Justin's RISC OS Rambles

RISC OS Rambles
Released: December 3rd
I have been out of doing any RISC OS things for over 5 years now. Given that I started working with RISC OS at school, in something like 3rd year, that's quite a while doing stuff. Let's say from around 1993 to 2006 as that's when we actually owned a RISC OS system. That's still 13 years, 7 of which were developing the OS. Quite a few people spent longer working with it, and many people did more interesting things. But from when I first worked on the BBC I'd always wanted to work for the company that made them... and so it was when I worked with RISC OS.
So, having been disillusioned and bitter for some time, I thought I would have a little review of what sort of stuff I have done, Maybe some retrospective thoughts and maybe a little rant along the way.
Each ramble will be about a particular area of things that I'm interested in, and I'm planning to release one each working day. Some rambles might be split across multiple days to try to balance out their lengths.
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Copyright and Acknowledgements
... in which we say what's what.
Copyright Acknowledgements

... in which we say what's what.
Introduction
... in which we introduce ourselves.
RISC OS My Rambles

... in which we introduce ourselves.
Patches
... in which we change some things to work in new and exciting ways.

MakePatch
JFPatch Squiggly Pipes TaskKiller

ScreenGrab ExtraKeys RecErrors JADFS
Day 1
Mon, 3 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we change some things to work in new and exciting ways.
Patches for the desktop
... in which we tweak the desktop in little ways.
PinboardServer NoCoverIB TextCopy FunMenus

Activity EE SWPointer Little things
Day 2
Tue, 4 Dec 2012
... in which we tweak the desktop in little ways.
Patches at a lower level
... in which we upgrade the OS to a later version, in more fundamental ways.
DDA JPEGSprite NiceErrors SoundTest

Gamma310 ReadVarVal ADFSCache
Day 3
Wed, 5 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we upgrade the OS to a later version, in more fundamental ways.
Early applications
... in which we learn some things about writing applications.

Mandel
WhoAreYou
AreaFiler
Spooler

PostBox
FindFiles
TextScan
Day 4
Thu, 6 Dec 2012
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we learn some things about writing applications.
Early applications: Part 2
... in which we learn some more things about writing applications.

JFAddress
ReadMail
FormEdExt
JFShared
Day 5
Fri, 7 Dec 2012
Updated: Mon, 7 Jan 2013
... in which we learn some more things about writing applications.
Early forays into the Internet: Servers and IRC
... in which we learn about all the fun the Internet can offer, from the ground up.

TelnetD
DNServer
IRClient
IRServer

JFTerm WimpCTCP
DCC
Faces
Day 6
Mon, 10 Dec 2012
Updated: Tue, 5 Mar 2013
... in which we learn about all the fun the Internet can offer, from the ground up.
Early forays into the Internet: Other bits
... in which we try to make network things a little easier, and more fun.

Chat EasySocket EDict
LPRd

TalkerD Remote Internet
SerLights Dynamic DNS updates

JFProxy
Imagen
PlayMP3
DrawPlug
Day 7
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we try to make network things a little easier, and more fun.
Early forays into the Internet: More bits
... in which we send some mail, read some news and look at the weather.

GMail
Forecast HTMLTidy
MyRC

RSS
JFinger
FTPUpdate
Day 8
Wed, 12 Dec 2012
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we send some mail, read some news and look at the weather.
Early games: The BBC bits
... in which we try our hand at creating something fun.
News room
Feud Explode
Day 9
Thu, 13 Dec 2012
... in which we try our hand at creating something fun.
Early games: The later bits
... in which we write some more fun things to play.

Civilisation UMoria
NetOXO
NetGames

SiteEdit
NetC4
Day 10
Fri, 14 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we write some more fun things to play.
Sound applications
... in which we look at some of the fun times we had with sound and music.
BBC music
DJF-JRF AMPlayer
ControlAMPlayer

AMInfo Last.FM client
Day 11
Mon, 17 Dec 2012
... in which we look at some of the fun times we had with sound and music.
System configuration
... in which we try to make configuring the system easier to use and extend.

Config+
Configure
Boot sequence
Day 12
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we try to make configuring the system easier to use and extend.
Doom
... in which we descend into Hell and escape victorious.

Pirate Doom
Doom
Gyrinus II
Doom Front End
Day 13
Wed, 19 Dec 2012
... in which we descend into Hell and escape victorious.

