Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club

Meeting on Wednesday 6th November 2019 at 7.45pm

Chris Cox

Chris Cox, formerly of Acorn Risc Technologies, will be giving us a personal insider’s perspective on the last few years of Acorn from 1995 to 1998 including the formation of the Clan, launch of the StrongARM, formation of ART, the network computer and the eventual closure of Acorn computer business in 1998. He will aim to give an insight into what was happening behind the scenes within the company as the significant changes that shaped these years unfolded.

Our meetings are held at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club, Sandal Hall Close, off Walton Lane, (A61) Barnsley Road, Sandal, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6ER

For a map and directions, visit http://www.wrocc.org.uk/where

There is ample free car parking at the venue, and a bar for refreshments.

Visitors are charged an entrance fee of £3. Annual membership is also available for those living near and far at £15, but new members receive a 50% discount in their first year of membership: ie. £7.50.

Members receive:

• A free PDF newsletter with all the latest news and articles.
• Free entry to meetings.
• WROCC Internet Discussion Forum (members & invited guests only).

For further information, please email info2019@wrocc.org.uk or visit the Club’s website at http://www.wrocc.org.uk/

We are a member of the Association of Acorn User Groups.

Future Events

• 4th December — An evening of Festive Fun with Quiz
• 8th January — Annual General Meeting
• 5th February — Meeting: Details to be Announced
• 4th March — Meeting: Details to be Announced

Is there any chance this could be filmed? I’m more than happy to pay a fee to gain access to the video as I can’t make it to the meeting and would really like to see this talk.

Is there any chance this could be filmed?

Unlikely, but I can enquire. We’ve filmed meetings before, but it’s a big faff for limited return (as in, no evidence that anyone ever viewed the recordings).

There is likely to be an audio recording taken for use when writing up the evening for the Club’s newsletter. If Chris was amenable, it might be possible to make that available.

I’d suggest dropping the Club an email (to the Info 2019 address) to ask for details, as I’m not sure how many of us read this forum. I’ll pass the query on, too.

I’d suggest dropping the Club an email (to the Info 2019 address) to ask for details, as I’m not sure how many of us read this forum. I’ll pass the query on, too.

Thanks Steve, I’ve done that.

For those who couldn’t make this meeting, the video of Chris Cox’s talk at ROUGOL is now online – https://youtu.be/ULiSi2-E8-M

Brilliant talk.
I’ve always thought ‘The Clan’ was a good name.
Did anyone photograph the prototype StrongARM?

Thanks to the cameraman/editor.

The Wakefield meeting is now also available on YouTube courtesy of Ruth Gunstone, for those who wish to spot the differences. It’s in three parts, at https://youtu.be/cdozrzEERig (part 1), https://youtu.be/1PR4UR9q3R8 (part 2) and https://youtu.be/xDiIhIT-cHY (part 3).

Did anyone photograph the prototype StrongARM?

I believe someone in the North did. It had some fairly interesting optical illusion effects.

Did anyone photograph the prototype StrongARM?

Yes, RISC OS Developments (Priya IIRC) tweeted it!

https://twitter.com/RISCOSDevLtd/status/1097593970937475072

I never did get round to putting it on the ROUGOL website.

Edit: I have now! – http://rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/2019/feb.html