The new issue of Archive Magazine is out now! The Dec/Jan 2026 issue is absolutely packed with all sorts of RISC OS awesomeness. It's not too late to subscribe and get a copy. www.archivemag.co.uk #riscos #acorn #opensource

Rougol January 2026 meeting on Monday - Chris Hall and his multiple heads www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The January 2026 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Chris Hall. His contribution to the TIB advent calendar may give you an idea of his topic.

Fireside developer chat on saturday night www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir... The next developer chat is on Saturday night for anyone interested in a very informal event online.

WROCC January 2026 talk on Wednesday - Elesar www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2269.html The January 2026 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 7th January and starts at 7.45pm on Zoom.

Happy New Year! 🎉 🥂 I’ve released a new theme manager for #RISC_OS (DME ExtTheme) and a beta update for LaunchPad, the application launcher. Early beta testing is open now. Full details here: www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums... #RISCOS #RetroComputing #OpenSource #DesktopComputing

Happy @archiveriscos.bsky.social day!

December 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2270.html Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 R-Comp's new USB charging software www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2291.html Many thanks to Andrew for sharing the latest software release with us

Archive Edition 28:01 reviewed www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2289.html Archive Magazine 28:01 arrived this week, just in time for the holidays, and it's a cracker!

RISC OS Christmas interview 2025 www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2277.html Many thanks to Paolo Fabio Zaino for taking the time to answer our questions and give us some really interesting updates on his projects.

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Gavin Crawford's RISC OS publishing system www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2290.html Many thanks to Gavin for sharing his desktop with us - something of a powerhouse...

As questions about the previous post on #RISC_OS today's and tomorrow start flowing, I posted a new article with some answers to some of those. Please remember this is an open discussion, so if I have made errors please send me the corrections, thank you! riscoscommunity.org/understandin...

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Gerph's update on 2025 RISC OS projects www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2288.html Many thanks to Gerph for a detailed RISC OS in his pocket. I have found his Sunday coding sessions really interesting.

A huge thank you to everyone who has chosen to subscribe to my Acorn nonsense on YouTube, there are 2,250 of you now, for which I feel immensely honoured. Thanks for all the likes, comments and goodwill, all of which keeps me wanting to make more videos. Have a lovely Christmas!

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Elesar Festive teaser www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2287.html Many thanks to Sprow for a festive teaser for 2026...

New big post about the present and future of #RISC_OS. Open for corrections. First focus the kernel. @lproven.bsky.social , @nemo20000.bsky.social , @taynappe.bsky.social and anyone who wish to provide corrections please let me know, thx! riscoscommunity.org/understandin...

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Raik Fischer has RISC OS in his pocket www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2285.html Many thanks to Raik for showing us how he keeps RISC OS in his pocket (It's not too late to send us yours).

itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi... #RISC_OS is mentioned as an OS the writer hasn't yet tried (but wants to).

ROOL updates DDE to DDE32b www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2286.html ROOL have released a new version of the DDE which is now DDE32b.

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - ROOL festive brain teaser www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2284.html Many thanks to ROOL for some suitably cryptic challenges to keep our brains sharp (It's not too late to send us yours).

RISC OS ARMv7 compatibility primer Details the incompatible changes across AArch32 over the years and how it's possible despite those to have the same binary running across all of them https://www.riscosopen.org/wiki/documentation/show/ARMv7%20compatibility%20primer

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Colin McMurchie Christmas coding project www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2281.html Many thanks to Colin for bringing some festive antics to our RISC OS desktops (It's not too late to send us yours).

Rougol December 2025 meeting on monday - Rob Napier www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2263.html The December 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and is a special bonus extra (usually there is no meeting in December) with Rob Napier.