... in which we say what's what.
Copyright	Acknowledgements

... in which we introduce ourselves.
RISC OS	My Rambles

... in which we change some things to work in new and exciting ways.
MakePatch	JFPatch	Squiggly Pipes	TaskKiller
ScreenGrab	ExtraKeys	RecErrors	JADFS

... in which we tweak the desktop in little ways.
PinboardServer	NoCoverIB	TextCopy	FunMenus
Activity	EE	SWPointer	Little things

... in which we upgrade the OS to a later version, in more fundamental ways.
DDA	JPEGSprite	NiceErrors	SoundTest
Gamma310	ReadVarVal	ADFSCache

... in which we learn some things about writing applications.
Mandel	WhoAreYou	AreaFiler	Spooler
PostBox	FindFiles	TextScan

... in which we learn some more things about writing applications.
JFAddress	ReadMail	FormEdExt	JFShared

... in which we learn about all the fun the Internet can offer, from the ground up.
TelnetD	DNServer	IRClient	IRServer
JFTerm	WimpCTCP	DCC	Faces

... in which we try to make network things a little easier, and more fun.
Chat	EasySocket	EDict	LPRd
TalkerD	Remote Internet	SerLights	Dynamic DNS updates
JFProxy	Imagen	PlayMP3	DrawPlug

... in which we send some mail, read some news and look at the weather.
GMail	Forecast	HTMLTidy	MyRC
RSS	JFinger	FTPUpdate

... in which we try our hand at creating something fun.
News room	Feud	Explode

... in which we write some more fun things to play.
Civilisation	UMoria	NetOXO	NetGames
SiteEdit	NetC4

... in which we look at some of the fun times we had with sound and music.
BBC music	DJF-JRF	AMPlayer	ControlAMPlayer
AMInfo	Last.FM client

... in which we try to make configuring the system easier to use and extend.
Config+	Configure	Boot sequence

... in which we descend into Hell and escape victorious.
Pirate Doom	Doom	Gyrinus II	Doom Front End

... in which we fight the demons and make things pretty.
Doom+	Building	Bug fixes	DeHackEd
Alternative controls	Build switches and optimisations	Fire lines	Filtering and translucency
3D doom	Fun levels	External links

Day 14
Thu, 20 Dec 2012
Updated: Sat, 30 Mar 2013
... in which we fight the demons and make things pretty.

Doom+: Part 2
... in which we draw maps, see through fireballs, and unpick the menus.
Mapping Demos Menus Multi-player games

Graphics conversions Cookies A5000 version Configuration
Day 15
Fri, 21 Dec 2012
Updated: Sat, 30 Mar 2013
... in which we draw maps, see through fireballs, and unpick the menus.
Heretic and Hexen
... in which we fantasise about battles in another world.

Heretic
Hexen
Day 16
Mon, 24 Dec 2012
Updated: Tue, 14 May 2013
... in which we fantasise about battles in another world.
Start up and Boot Menu
... in which we try to make user's lives a little easier when something goes wrong early on.
Start up BootMenu
Day 17
Tue, 25 Dec 2012
Updated: Sat, 30 Mar 2013
... in which we try to make user's lives a little easier when something goes wrong early on.
Testing and Debugging
... in which we look at some ways that stuff was tested, and how debugging tools help and influence development.
Nightly Build FileCore
Bugz Addr

Zap code mode
Console Benchmarking
Day 18
Wed, 26 Dec 2012
... in which we look at some ways that stuff was tested, and how debugging tools help and influence development.
Testing and Debugging: Part 2
... in which we look at more debugging tools.
ServiceList JSSL BTS, BTSDump, DiagnosticDump
Day 19
Thu, 27 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we look at more debugging tools.
Testing and Debugging: Part 3
... in which we look at some of the forgotten bits and some other ways of debugging.

DebugBas ModDebug Debugging libraries Component development and testing

DDT
Day 20
Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we look at some of the forgotten bits and some other ways of debugging.

... in which we draw maps, see through fireballs, and unpick the menus.
Mapping	Demos	Menus	Multi-player games
Graphics conversions	Cookies	A5000 version	Configuration

... in which we fantasise about battles in another world.
Heretic	Hexen

... in which we try to make user's lives a little easier when something goes wrong early on.
Start up	BootMenu

... in which we look at some ways that stuff was tested, and how debugging tools help and influence development.
Nightly Build	FileCore	Bugz	Addr
Zap code mode	Console	Benchmarking

... in which we look at more debugging tools.
ServiceList	JSSL	BTS, BTSDump, DiagnosticDump

... in which we look at some of the forgotten bits and some other ways of debugging.
DebugBas	ModDebug	Debugging libraries	Component development and testing
DDT

Documentation

... in which we look at software documentation and how we can manage it.
History	StrongHelp	RISCOS Ltd documentation	PRMs
Commit messages	Change summaries	Modern documentation	XML documentation
XML / XSLT commands	Converting to XML	Responses

Day 21
Mon, 31 Dec 2012
... in which we look at software documentation and how we can manage it.

