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retro computing 2024.35

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retro computing 2024.35

(date: 2024-09-01 11:20:29)


b.log 2024/09/01 - Some old satellite kit.

date: 2024-09-01, from: Richard Murray’s blog

Some old satellite kit.

https://heyrick.eu/blog/index.php?diary=20240901


b.log 2024/08/31 - A new soldering iron - Parkside PLSD 48 B2, A new wardrobe, Chronopost again, Lucy’s repairs, Power lines.

date: 2024-08-31, from: Richard Murray’s blog

A new soldering iron - Parkside PLSD 48 B2, A new wardrobe, Chronopost again, Lucy’s repairs, Power lines.

https://heyrick.eu/blog/index.php?diary=20240831


Plus Post: SoftLogic Solutions’ Software Carousel

date: 2024-08-31, from: Computer ads from the Past

Get the best of Windows and OS/2 without learning all this.

https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/plus-post-softlogic-solutions-software


AMCOG’s Tony Bartram talks to WROCC – 4th September

date: 2024-08-31, from: RiscOS Story

Tony Bartram has around twenty titles in his AMCOG Games back catalogue, and is currently working on two more titles, both of which feature something new or novel for our platform, and he will be talking at the next Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club (WROCC) meeting, this coming Wednesday. The first of these is a 3D space game, which will be coming at you at the RISC OS London Show later this year – and when I say ‘coming at you’ I mean that in a slightly more literal way…

https://www.riscository.com/2024/amcog-wrocc-4th-september/


This Week on The Analog Antiquarian

date: 2024-08-30, from: Digital Antiquarian

The Voyage of Magellan, Chapter 13: The Strait

https://www.filfre.net/2024/08/this-week-on-the-analog-antiquarian/


August 2024 News Summary

date: 2024-08-30, from: Icon Bar, RISC OS News

Some things we noticed this month. What did you see?

http://www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2089.html


OS-9 Bonus Content

date: 2024-08-29, from: Computer ads from the Past

A detailed look at OS-9 for Tandy Color Computers

https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/os-9-bonus-content


b.log 2024/08/28 - Green traffic lights aren’t green, Oh… My…, Oasis reunion, Doddery old gits in the checkout line.

date: 2024-08-28, from: Richard Murray’s blog

Green traffic lights aren’t green, Oh… My…, Oasis reunion, Doddery old gits in the checkout line.

https://heyrick.eu/blog/index.php?diary=20240828


Linux Market Share Hits New High

date: 2024-08-28, from: Linux Magazine

For the first time, the Linux market share has reached a new high for desktops, and the trend looks like it will continue.

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Market-Share-Hits-New-High


CloudFS re-evaluated with new 0.35 release

date: 2024-08-27, from: Icon Bar, RISC OS News

The latest release of CloudFS (0.35) seems like an excellent reason to revisit this really useful RISC OS application….

http://www.iconbar.com/comments/rss/news2099.html


LibreOffice 24.8 Offers New Features

date: 2024-08-26, from: Linux Magazine

LibreOffice is often considered the de facto standard office suite for the Linux operating system.

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/LibreOffice-24.8-Offers-New-Features


LibreOffice 24.8 Delivers New Features

date: 2024-08-26, from: Linux Magazine

LibreOffice is often considered the de facto standard office suite for the Linux operating system.

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/LibreOffice-24.8-Delivers-New-Features