Yule be sorry if you miss this tree-mendous #RISC_OS cracker - it really is snow joke. And don't mull it over for too long, or they'll all be gone! Remember, even at Christmas, it's okay to treat yours-elf. I'll get my coat... #puntastic #RISC_OS #LimitedEdition #BeQuick

Coming up this Monday! We are hopeful that some of Rob's Acorn colleagues will also be joining the chat 😃

RISCOSbits Launches Chimera Christmas Cracker Edition www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2282.html RISCOSbits announced a festive variant of its Chimera modular RISC OS system, offering upgraded specs at a reduced price. An ideal Christmas present for someone - or yourself if you've been good…

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - David Pitt's Festive RISC OS Paint tip www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2283.html David also has an excellent festive tip for Paint users (It's not too late to send us your advent entry).

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - David Pitt's Festive RISC OS desktop www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Many thanks to David for a very seasonal and festive RISC OS desktop (It's not too late to send us yours).

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's D64Dir2Spr project www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Many thanks to Detlef for a second of his projects (It's not too late to send us yours).

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - RISOSbits brings some sharing at Christmas www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Many thanks to Andy at RISCOSbits for showing us sharing is not just for Christmas for RISC OS users (It's not too late to send us yours).

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - RISOSbits brings some sharng at Christmas www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2278.html Many thanks to Andy at RISCOSbits for showing us sharing is not just for Christmas for RISC OS users (It's not too late to send us yours).

Fire at CJE Micros www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir... According to reports in local media, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire in CJE Micros' building in Littlehampton shortly after 11pm Tuesday. The fire was extinguished and crews left shortly before 2am Wednesday.

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Mark Stephens gets back to BBC BASIC www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Here's my computer corner and RISC OS project (It's not too late to send us yours).

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Detlef Frohlich's PicoPython project www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Many thanks to Detlef for showing us his PicoPython project (It's not too late to send us yours).

WROCC December 2025 talk on Wednesday - Amcog Games www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2268.html The December 2025 WROCC talk is on Wednesday 3rd December and starts at 7.45pm on Zoom.

RISC OS 'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Wraight brings us Clarity www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2274.html Many thanks to Chris Wraight for his new theme for RISC OS users and experiment with funding new developments (It's not too late to send us yours).

'Advent' Calendar 2025 - Chris Hall tackles the Hydra www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Many thanks to Chris Hall for bravely tackling this beast for the benefit of all RISC OS users.

Interesting watch for #RISC_OS users from @adriansdigitalbasement.com about a month ago, where he tries out an A420/1 that was sent to him & learns a fair bit about Acorn history along the way. There's a follow-up video, but I'll save that for another day. youtu.be/zvv06jKcMtE?...

Happy St. Andrews day logo spotted on the site today! 😜

Another great conversion of a classic game to the Acorn Electron! Very polished, well done!

November 2025 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Nov... Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

Newsflash: Fortran mini-tutorial surfaces on TIB 🔥 #Code4Fun #RISCOS www.iconbar.com/articles/Cod...

Drag'n'Drop 15i1 edition reviewed www.iconbar.com/articles/Dra... The latest edition of Drag'n'Drop magazine was released at the recent London Show and should be with subscribers now. Congratulations on reaching Volume 15!

Coding a Fortran program on RISC OS www.iconbar.com/articles/Cod... If you were wondering what to do with that new Fortran Compiler in the latest DDE, Sprow has a very timely article for you...

Excellent video from @bigcar2.bsky.social about the Atom youtu.be/UvNi0vkZQo0?...

Live Coding with Gerph on Sunday www.iconbar.com/articles/Liv... If you were intrigued by Gerph's Monday ROUGOL presentation, or just want to improve your coding skills, then you are in luck!

Fireside developer chat on saturday night www.iconbar.com/articles/Fir... It definitely feels like the bleak mid-winter. So why not have a cosy Saturday night in? Throw another log on the fire and join some very informal and friendly chat with other RISC OS developers online.

Announcing the TIB 2025 Advent Calendar www.iconbar.com/articles/Ann... For the last two years, TIB has run an advent calendar over the festive season. And we are looking to our readers to contribute again to make it three in a row...