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.
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This weeks #throwbackthursday has to be the Acorn BBC Master 128 as it celebrates 40 years!
In February 1986, Acorn Computers released the BBC Master 128 microcomputer, the successor to the hugely popular BBC Micro.
Swipe to end for BBC AIV!
#bbcmaster #acorncomputer #computinghistory
In February 1986, Acorn Computers released the BBC Master 128 microcomputer, the successor to the hugely popular BBC Micro.
Swipe to end for BBC AIV!
#bbcmaster #acorncomputer #computinghistory
February 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This weeks #throwbackthursday has to be the Acorn BBC Master 128 as it celebrates 40 years!
In February 1986, Acorn Computers released the BBC Master 128 microcomputer, the successor to the hugely popular BBC Micro.
Swipe to end for BBC AIV!
#bbcmaster #acorncomputer #computinghistory
In February 1986, Acorn Computers released the BBC Master 128 microcomputer, the successor to the hugely popular BBC Micro.
Swipe to end for BBC AIV!
#bbcmaster #acorncomputer #computinghistory
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Fancy some mid-afternoon Beeb game silliness?
youtu.be/6Mtl5vua9t4
youtu.be/6Mtl5vua9t4
Save Your Bacon: The Pork Chop Express Edition!
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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February 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Fancy some mid-afternoon Beeb game silliness?
youtu.be/6Mtl5vua9t4
youtu.be/6Mtl5vua9t4
At our meeting on Monday 16th February @colinhoad.com will be bringing some of his collection of palmtops to the pub and talking about his retro computing YouTube channel. Come and have a listen and play!
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
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February 12, 2026 at 11:03 PM
At our meeting on Monday 16th February @colinhoad.com will be bringing some of his collection of palmtops to the pub and talking about his retro computing YouTube channel. Come and have a listen and play!
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
Very off topic for this account, but this is important research 😛
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Very off topic for this account, but this is important research 😛
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Colin Hoad will be the guest speaker at ROUGOL on 16th February, covering his retro Youtube channel, and will be bringing along some handheld computers for people to play with.
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Retro YouTube, and pocket computers - ROUGOL, 16th February
The RISC OS User Group of London (ROUGOL) will next meet up on Monday, 16th February, and the guest speaker - who will be visiting the group in person - will be
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February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Colin Hoad will be the guest speaker at ROUGOL on 16th February, covering his retro Youtube channel, and will be bringing along some handheld computers for people to play with.
www.riscository.com/2026/colin-h...
www.riscository.com/2026/colin-h...
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Here's a great video of the Retro Computer Festival 2025 event that @computinghistory.org.uk hosted last year. Myself, and lots of other game developers were there and you can see what we were showing the visitors!
youtu.be/v5CJwTemw-Q?...
youtu.be/v5CJwTemw-Q?...
Game Developers at Retro Computer Festival 2025
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
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February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Here's a great video of the Retro Computer Festival 2025 event that @computinghistory.org.uk hosted last year. Myself, and lots of other game developers were there and you can see what we were showing the visitors!
youtu.be/v5CJwTemw-Q?...
youtu.be/v5CJwTemw-Q?...
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I'll be speaking at the next @rougol.bsky.social (RISC OS User Group of London) meeting at the Duke of Sussex pub next Monday 16th February! Details available here: rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
RISC OS User Group Of London | Meetings
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February 10, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I'll be speaking at the next @rougol.bsky.social (RISC OS User Group of London) meeting at the Duke of Sussex pub next Monday 16th February! Details available here: rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...
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It was ABUG North (Leeds) this weekend, here's a video of what we all got up to...
youtu.be/LHq_Y8MNEmw
youtu.be/LHq_Y8MNEmw
ABUG North - February 2026
YouTube video by Colin Hoad
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February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It was ABUG North (Leeds) this weekend, here's a video of what we all got up to...
youtu.be/LHq_Y8MNEmw
youtu.be/LHq_Y8MNEmw
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The only #SuperbOwl if you ask me - I will be taking no further questions!
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The only #SuperbOwl if you ask me - I will be taking no further questions!
