing! Tickets for the Saturday are close to selling out - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/Re... - alternatively, Sunday will be quieter, but still the same wonderful exhibitors - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... - see you all next weekend!
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Next week many of us will all be at CFCH in Cambridge, looking forwards to seeing lots of you there. Apparently however they are almost out of tickets, so if you don't have one yet and you fancy going it might be a good to buy one.
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I will be there, with a collection of incredibly expensive 90's UNIX workstations that you were absolutely not supposed to be gaming on ... but we're going to anyway.
Oh wow, this time next we'll be in full swing! Tickets for the Saturday are close to selling out - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/Re... - alternatively, Sunday will be quieter, but still the same wonderful exhibitors - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... - see you all next weekend!
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I will be there, with a collection of incredibly expensive 90's UNIX workstations that you were absolutely not supposed to be gaming on ... but we're going to anyway.
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"Trade with 2,000 planets in eight galaxies"
November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Trade with 2,000 planets in eight galaxies"
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I've just uploaded an update to my RISC OS !RMA utility, primarily to fix RO3 compatibility (thanks to Phil Pemberton for the report) but I noticed I hadn't released the previous version that featured an important upgrade - the ability to explore ANY Heaped Dynamic Area. So, a useful update:
nemo20000 - !RMA
A tool for inspecting the contents of the Relocatable Module Area.
rma.20000.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I've just uploaded an update to my RISC OS !RMA utility, primarily to fix RO3 compatibility (thanks to Phil Pemberton for the report) but I noticed I hadn't released the previous version that featured an important upgrade - the ability to explore ANY Heaped Dynamic Area. So, a useful update:
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Here is an article with all the details about a new chunk of progresses on #UltimaVM and the new project's mascot Luma. Still lots of work to finish to get the first beta release out, but hey I am moving forward!
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#RISC_OS #riscos #Linux #Windows #macOS #BSD
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#RISC_OS #riscos #Linux #Windows #macOS #BSD
UltimaVM: Update 2025-11-08 – More features added to Ultima – Function pointers, Code sections and more
Given the interest Ultima has been receiving from enthusiasts and engineers, both online and at the few computer shows where I’ve demonstrated it, I think some will appreciate a more detailed look …
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November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Oh wow, this time next we'll be in full swing! Tickets for the Saturday are close to selling out - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/Re... - alternatively, Sunday will be quieter, but still the same wonderful exhibitors - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... - see you all next weekend!
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Oh wow, this time next we'll be in full swing! Tickets for the Saturday are close to selling out - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74558/Re... - alternatively, Sunday will be quieter, but still the same wonderful exhibitors - www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/74909/re... - see you all next weekend!