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Meetings
Wakefield
RISC OS Computer Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month.
Our meetings usually consist of a talk or demonstration, with plenty of
time for informal discussions and trips to the bar before and after.
Recent meetings have included visits from major RISC OS hardware,
software and operating system developers, along with demonstrations of
specific pieces of software by experienced users. In addition, we have
covered a wide range of other subjects including digital photography,
hardware upgrades, networking and problem solving. More information about
the topics covered in recent meetings can be found
further down the page, and details of future
meetings can be found below.
Meetings
start at 7.45pm, at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club in
Wakefield. Doors open at 7.15pm, and the scheduled part of the evening is
generally complete by about 10pm. See the
directions to the venue for details of how
to find us.
Visitors are always welcome to attend our meetings (with the exception
of the AGM in January) – there is a fee of £2 on the door for
non-members.
Forthcoming meetings
The following meetings are planned for the near future (note that
presentations may be re-scheduled due to events outside of our
control).
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A Beeb and RISC OS Pot-Pourri
Wednesday, 7th March |
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| A pot-pourri of topics, including a nostalgic look at “Heraldry” and some visual demonstrations of alphabetic sort routines with Rick Sterry, followed by Steve Bass talking about Beeb emulation, and Peter Richmond with some RISC OS hints & tips. |
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Headline Bradford
Wednesday, 4th April |
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| A 45 minute audio-visual presentation by newly-annointed Honorary Life Member Colin Sutton. |
Previous meetings
WROCC’s meetings cover a wide range of topics relating to
RISC OS and computing more generally. The list below shows what we
have had in our calendar over the past four months; for a longer list
including some links to more detailed reports, see our past meetings page.
There are also some photographs of past meetings available:
For our members, information, web links and file downloads relating to
previous meetings can be found in the
meeting resources section of our
members’ area.
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How to Find Software for RISC OS
February 2012 |
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| Steve Fryatt took a look at some of the facilities available for tracking down software for the RISC OS platform, from magazines and listings websites, to more automated approaches such as online software databases and package management. The meeting was closed by Peter Richmond, taking a look at a few hints and tips for using our machines, taken from the Club’s newsletter archives. |
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Annual General Meeting 2012
January 2012 |
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| The WROCC Annual General Meeting was a chance for members to elect the committee for 2012, to have their say on the running of the Club, and to enjoy the free buffet laid on for those who were there. |
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An Evening of Festive Fun
December 2011 |
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| Keeping with tradition, the December meeting saw a range of ‘fun’ entertainments laid on to round up the year. The evening opened with a sequence of photos taken by Colin Sutton at the Wakefield Show, continued with one of Peter Richmond’s fiendish General Acorn Knowledge quizzes, and concluded with a collection of entertaining film clips curated by Club members. |
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“Bring Your Favourite Free Software”
November 2011 |
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| Members were encouraged to bring along their favourite bits of freeware, shareware, PD and open source software and introduce it to everyone. The evening turned up a wide range of useful utilities and fully-blown applications, including some handy desktop enhancers and a range of tools for working with drawfiles. |
For details of our meetings before November 2011,
visit the past meetings page.
Wakefield Hospice collections
With immediate effect, we will be accepting unwanted mobile phones and
used printer ink cartridges and toner cartridges for recycling, on behalf
of Wakefield Hospice. Just
bring them along to monthly meetings, and deposit them on the
‘check-in desk’ by the door. Please make sure that the items
are securely bagged and clearly labelled, and in the case of mobile phones
it would help to include any chargers and accessories, but do remove the
SIM card beforehand.

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