Wakefield 2016 is Just Four Weeks Away

Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club are pleased to announce that with just under four weeks to go until the 2016 Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show, we now have nearly twenty exhibitors signed up for the platform’s premier event in the North.

This year’s show will be taking place in its regular venue at the Cedar Court Hotel, just off junction 39 of the M1 to the south of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. Access by car is easy, as the hotel can be seen from the motorway junction. For those arriving by public transport, there will be a regular free minibus service connecting the venue to local and intercity trains at Wakefield Westgate station, and the hotel is also well served by local public buses. Full travel and accommodation information can be found at www.wakefieldshow.org.uk

Those exhibitors already booked to attend include names such as AMCOG, Archive Magazine, CJE Micro’s, Drag ‘n Drop, Impression X, MW Software, Organizer, Orhpeus Internet, R-Comp, RISC OS Open, Sine Nomine and Soft Rock from the RISC OS market. The 8-bit scene will also be well represented by exhibitors including A Bug, Flax Cottage, Daniel Jamieson, and Retro Hardware. We’re still adding new names to the list, however – watch the show website for the latest news.

The popular Show Theatre will be present as usual, and we’re currently putting together a programme of talks: details will be published on the website nearer the date. The Charity Stall will also be returning – hoping to add to the £17,000 that our visitors have raised for the local Wakefield Hospice over the years.

The show will be open from 10.30am until 4.30pm, with tickets costing £5 on the door. Ticket holders will be entitled to enter the free Prize Draw with the chance to win some RISC OS-related goodies.

For full details, please check out the show website at www.wakefieldshow.org.uk – and keep an eye out for the latest information as it becomes available.

Sine Nomine Software will be attending Saturday’s show and releasing a new version of ImpEmail which supports CSV import. The application allows you to send bulk e-mail shots personalised according to the data in the CSV file, or via the Impulse protocol from Impact or Powerbase

There will be a new version of RiscOSM the vector mapping software based on OpenStreetMap data. There are over 30 different enhancements but the main ones are:

• dynamic area support for versions of RISC OS with small Wimp slots (3/4/6/Aemulor)
• animation of GPS tracks, and graphs of elevation and speed
• import of CSV data to create pins or tracks
• export of map data or pins as CSV
• Draw file export of the key to the map and the list of pins and tracks.

Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club are pleased to be able to remind the RISC OS and 8-bit communities that the Wakefield Acorn & RISC OS Computer Show will be taking place this Saturday, 16th April. The event is open from 10.30am until 4.30pm, with admission £5 on the door.

The platform’s premier event in the North is in its regular venue at the Cedar Court Hotel near Wakefield, and there are nearly twenty exhibitors now confirmed as attending. Those from the RISC OS scene include AMGOG Games, Archive Magazine, CJE Micro’s and 4D, Drag ’n Drop, Impression X, MW Software, Organizer, Orpheus Internet, R-Comp & R-Comp Interactive, RISC OS Open Ltd, Sine Nomine Software, Soft Rock Software and Steve Fryatt. The 8-bit names include ABug, Alex Wilson, Daniel Jameson, Flax Cottage Educational Archive, Retro Hardware and Retro Software.

The popular Show Theatre will be operating from 11am until 4pm, with talks scheduled from R-Comp, RISC OS Open Ltd, CJE Micro’s & 4D, Sine Nomine Software and MW Software.

All those attending the show will be able to enter the Prize Draw: tickets cost £1, with the chance to win a Raspberry Pi 3 or a Maplin Gift Card worth £15. The Charity Stall will also be present, aiming to add to the £17,000 that WROCC have raised for the local Wakefield Hospice over the years.

Located just off junction 39 of the M1 to the south of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, the venue is simple to find. Access by car is easy, as the hotel can be seen from the motorway junction. For those arriving by public transport, there will be a regular free minibus service connecting the venue to local and intercity trains at Wakefield Westgate station, and the hotel is also well served by local public buses.

Full details of exhibitors, theatre presentations, travel and accommodation can be found at www.wakefieldshow.org.uk

I have not seen any announcement but I have found a few videos of the show presentations:
ROOL
R Comp
Sine Nomine

and a few others of the show itself:
Retro software
Amcog games
Miscelaneous