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ICYMI: Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint
Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint
Rhapsody in beige
An enterprising engineer has evoked the spirit of Acorn's BBC Micro with a custom paintjob for a Raspberry Pi 500+ computer-in-a-keyboard and a natty set of replacement keycaps.…
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February 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM
ICYMI: Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint
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Our free photography exhibition Water Pantanal Fire is now open. Contrasting lush landscapes and teeming wildlife with devastating wildfires, this exhibition reveals the beauty of the Pantanal wetland alongside the ecological crises threatening it.
Be the first to see it: https://bit.ly/46yEtGC
Be the first to see it: https://bit.ly/46yEtGC
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Our free photography exhibition Water Pantanal Fire is now open. Contrasting lush landscapes and teeming wildlife with devastating wildfires, this exhibition reveals the beauty of the Pantanal wetland alongside the ecological crises threatening it.
Be the first to see it: https://bit.ly/46yEtGC
Be the first to see it: https://bit.ly/46yEtGC
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Fireside developer chat on saturday night
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The next developer chat is on Saturday night (7th February) for anyone interested in a very informal event online aimed at RISC OS developers.
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The next developer chat is on Saturday night (7th February) for anyone interested in a very informal event online aimed at RISC OS developers.
Fireside developer chat on saturday night
Technology News and Views
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February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Fireside developer chat on saturday night
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
The next developer chat is on Saturday night (7th February) for anyone interested in a very informal event online aimed at RISC OS developers.
www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir...
The next developer chat is on Saturday night (7th February) for anyone interested in a very informal event online aimed at RISC OS developers.
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RISC OS NORTH 2026
YouTube video by AMCOG
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February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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I've started writing a series of deep dives into Geoff Crammond's epic #BBCMicro game The Sentinel.
Here's the to-do list.
I will post a link here whenever I add a new one to thesentinel.bbcelite.com
It's going to take a while! But it should be worth it...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit
Here's the to-do list.
I will post a link here whenever I add a new one to thesentinel.bbcelite.com
It's going to take a while! But it should be worth it...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I've started writing a series of deep dives into Geoff Crammond's epic #BBCMicro game The Sentinel.
Here's the to-do list.
I will post a link here whenever I add a new one to thesentinel.bbcelite.com
It's going to take a while! But it should be worth it...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit
Here's the to-do list.
I will post a link here whenever I add a new one to thesentinel.bbcelite.com
It's going to take a while! But it should be worth it...
#retrocomputing #retrogaming #c64 #8bit
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Interested in coding on RISC OS? Want to learn more or meet others? Join our friendly fireside chat on Zoom—DM for credentials (unchanged). The event is on Saturday, 7th February at 7:30 pm (GMT).
#Zoom #Meetup #RISCOS #Community #RaspberryPi #ARM #Retro #AcornComputers
#Zoom #Meetup #RISCOS #Community #RaspberryPi #ARM #Retro #AcornComputers
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Interested in coding on RISC OS? Want to learn more or meet others? Join our friendly fireside chat on Zoom—DM for credentials (unchanged). The event is on Saturday, 7th February at 7:30 pm (GMT).
#Zoom #Meetup #RISCOS #Community #RaspberryPi #ARM #Retro #AcornComputers
#Zoom #Meetup #RISCOS #Community #RaspberryPi #ARM #Retro #AcornComputers
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New RISC OS laptop? Running @riscosopen.bsky.social RISC OS 5 very quickly!
#RISC_OS
#ArgonOneUp
#fastest
#thinkso
#RISC_OS
#ArgonOneUp
#fastest
#thinkso
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
New RISC OS laptop? Running @riscosopen.bsky.social RISC OS 5 very quickly!
#RISC_OS
#ArgonOneUp
#fastest
#thinkso
#RISC_OS
#ArgonOneUp
#fastest
#thinkso
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January 2026 News Summary
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Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
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Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
January 2026 News Summary
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January 30, 2026 at 4:45 PM
January 2026 News Summary
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Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
www.iconbar.com/articles/Jan...
Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?
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RISCOSbits updates its Computer range and prices
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RISCOSbits has discontinued their VENOM premium NVMe RISC OS computer system, according to a press release issued this week.
