A long time ago I made a request for a RR version for RISC OS - call me retro, out-of-the-loop, fishface, whatever - but the merry de facto standards of WINDOZE and MACINSPLOSH will not be with us forever (gosh, I hope not - awfully boring) and as the risk of computer viruses becomes greater and greater the RISC OS people with their flash ROM OS might just be the wave of the future. Personally I would love an Iyonix and one of the things that puts me off is the lack of power apps for that platform.
Hi Richard.
Are you in Dundee? I think I say an abertay link somewhere on your site. I'm in Glasgow.
As for power apps well here are some standard apps I have.
There is a word 2K compatable word processor. http://www.iconsupport.demon.co.uk/ AND it riuns on 800K
Artworks (that later became xara) has been updatad by Martin Wurtherer http://www.mw-software.com/
There are more like vantage, photodesk, Eureka (spreadsheet)
Textease, that looks like a kids office suite but when you use it you realise it is packed with power and you get your work done in half the time.
http://www.textease.com/studioplus
I use 1st statistics etc etc as well
AND you can now emmulate a RISC OS machine on windows for 30pounds (an old A5000) or run apps on windows with VirtualRiscPC that will ruun them about the same speed as a StrongARM desktop.
See http://www.virtualacorn.co.uk/products/vrpcse.htm
The A5000 version has BBC BASIC in ROM and I think the RISC OS 4 version (RiscPC) has it as well.
Please, Please, support RISC OS (hey, I've got a BBC MICRO rotting in the cupboard).
YES I already suggested to runrev that I knew of a platform that would benefit from runrev.
NOW here is something that you might find of interest. If you look closely at the rail screens for train times they run on RISC OS. Who wants to be a milionaire runs on RISC OS. Many broadcast boards (for the BBC, and I mean the TV company) are slot-ins for a RiscPC like the millipede graphic board (I think these are about 2.5 grand alone).
However, the real market is in embedded instant startup machines. EG in medical imaging. If you are going from one patient to another with a semi-portable device (mostly with custom software) and you need to wait for a PC to boot this takes time. OR run a ROM based RISC OS machine and you get a 3 second delay (including launching the application). This is a VAST market. As is metalurgical diagnostics etc etc etc
Also since the ARM chips are so power efficient you can get a solar powered desktop.
http://www.explan.co.uk/solo/index.shtml
http://www.explan.co.uk/solo/specs.html#power
Remember the windup radio from Trevor Bayliss. They said it would never take off. :-)
Please port RunREV to RISC OS :-)
Cheers Bob
Richmond
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