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Articles in January 2008

• Acorn celebs to mark 30th anniversary with reunion
  Big bash planned for former staff in Cambridge
   7 comments, latest by heds on 4/2/08 11:01PM. Published: 28 Jan 2008
  
  
• Morison in Organizer open source u-turn
  Future development to be managed by new party
   9 comments, latest by stevek on 31/1/08 5:06AM. Published: 28 Jan 2008
  
  
• Wakefield 2008 details confirmed
  Event in April heads for its birthplace
   11 comments, latest by druck on 31/1/08 11:09PM. Published: 28 Jan 2008
  
  
• A call to ARMs
  Andrew Weston wonders how many brave developers RISC OS has left
   31 comments, latest by tlsa on 01/03/08 12:17AM. Published: 28 Jan 2008
  
  
• Top Acorn names call for Acorn reunion
  More to follow
   Discuss this. Published: 28 Jan 2008
  
  
• Organizer under new management
  Nigel Willmott acquires software
   Discuss this. Published: 24 Jan 2008
  
  
• NetSurf project relaunches website
  Redesigned and overhauled online presence
   Discuss this. Published: 22 Jan 2008
  
  
• Touchscreen driver almost finished
  Thomas Milius develops support for the D-WAV eGalax 8’ Monitor
   Discuss this. Published: 22 Jan 2008
  
  
• January news in brief
  Software, software everywhere
   6 comments, latest by socris on 23/1/08 8:18PM. Published: 20 Jan 2008
  
  
• NetSurf progress reviewed
  Chris Wraight takes the open source web browser on a whirl-wind tour of the modern Interweb
   15 comments, latest by tlsa on 1/3/08 12:15PM. Published: 12 Jan 2008
  
  
• Create your own wall calender on RISC OS
  Martin Hansen enjoys a date with Calibre, Ray Favre's freeware application that creates custom designed wall calenders
   3 comments, latest by rayfavre on 19/1/08 10:49AM. Published: 12 Jan 2008
  
  
• South West 2008 show next month
  ROL steps in to organise Westcountry event
   4 comments, latest by sa110 on 11/1/08 12:56PM. Published: 10 Jan 2008
  
  
• Networking support developed for RPCEmu
  EtherY-based module available from SVN for open-source RiscPC emulator
   Discuss this. Published: 6 Jan 2008
  
  
• Internet search utility RiscSearch updated
  Query multiple search engines with Patrick Mortara's software
   Discuss this. Published: 6 Jan 2008
  
  
• New desktop theme Sky available for download
  Fill your windows with peaceful clouds and pastel blues
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Jan 2008
  
  
• Follow the development of a simple arcade game
  Gareth Lock recreates classic Space Invaders in BBC BASIC
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Jan 2008
  
  
• Online gallery app bugfixed
  Download version 2.37 of Webgen2
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Jan 2008
  
  
• Address label printing utility updated
  LaBella version 6.32 available
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Jan 2008
  
  
• Iyonix: five years on
  Are you an Iyonix user? Tell us about your experiences with the Castle computer
   Discuss this. Published: 5 Jan 2008
  
  
• Ditching desktops for portables: The way forward?
  Donning a flame-proof suit, Garry Taylor suggests the RISC OS platform swaps desks for palms to secure its future
   48 comments, latest by druck on 18/02/08 8:24PM. Published: 4 Jan 2008
  
  
• Maudlin over RISC OS
  Martin Hansen brings one of his old apps up-to-date while reflecting on the past 27 years of using Acorn and RISC OS kit
   31 comments, latest by jlavallin on 08/06/08 08:17AM. Published: 3 Jan 2008
  
  

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