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RISCOSbits has discontinued their VENOM premium NVMe RISC OS computer system, according to a press release issued this week.
RISCOSbits updates its Computer range and prices
Technology News and Views
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January 28, 2026 at 7:16 PM
RISCOSbits updates its Computer range and prices
www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS...
RISCOSbits has discontinued their VENOM premium NVMe RISC OS computer system, according to a press release issued this week.
www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS...
RISCOSbits has discontinued their VENOM premium NVMe RISC OS computer system, according to a press release issued this week.
You can also get more info on the contents and register your interest in Rob's book, plus suggest a charity to receive a cut of the profits, here - www.doitonce.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 8:02 AM
You can also get more info on the contents and register your interest in Rob's book, plus suggest a charity to receive a cut of the profits, here - www.doitonce.net.au
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Rob Napier's @rougol.bsky.social talk from December about Voices from a Future Passed, the Acorn biography he's working on, is now on Youtube:
youtu.be/N5yvbB-rqfI?...
youtu.be/N5yvbB-rqfI?...
Acorn Biography, Rob Napier
YouTube video by Leo white
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January 28, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Rob Napier's @rougol.bsky.social talk from December about Voices from a Future Passed, the Acorn biography he's working on, is now on Youtube:
youtu.be/N5yvbB-rqfI?...
youtu.be/N5yvbB-rqfI?...
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RISC OS North Show is only 2 months away....
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Time to make plans - RISC OS North returns on Saturday 21st March 2026 at the Village Hotel Warrington.
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Time to make plans - RISC OS North returns on Saturday 21st March 2026 at the Village Hotel Warrington.
RISC OS North Show is only 2 months away....
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January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
RISC OS North Show is only 2 months away....
www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS...
Time to make plans - RISC OS North returns on Saturday 21st March 2026 at the Village Hotel Warrington.
www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS...
Time to make plans - RISC OS North returns on Saturday 21st March 2026 at the Village Hotel Warrington.
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You can read about *some* of what I've done at nemoBasic.20000.org - but it's probably a year out of date:
nemo20000 - nemoBasic
This page documents the Bugfixes and new Syntax that nemoBasic features. It draws upon Basic builds from Acorn, Pace and RISCOS Ltd over 30 years, plus many versions I’ve created since RO3 including DBasic and BADBasic (that’s Basic Assembler Dialects, not modesty).
nemoBasic.20000.org
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
You can read about *some* of what I've done at nemoBasic.20000.org - but it's probably a year out of date:
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Without any sponsorship, Ada Lovelace Day relies on the generosity of the community to get anything done. Could you chip in to help me attend a couple of ALD-related events? I'd love to raise another £400, which would see me through the month.
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
Donate to Ada Lovelace Day 2026, organized by Suw Charman-Anderson
Support Ada Lovelace Day and women in STEM!
It's really great that Ada Lovelace Day con… Suw Charman-Anderson needs your support for Ada Lovelace Day 2026
www.gofundme.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Without any sponsorship, Ada Lovelace Day relies on the generosity of the community to get anything done. Could you chip in to help me attend a couple of ALD-related events? I'd love to raise another £400, which would see me through the month.
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
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I've had confirmation from the British Library that they do indeed have copies of some letters between Ada Lovelace and Florence Nightingale, so now planning a trip into London to see those. If you can donate a fiver to help me continue ALD-related work, I'd be very grateful. And please share!
Last year, nearly one hundred people donated to ensure I could move the Ada Lovelace Day website to a new hosting platform, go to four events, and run ALD online in October.
With the arrival of a New Year, though, comes the need for a new fundraiser:
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
With the arrival of a New Year, though, comes the need for a new fundraiser:
www.gofundme.com/f/ada-lovela...
Donate to Ada Lovelace Day 2026, organized by Suw Charman-Anderson
Support Ada Lovelace Day and women in STEM!
It's really great that Ada Lovelace Day con… Suw Charman-Anderson needs your support for Ada Lovelace Day 2026
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I've had confirmation from the British Library that they do indeed have copies of some letters between Ada Lovelace and Florence Nightingale, so now planning a trip into London to see those. If you can donate a fiver to help me continue ALD-related work, I'd be very grateful. And please share!