If you’re a seasoned RISC OS User, you’ll know all about the operating system’s history, and you’ll be familiar with the people that look after it today – but if you’re a new user or are thinking of trying it out, you’ll want to find out more. In both cases, we have you covered at RISC OS North.
RISC OS Developments Ltd is the company that owns the OS itself, and maintains a user friendly ‘distro’ for the Raspberry Pi called RISC OS Direct (and also has other software available or in development). Direct comes with a wealth of free software, and is designed to make it easier for new users to get to grips with the system. Head for the RISC OS Developments stand to find out more about that, and to talk about what you need to get started with it.
Another company to look out for is RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL), who look after the main source tree for the operating system. ROOL also makes the ‘stock’ RISC OS distro available – which runs on a number of platforms in addition to the Pi. They also provide a set of development tools for people who want to get to grips with programming for the OS, as well as printed manuals, and lots of other useful things.