Retro computing for me isn't just about the hardware; it's about feelings and nostalgia. Reliving moments in history, like when you play a beloved game from your childhood and happy memories flood back. That's what motivates me most, thanks to everyone that shares this with me 🙏

New RISC OS laptop? Running @riscosopen.bsky.social RISC OS 5 very quickly! #RISC_OS #ArgonOneUp #fastest #thinkso

January 2026 News Summary www.iconbar.com/articles/Jan... Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

From #GSoC mentorship to #OBS packaging, #documentation to Discord moderation, there’s a place for everyone to contribute to #openSUSE. Your skills can make a real impact. contribute.opensuse.org

RISC OS North Show is only 2 months away.... www.iconbar.com/articles/RIS... Time to make plans - RISC OS North returns on Saturday 21st March 2026 at the Village Hotel Warrington.

RISC OS and the #Acorn Archimedes: inside the birth of #ARM computing www.generationamiga.com/2026/01/25/r...

Looking at an SD card storage solution for my BBC Master (checking out the SD2BBC from @futurewas8bit.bsky.social ), & taking a detour into some graphics software along the way. AMX Art anyone? 🤔 Join me for another outing of the BBC Master. youtu.be/bh2qNthmzEU #retrocomputing #bbcmicrocomputer

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.

My ShareFSServer for #RISC_OS is getting better and better, in the picture sharing a large PDF (more than 10MB) over #OpenVPN !!! Linux Server at home running the ShareFS server and picture on my RPCEmu from my favorite Cafe runnign on an Apple M1 and connected via OpenVPN. Progress!!!

Early preview of the new 15.6in RiscDOCK. Bigger screen, bigger battery, same flexibility! #RISC_OS #RISCOSLaptop

New Dark Mode Theme release for #RISC_OS DME ExtTheme! (remember to let me know if you have any issues) Go grab your copy for free here: riscoscommunity.org/shop/ #riscos #Desktop #Themeing #DarkMode #OpenSource

2025 has been a great year for me in coding, thanks everyone for all the stars. I hope 2026 is going to be another stellar year! I'm thrilled to be ranked in the top 1% of devs, and if I can do it so can you. Just keep on coding, don't give up, forget the hype about AI, keep digging and learning!

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

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

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 '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...

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.

From the cover of the Acorn Risc PC Welcome Guide. archive.org/details/risc...

If you weren't already sick of me: here's a recording of a talk I gave in November at Jane Street on Intel's Skylake Microarchitecture: youtu.be/BVVNtG5dgks?...

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...

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...

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 - 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).

It's Day 10! (That's 16 for you decimal folk) youtu.be/1EFpyBTzwJM

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).

Day 5 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations! x86 has LEA, but ARM has the barrel shifter—instructions can shift operands cheaply. The compiler uses this to multiply without multiplying! xania.org/202512/05-ba... youtu.be/TZubUyr2UEY #AoCO2025

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).

Day 4 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations! Multiply by constants—which ones use actual multiply? The compiler has tricks to avoid it, then saves you from your own clever hacks. xania.org/202512/04-mu... youtu.be/1X88od0miHs #AoCO2025

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).

Early notification that ROUGOL have a Christmas meeting this year, on Monday 15th December, but it is *online only*. Hear from Rob Napier who is writing the biography of Acorn rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/ind...

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November updates for #openSUSE Tumbleweed brought a strong mix of #desktop polish and system stability. #KDE Plasma 6.5.3, #GNOME 49.2, #Linux Kernel 6.17.9 & Mesa 25.3.0 headline a month of reliable progress. #OpenSource news.opensuse.org/2025/12/01/t...

Ever wonder why compilers use `xor eax, eax` to zero registers? It's smaller AND faster—CPUs optimise it out entirely! Day 1 of Advent of Compiler Optimisations: xania.org/202512/01-xo... Video: youtu.be/eLjZ48gqbyg #AoCO2025

Finished to test the preliminary version of my new Desktop Theme Manager for #RISC_OS check out some screenshots here. I combines all old Theme managers into a single one fully rewritten in C: paolozaino.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/d...

Starting tomorrow! Subscribe now so as not to miss anything! #AoCO2025

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

I'm not good at this marketing lark, but as it's black friday and I'm inundated with other people's offers... You can get 10% off CE swag today with code BLACKFRIDAY :) shop.compiler-explorer.com/promo/BLACKF... Makes a great present too!

Tuxedo Computers slams lid on Arm Linux laptop after 18 months of pain www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/t... Planned Snapdragon goes puff and disappears, but the code will survive <- by me on @theregister.com

💻 Weekend project: I finally got time to update the #MerlinOS presentation with the newest features: paolozaino.wordpress.com/portfolio/me... #OperatingSystem #KernelDevelopment #SystemsProgramming #EmbeddedSystems #MemorySafety #FormalVerification #OpenSource #SoftwareEngineering #LowLevel

Delighted to have been able to spend time chatting with Dan Kusswurm about his excellent x86 programming book. Thanks to @gotocon.com for setting this up! Go listen at: youtu.be/L2Qu9rk05rE

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...

Fortran 77 is here, just a couple of years behind schedule! www.riscosopen.org/news/article...

Rougol November 2025 meeting on monday - Pyromaniac update www.iconbar.com/articles/Rou... The November 2025 Rougol meeting is on Monday and features Gerph.

I just posted my little intro to the Advent of Compiler Optimisation #AoCO that I announced yesterday. Check it out (and laugh at my terrible editing) at youtu.be/j-BwR-Cw0Gk?... @!4 if you want to watch the series, subscribe! :)

New Video: youtu.be/Gh9p9wsl1Xg Building a human brain with 1 million CPU's - The fascinating lecture by Professor Steve Furber continues today as he talks about his career beyond Acorn to the present day.

New Video: youtu.be/W2yDnrYrhR0 Professor Steve Furber takes us from Acorn to ARM in this fascinating two part lecture at Retro Collective

Rust 1.91.1 is released 😀 blog.rust-lang.org/2025/11/10/R...