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Event – Wakefield RISC OS Show 2012

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1 month ago
by Andy in

The North’s Premier RISC OS Show is now in its 17th year.

When : 28th April 2010. 10:30 until 16:30
Where : The Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale Road, Calder Grove, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 3QZ

More information on the official website here.

Hermann Hauser Announced as Patron of New Cambridge Computer Museum

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2 months ago
by Andy in ,

A leading figure in the worlds of technology, science and business, Dr Hauser has agreed to take on this important role 30 years after the company he co-founded – Acorn Computers – unveiled the BBC Micro, the machine which, along with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, epitomised the British home computer boom of the early 1980s. The BBC Micro ultimately changed the history of computing in the UK by bringing home computing within reach of the general population. In 1984 he was voted the UK’s ‘Computer Personality of the Year’.

Photograph left to right: Director - Jason Fitzpatrick, Trustee – Dr Lisa McGerty, Patron - Dr Hermann Hauser, Trustee - Peter Robson.

In the late 1980s Acorn went on to develop the ARM processor forerunner of the processors still manufactured by ARM Holdings and found in 95% of today’s mobile phones. Since then Hermann has been responsible for setting-up numerous technology companies and in 1997 co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd, a venture capital company. During his career he developed strong links with Cambridge, and has played a big part in the city’s enterprise culture.

Read the full story here : Hermann Hauser Announced as Patron of New Cambridge Computer Museum

Your BBC Micro Stories

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2 months ago
by Andy in

With the BBC Micro turning 30 years old, The Centre for Computing History are asking people to send in their stories and anecdotes about using the beeb in its heyday.

Perhaps the BBC Micro was the first computer you used at school? Or were you one of the many developers that created 3rd party products for it? Did you work for Acorn? Or perhaps you were one of the thousands of people had had one at home and spent every spare moment exploring this fantastic machine?
Whatever your story we’d love to hear it. Write your story here.

Acorn RISC PC Games – Doom II and Cannon Fodder

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3 months ago
by Andy in

2 short videos showing Doom II and Cannon Fodder playing on the Acorn RISC PC 700 with a StrongARM CPU.

The RISC PC doesn’t have native OPL3 type audio, so there is no music for Doom II – but you can play audio from a audio CD if you wish. However, Cannon Fodder uses PCM audio, so you do have some music. Audio is quite similar to the Commodore Amiga.

Acorn RISC PC 700 Demonstration – Part 1

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3 months ago
by Andy in

In this video, you will see a Acorn RISC PC 700 booting RISC OS 4.02 from ROM, then soft-loading 4.39 from the hard disk.

You will also see a bit of gameplay from Zool and Speed Ball 2, as well as a bit of the World Wide Web courtesy of the NetSurf web browser.

Raspberry Pi Prototype Photo

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3 months ago
by Andy in

Here is a photo of the Raspberry Pi on display at the Risc OS London show today. It was running Risc OS. Looks like there is a problem with the video at the moment, but its looking good!

 

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