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Official release of RISC OS for Raspberry Pi - updated

Posted by Steve Revill Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:02:00 GMT

We have updated the official release of RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi (RISC OS Pi) to address a number of issues that were spotted in our first release. The updated image has now been made available for download here.

Take a look at the first official announcement from the Foundation on the Raspberry Pi web site.

If you’re new to RISC OS, you can find a quick overview here and in the “A Stroll Around RISC OS” PDF document here (plus, of course, on the RISC OS Open site!).

Don’t forget, for your convenience and enjoyment, you can buy RISC OS Pi pre-imaged and tested on an SD card from RISC OS Open, as well as the fantastic NutPi add-on pack. See our store pages for more information.

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Intermittent web site service

Posted by Andrew Hodgkinson Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:25:00 GMT

ROOL is currently having some trouble with its web site, partly related to the surge in visits following the release of RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi.

Some sections of the web site will not be available at all during this time (you may see “Not Found” pages or similar errors).

We are taking steps to try and maintain a minimal service level until we can get to the bottom of the underlying issue. Please bear with us in the mean time; sorry for the service interruption.

If the forum is up, you may find further information in this discussion thread.

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Nut Pi pack now available for the Raspberry Pi

Posted by Steve Revill Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:45:00 GMT

RISC OS Open have joined forces with some of the leading software developers in the RISC OS community to bring you the Nut Pi – a package of flagship RISC OS software specifically for RISC OS Pi.

The Nut Pi comes on a specially branded SD card, formatted specifically for RISC OS machines containing the following fantastic programs:

• MoreDesk (7th software)
• SparkFS (David Pilling)
• PhotoDesk (Fourth Dimension)
• WimpWorks (Jaffa Software)
• luafox (luafox)
• Iconizer (MathMagical)
• Gutenprint (MW Software)
• Writer+ (MW Software)
• Organizer (Organizer)
• CloneDisc (Piccolo Systems)
• DataPower (RComp)
• Grapevine2 (RComp)
• Messenger (RComp)
• NetFetch (RComp)
• MusicCDtest (RComp)
• NetworkPrinting (RComp)
• SafeStore (RComp)
• TouchType (RComp)
• Desktop Development Environment (RISC OS Open)
• Impact (Sine Nomine)

For more information about these great programs, read out more detailed descriptions here.

As well as being a great collection of some of the best commercial RISC OS software available, this represents a fantastic deal; the total retail value of the bundled software is over £600 but the Nut Pi is available for just £35 plus P&P – that’s cheaper than the Desktop Development Environment on its own! You can buy it from the ROOL shop today.

Please note: the software supplied with the Nut Pi is specifically built for Raspberry Pi hardware and will not function correctly on any other hardware platform. Use on any other platform is completely unsupported by ROOL and the individual software vendors. You need RISC OS running on your Raspberry Pi to use Nut Pi – please see this page for more information.

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RISC OS Pi released (RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi)

Posted by Steve Revill Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:35:00 GMT

RISC OS Open are very pleased to announce the official release of RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi, “RISC OS Pi”. This is a watershed moment for RISC OS and represents the culmination of many months of hard work from a whole community of developers, testers and other contributors. It also means the Raspberry Pi can now boast support for the quick, compact, original ARM-based operating system.

This is the first ‘official’ release of RISC OS for the Raspberry Pi. It is intended to be programmed onto an SD card (2GB or larger) and can be downloaded free from the Raspberry Pi download site, as an SD card image or as a torrent. Alternatively, you can buy a specially-branded SD card already programmed and tested direct from RISC OS Open.

Eben Upton, from the Raspberry Pi Foundation, had the following to say about the RISC OS release: “Having spent a lot of time in my youth pining over Acorn Archimedes and RiscPC products, it’s a great moment for me personally to see an evolved version of the original ARM operating system brought to the Raspberry Pi. From the Foundation’s point of view, we welcome the arrival of an alternative desktop environment, offering a rich suite of applications, and with BBC BASIC only a few keystrokes away.”

Steve Revill, from RISC OS Open, added: “We’re proud and excited to have achieved this milestone in the development of RISC OS. It’s so good to see some great British software engineering to complement the fantastic British Raspberry Pi hardware.”

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