Acorn News Service Newsletter
Issue: 253 (16 August 2009)
Featured site this issue: http://www.acornworld.co.uk/
General News
Acorn World
Acorn World is an exhibition and gathering at the Cedar Court Hotel,
Huddersfield, on 12th and 13th September 2009, that will celebrate the
importance and legacy of Acorn Computers.
Over the course of the weekend, the Emley Suite at Cedar Court will be
populated with numerous examples of Acorn computers, charting the
company's rise from the less well-known Acorn System series and Acorn
Atom; through the various iterations of the BBC Microcomputer and the
Electron to the ground-breaking Archimedes and Risc PC range.
On Sunday afternoon Professor Stephen Furber - a principal designer of
both the BBC Microcomputer and ARM microprocessor - will give a talk on
The Heritage of the BBC Micro. Topics covered will include construction
of the prototype BBC machine and the design and manufacture of the ARM
microchip.
Stephen will also give an insight into his current research interests,
such as the SpiNNaker project: a bold attempt to emulate the interactions
of the human brain, utilising an estimated one million ARM processors.
This will be preceded by a presentation and demonstration from RISC OS
Open Ltd.
This event forms part of the Retro Reunited Classic Gaming & Computing
convention. Weekend tickets (priced GBP13 each inclusive) cover entry
to both Acorn World (Emley Suite) and Retro Reunited (Presidential Suite).
All proceeds will be donated to the Shelter charity and it is anticipated
that tickets will sell out in advance.
For more information or to order tickets, visit:
<http://www.acornworld.co.uk/>
Developers needed for NetSurf
The NetSurf Developers are looking for new developers to join the team.
The current development plan is outlined here:
<http://wiki.netsurf-browser.org/Development_Plan>
Any development help is welcomed, but there is an urgent need for a
developer to take on the RISC OS front end. The RISC OS front end has not
had any maintainer for over two and a half years, and this is now
seriously impeding development of NetSurf's multi-platform core.
If you are interested in working on NetSurf's RISC OS front end, please
get in touch with the developers. Knowledge of C and some experience with
the RISC OS WIMP are required.
<http://www.netsurf-browser.org/>
RISC OS London Show
ROUGOL, the RISC OS Users Group of London, will hold the first RISC OS
London Show on 3rd October 2009, at St Giles Hotel, Feltham, London.
<http://www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk/>
Commercial News
Dual-head DVI ViewFinder graphics card
A dual-head DVI-capable ViewFinder graphics card for Risc PCs and A7000s
is now available, supporting very wide desktops spread over two monitors.
A specific AGP card is required for dual-head DVI capability. Existing
ViewFinder owners can upgrade for EUR99 including VAT.
<http://www.drobe.co.uk/article.php?id=2528>
<http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/home/hardware/viewfinder/>
<http://www.windfall.nl/>
Picture Book available online
Picture Book, the electronic picture book first published by Triple 'R'
Education in 1992, has been made available as an electronic download from
<http://www.arcworld.co.uk/>. Picture Book costs GBP2, payable via Paypal.
PD/Shareware News
Updated software summary
Club News
Upcoming meetings
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