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Exclusive offer for Orpheus customers

nos...@vigay.com (Paul Vigay) — Fri, 07 Jul 2008 11:15:14 UT

Following the .ME top level domain being officially launched publicly
yesterday, Orpheus are proud to be able to offer FREE <yourname>@RISCOS.me
email addresses to any Orpheus dialup or broadband subscriber who would
like one.
If you are interested in a RISCOS.me email address, drop an email to
supp...@orpheusinternet.co.uk with your account ID, and what address you

Last chance to pre-order a .ME domain

supp...@orpheusinternet.co.uk (Paul Vigay) — Thu, 07 Jul 2008 17:16:03 UT

OK, it's not strictly RISC OS related, except that quite a few RISC OS
users may be interested.... :-)
Orpheus Internet are currently taking pre-orders for the new .ME top level
domain registrations.
These are open for general sale at 15:00 UTC on 17th July (approx 4am
tomorrow morning UK time) so if you're interested in trying to reserve a

VirtualAcorn Internet Update for Mac

atimbr...@aol.com — Thu, 07 Jul 2008 11:25:20 UT

VirtualAcorn have today released an updated Internet Plugin for
VirtualRPC-AdjustSA running on Mac OS X.
This new plugin resolves some reported issues with networking
using Omniclient and LanMan98. The update can be
downloaded from the VirtualAcorn downloads section of
our website at:
_[link]

Next meeting of RONE: Tuesday 7 October: RISCOS on Windows machines

mich...@beaverbell.co.uk (Michael Bell) — Thu, 07 Jul 2008 05:09:31 UT

CORRECTION!
Should be 7th October.
Sorry to muck you about.
Michael Bell
10 Cambridge Avenue
Forest Hall

Midlands User Group (MUG) - 19th July 08 Meeting

doug.j.w...@btinternet.com (Doug Webb) — Tue, 07 Jul 2008 19:42:11 UT

The next meeting of the RISCOS Midland User Group (MUG=AE) will take
place on Saturday, 19th July 2008.
This meeting will be Part 2 of a Networking special.
We will be attempting to sort out Networking issues faced by some MUG
members. In particular we will be looking to set up Omniclient,
LanMan98, Samba, RDPClient NFS and a NAS server to a number of RISC OS

RONWUG Reminder 16th July 2008

spo...@btconnect.com (Steve Potts) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:28:01 UT

RONWUG - RISC OS North West User Group - 16th July 2008
This month we're going to have a brief play with some wireless networking
kit and an A9Home. Plus discussions about getting RISC OS hardware online.
As is often the case, the meeting will be friendly and informal and we'd like
to encourage people to share experiences in particular with "going

RISC OS Now subscription Offer!

lo...@orpheusmail.co.uk (Louie) — Sun, 07 Jul 2008 21:25:37 UT

RISC OS Now are please to announce that for a short period of time we are
offering a REDUCED subscription price of ukp24.95* for the next volume (issues
7 to 12)- a SAVING OF ukp5! but the offer ENDS ON 16th July! If you'd like to
take advantage of this excellent offer, then you can pay by electronic bank

!Rover v1.07 now available

new...@avisoft.f9.co.uk (Martin) — Sun, 07 Jul 2008 16:14:09 UT

Rover v1.07 has just been released. The main change from v1.06 is that it
fixes communications problems with the LinksDb caused by changes to the
servers. There are also other minor changes, including the display of the
date of the version of a program passed back from the LinksDb (where
available).

Re: Online ordering from APDL

d...@apdl.co.uk (David Holden) — Tue, 07 Jul 2008 07:01:24 UT

The APDL web site has just been enhanced so that you can now order most
software from APDL, iSV Products and 4th Dimension securely online.
Payment can be by credit or debit card or PayPal.
Some of the more popular hardware items can now also be ordered online
and we intend to extend this range in the near future.

MPdata+ released

kevinwe...@talktalk.net (Kevin Wells) — Tue, 07 Jul 2008 14:36:20 UT

Hi
I have released a new application called MPdata+, which gets information
about an MP from a post code and displays it in a window.
The information it displays is:
Name,
Constituency,
Party,
Date entered house,
Majority,
Swing to lose seat,
Debates spoke in last year,
Written answers,
Written questions,

New version of Ancestor+ available

d...@apdl.co.uk (David Holden) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:31:21 UT

Ancestor+ Version 3.20 is now available for registered users.
Although this has some significant enhancements this is a free
upgrade for users who are already using Version 3 of Ancestor+.
The main features of the new version are -
1. An extension to the Family (marriage details) window allows you to

Next meeting of RONE Tuesday 15 July The early days of RISC OS

mich...@beaverbell.co.uk (Michael Bell) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:17:13 UT

10 Cambridge Avenue
Forest Hall
Newcastle -upon - Tyne
NE12 8AR
mich...@beaverbell.co.uk

Southampton Acorn Users Group - July meeting

davehig...@dsl.pipex.com (Dave Higton) — Fri, 07 Jul 2008 19:35:21 UT

The next meeting of the Southampton Acorn Users Group will take place
on Tuesday July 8th, at Itchen College, Middle Road, Bitterne,
Southampton, from 19:00 until 21:00. Admission is 50 pence each and
all are welcome. We will be in room S1.
Remember, there will be no meeting in August because the college will

RISCOS Ltd to visit Glasgow on Friday 18th July

ris...@paulmidd.demon.co.uk (Paul Middleton) — Thu, 07 Jul 2008 20:51:38 UT

RISCOS Ltd visit to Glasgow Friday 18th July
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Paul Middleton is looking to make a mini RISC OS Roadshow trip to
Glasgow on Friday 18th July to demo the latest RISC OS Six to users who
aren't able to make it to exhibitions down south. It would be good to
have some feedback from Scottish Users as to how many people would be

Second issue of Martin Hansen's webzine is out now

m...@shrewsbury.org.uk (Martin Hansen) — Thu, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:53 UT

The July 2008 issue of Martin Hansen's new monthly Risc OS on-line magazine
is now available.
It features
* A famous RISC OS faces quiz.
* Starting with ArtWorks,
* BBC Micro programming fun
and
* a bug fixed / enhanced version of !RUDrunk.
The magazine has been 100% produced using RISC OS software, principally