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The houses that RISC OS built

By Martin Hansen. Published: 28th Apr 2007, 09:24:11.

New homes designed and produced using RISC OS kit



Gallery
Inside the factory at Taylor Lane
Martin Devon with a clip of 30 five-inch nails that a compressed air gun fires in a single shot into wood
The compressed air gun loaded, primed and ready to fire
A wooden panel being assembled with the compressed air gun
One of twelve A9homes in use in the drawing office at Taylor Lane
A designer at work at Taylor Lane. She's using the Windows box, but can easily switch via a KVM switch to the A9home. Can you spot it ?
The main menu for Panel Editor
The entrance to the Frame Wise complex in Presteigne
Timber Frame house under construction in Knighton. Its outer brick wall hides the inner wall of timber panels
Interior shot of the same house. Interior walls are all timber


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Great article, indeed.

is a RISC OS Userhzn on 28/4/07 10:26AM [ Reply | Report ]

Fantastic article and one to inspire all. Well done Martin for showing RISC OS can still cut it and still has a place to play. It is even better that the story confirms that new RISC OS hardware has it's place as well.

is a RISC OS Userbluenose on 28/4/07 11:14AM [ Reply | Report ]

Great, it's interesting to see RO being pressed into action.

is a RISC OS Userkillermike on 28/4/07 12:17PM [ Reply | Report ]

bluenose:"showing RISC OS can still cut it" killermike:"interesting to see RO being pressed into action"

Yes, it's interesting - but I don't really see how it shows anything relevant about *RISC OS*. Martin could presumably done it all using BBC Basic for Windows? After all one of the companies is using VRPC to run his program.

Adam

is a RISC OS Useradamr on 28/4/07 12:56PM [ Reply | Report ]

Great article. I have been using RISC OS for minor building works for the last 16 years, predominantly with ProCAD+. It is cost/time effective to design on RISC OS. Running the "industry" standard AutoCAD has a significant maintenance/time cost, too.

is a RISC OS UserCharlesB on 28/4/07 4:13PM [ Reply | Report ]

In reply to Adamr

Well 12 RISCOS powered A9's have been purchased to run said application so it is relevent in that the application is running on a RISC Os powered system.

is a RISC OS Userbluenose on 28/4/07 4:17PM [ Reply | Report ]

adamr wrote>"Martin could presumably done it all using BBC Basic for Windows? After all one of the companies is using VRPC to run his program. "

If you're following that logic why bother with RISC OS/BBC BASIC at all - there's lots of other development environments on lots of other platforms (but of course that would even be *more* irrelevant).

If Martin has managed to get RISC OS (the operating system) and native hardware (A9 in this instance) to be purchased to run it all the better. Turnkey solutions often consist of a hardware platform + OS + specialist software the end customer may not know (or more likely less care what it runs on) so long as it "does what it says on the tin".

is a RISC OS UserAMS on 28/4/07 6:08PM [ Reply | Report ]

VRPC can be used to do lots of things. Unfortunately it lacks the support to the hardware developers who construct for RISC OS and the advantages they have installed over the years and hopefully always will (not least reliability and efficiency across the board).

is a RISC OS UserAW on 28/4/07 6:31PM [ Reply | Report ]

I think it's pretty cool that this company chose to deploy ARM based RISC OS machines, certainly considering the implicated costs, limits and scope of current day RISC OS. It just goes to show that the areas where RO machines shine; low power, fast boot, ROM based OS, build-quality, intelligible (and intuitive) OS, make for an excellent investment in a modern business where these virtues translate into direct advantages in terms of swiftness and proficiency.

is a RISC OS UserhEgelia on 28/4/07 8:33PM [ Reply | Report ]

Great article - I do love the fact that most of Drobe's articles are as good as printed magazines. And what a great use for RISC OS machines!

is a RISC OS Userharmsy on 29/4/07 6:54PM [ Reply | Report ]

harmsy: Only "as good" ?

is a RISC OS Userrjek on 29/4/07 7:47PM [ Reply | Report ]

nice! I love these types of articles, give us more.

is a RISC OS Userhighlandcattle on 30/4/07 5:47PM [ Reply | Report ]

I wonder how many other companies are using A9home or Iyonix hardware that like the building companies above aren't RISC OS companies. More articles on RISC OS in business please!

is a RISC OS Userknutson on 1/5/07 11:41PM [ Reply | Report ]

Excellent article.

It really does help to hear of "real world" uses of RISCOS hardware and software.

I would think that there is a high likelihood that offices in close proximity to a busy sawmill would be more than usually prone to large amounts of dust? so the A9home would be a highly suitable hardware solution.

Vic

is a RISC OS Uservshears on 12/5/07 12:23PM [ Reply | Report ]

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