RISC OS Archive

The Case for a RISC OS Package Manager

Eugenia Loli 2004-01-19 RISC OS 8 Comments

"The current state of play is that the package manager RiscPkg exists with a very basic set of features. There are a handful of packages with which the system can be tested, but initially these are just the package manager and its supporting libraries." Read the article at Drobe.co.uk.

RISC OS Gets Package Management

Eugenia Loli 2003-12-26 RISC OS 18 Comments

Graham Shaw has released RiscPkg, a RISC OS package manager. The idea behind package management is relatively simple, but it can hide suprisingly complex details in its aim to ensure a system has the latest versions of software, along with making sure dependent programs are installed, and downloading these easily with an automated installation system.

Iyonix’ First Birthday

Submitted by Peter Naulls 2003-11-28 RISC OS 19 Comments

Castle today celebrated the first birthday of their 600MHz XScale, RISC OS machine, the IYONIX pc. Castle announced the machine 17th of October last year, and placed it on sale on the 28th of Novemeber 2002. Since then, it has gained a Linux port, and revitalised the RISC OS platform. More information in this drobe.co.uk article.

RISC OS 4.02 Boot Patch Issued

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-21 RISC OS 7 Comments

RISCOS Ltd., the developers of RISC OS, have this week released a freely available patch for RISC OS 4 and users are recommended to install it. According to RISCOS Ltd., the patch corrects a "long standing" bug in the !Boot sequence that affects the recently released Toolbox upgrade. In addition to this, it also corrects a fault that prevents RISC OS 4.02 users from easily switching to a softloading Select version of RISC OS. More RISC OS news at Drobe and IconBar.

Iyonix DVD video playback for Risc OS

Eugenia Loli 2003-10-18 RISC OS 8 Comments

The team that brought RISC OS Aemulor has another killer app this autumn for the Risc OS users - Cino: The Iyonix DVD player. Read more Risc OS news at Drobe and IconBar.

RISC OS Select 3i2 Update Available to Subscribers

Eugenia Loli 2003-09-06 RISC OS 12 Comments

Version 3i2 of RISC OS Select has been published online this evening by developers RISCOS Ltd., for Select subscribers. The install includes RISC OS 4.37 and this week's Toolbox release. Select 3i2 is described as the "final release version of Select 3" and is presumably the stabilised online release that will precede the eventual CD distribution in a few weeks. For more RISC OS news, make sure you visit the Drobe and IconBar sites daily.

Responses to RISC OS buyout

Submitted by Anonymous 2003-07-09 RISC OS 11 Comments

The Icon Bar currently has a few responses to the recent buyout of RISC OS from Pace by Castle Tech.

Castle Technology Purchases RISC OS

Submitted by Peter Naulls 2003-07-04 RISC OS 20 Comments

Castle Technology, makers of an XScale based desktop machine, announced today they had purchased RISC OS from the previous owners, Pace. RISC OS was initially developed by Acorn, starting in 1988, and has appeared in a large number of Acorn machines, and later on machines by other manufacturers.

RISC OS Select 3 Beta Available to Download

Submitted by TIB 2003-06-01 RISC OS 4 Comments

The Iconbar has run a story saying that RISC OS Select 3, the latest version of the RISC OS operating system has been released by RISC OS Ltd. To compliment this news, The IconBar has an article outlining the new features of this new release. RISC OS Select 3 will be sent to subscribers on CD ROM once it is out of beta state.

RISC OS Here and Now: Wakefield Show Presentation Report

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-14 RISC OS 10 Comments

Mark Stephens reports on the Wakefield show theatre presentations given by the RISC OS' leading developers. Four companies demonstrated what they've been up to and suggest what's to come, providing an insight into perhaps where RISC OS is now heading.

RISC OS Select 3 in Detail

Submitted by Ian Hawkins 2003-05-07 RISC OS 18 Comments

Drobe have an in-depth article detailing the upcoming new features in RISC OS Ltds latest version of their OS, 'RISC OS Select 3'. One of the big changes (amongst many other improvements) is that it will support alpha channel sprites at OS level. There's lots of screenshots as well.

RISC OS 4 Select Update March 2003

Submitted by Iggy Drougge 2003-04-24 RISC OS 25 Comments

A large number of features are planned to be included in the forthcoming Select 3 release of RiscOS. Read it all here.

New RISC OS Machine; The Iyonix PC

Submitted by Peter Naulls 2002-11-29 RISC OS 32 Comments

OSNews reader Peter Naulls writes about the new Risc PCs and RiscOS 5: "This machine, IYonix, is extremely important to RISC OS users - it's the fastest new RISC OS machine in eight years since Acorn's (RIP) flagship RiscPC product."

RISC OS Select Released

Submitted by Steve Knutson 2002-05-10 RISC OS 29 Comments

RISC OS Select is the latest version of the RISC OS operating system originally developed by Acorn Computers. Since Acorn's demise in 1998, RISCOS Ltd have taken over development of the desktop version of RISC OS. They released RISC OS 4.0 in August 1999. RISC OS Select has many features including: DHCP support, SVG graphic support, Improved printing, Multiuser logons, over 100 other improvements. RISC OS Select will run on Acorn A7000 and RISCPC computers, as well as machines from RISCStation and Microdigital.