Date   : Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:37:56
From   : mfirth@... (Michael Firth)
Subject: [BeebSoc] Re: Risc PC (Was 'Minitel in France')

On 25 Jul 2011,@01:08, Rick Murray <heyrick.beebsoc@...> wrote:

> On 24/07/2011 19:48, F. Haroon wrote:
> 
>> How is the RISC OS industry doing now, any silent but real improvements?
> 
> You can't expect much, the exhibitor list for Wakefield looks like a roll-call
of the die-hards. However, things are happening. How about:
>  http://www.armini.co.uk/
> ?
> 
> The open-sourcing and HASLification should permit RISC OS to be adapted
to better support newer ARM based hardware when it arrives.
> Consider having RISC OS ported to:
>  http://www.raspberrypi.org/
> 
> [eek, the website has changed, should I wet myself now or later? an ARM
based micro-microcomputer for $25!!?!?]
> 
Wow. And I thought the Beagleboard was cool.

Seeing as they're looking to use it as an educational tool, do you think
someone should point out that porting RiscOS to it would allow it to emulate
a BBC Micro well? Can't get a much better educational computing tool than
a BBC Micro.

Or do you think they're from the "it has an office suite, what more do you
need?" school of computer education?

Regards

Michael
>