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Looking to spark your imagination?

Posted by Steve Revill Sun, 26 Feb 2023 11:20:00 GMT

SparkFS is undoubtedly one of the must have RISC OS applications when it comes to working with compressed files/archives, so much so that we’ve bundled a read-only version as part of RISC OS 5 since as far back as 2014.

Having worked closely with David Pilling, SparkFS’ original author, we are very pleased to announce that from today, the full read-write version is now included for free with RISC OS 5.

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Lost for something to do this summer?

Posted by Steve Revill Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:46:00 GMT

If you’re still circling the A642 for the Wakefield show or snoozing in the deck chair after the MUG midsummer event then unfortunately you missed both of them now. However, you can still catch the highlights of the RISC OS Open talk on YouTube.

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I'm floatin' around in ABC

Posted by Steve Revill Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:11:00 GMT

Find yourself writing programs in BBC BASIC? Do your programs ever involve floating point maths? Well we’ve got some good news for you!

The Archimedes BASIC Compiler (ABC) 5.00 has been extended with a new option to directly output Vector Floating Point maths instructions which then run on the hardware floating point unit built into many recent Arm processors. This gives a considerable speed increase compared with its predecessor the Floating Point Accelerator which is often emulated now.

Code generation selector

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A second great networking opportunity

Posted by Steve Revill Fri, 18 Feb 2022 16:56:00 GMT

Following the success of step 1 of the TCP/IP stack overhaul, we’ve been watching with interest as over one hundred community donations have filled our step 2 bounty pot almost to the brim. Today we’re able to announce that the bounty has been claimed and under way.

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