Modularity
... in which we look at one of the design goals of RISC OS.
Background Periodic resilience reviews Kernel module extraction Interfaces
Day 22
Tue, 1 Jan 2013
... in which we look at one of the design goals of RISC OS.
Build system for RISC OS
... in which we look at how you build RISC OS and how you do it better.
Version management Building components ROM building HdrToH

CMunge ResVersions
Day 23
Wed, 2 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we look at how you build RISC OS and how you do it better.
Development tools
... in which we look at some of the tools that help us develop.

ResEd
ResTest
MethodGen Perl, and other tools

FixUpTemplate ModServices
ROMEdit
Day 24
Thu, 3 Jan 2013
Updated: Thu, 11 Jul 2013
... in which we look at some of the tools that help us develop.
Hidden cookies, surveys
... in which we have a brief look at some hidden bits and think about the surveys.
Cookies Things Not To Do Surveys
Day 25
Fri, 4 Jan 2013
Updated: Sat, 30 Mar 2013
... in which we have a brief look at some hidden bits and think about the surveys.
ZLib, Zipper and the Installer
... in which we look at how squeezing things helps.
ZLib Zipper MiniGrep Select Installer
Day 26
Mon, 7 Jan 2013
Updated: Tue, 5 Mar 2013
... in which we look at how squeezing things helps.
Program environment
... in which we play chicken with the program environment to see who yields first.
Environment handlers Redirection system
Day 27
Tue, 8 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 9 Jan 2013
... in which we play chicken with the program environment to see who yields first.
Program environment: Peripheral bits
... in which we look at other program environment modules.
SystemVars CLIV CommandCache EvaluateExpression
Day 28
Wed, 9 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we look at other program environment modules.
File systems
... in which we look at how we access files.
CDFS DOSFS FileSwitch ResourceFS

PipeFS
Day 29
Thu, 10 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we look at how we access files.
Application execution
... in which we fix up broken programs and make things safer to run.
AppPatcher Execution formats
Day 30
Fri, 11 Jan 2013
... in which we fix up broken programs and make things safer to run.
Graphics stack
... in which we look at the many components that make what you see seen.
Draw DrawFile ColourTrans Mode strings

Font Manager
Day 31
Mon, 14 Jan 2013
... in which we look at the many components that make what you see seen.
Core video: Abstracted interfaces
... in which we look at how we make the video system a less tightly coupled to the Kernel.
Abstracted graphics
Day 32
Tue, 15 Jan 2013
... in which we look at how we make the video system a less tightly coupled to the Kernel.
Core video: Modes and display
... in which we change modes and add multiple display support.
Legacy mode changes Mode restrictions Multiple drivers Display driver interface

Screen banking
Day 33
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we change modes and add multiple display support.
Graphics support modules
... in which we look at some of the extra support modules.
ColourMap FontMap VideoTTX Borders
Day 34
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
... in which we look at some of the extra support modules.
Graphics file conversions: Rendering image files
... in which we create a way we can easily draw pictures.
Graphics rendering stack PNG ImageFileRender ConvertPNG
Day 35
Fri, 18 Jan 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we create a way we can easily draw pictures.
Graphics file conversions: Image file conversions
... in which we take some pictures and make them into some other pictures.
ImageFileConvert ConvertPNG again DrawFile CompressJPEG
Day 36
Mon, 21 Jan 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we take some pictures and make them into some other pictures.
Graphics file conversions: Foreign image file conversions
... in which we expand the number of image formats that we can draw.
ConvertGIF ConvertBMP ConvertWMF ConvertICO

Other conversions
ImgViewer NetSurf conversions
Paint

Draw
Day 37
Tue, 22 Jan 2013
Updated: Wed, 23 Jan 2013
... in which we expand the number of image formats that we can draw.
Sprites and JPEGs
... in which we are terrified by the dinosaur that lives inside SpriteExtend.
SpriteExtend CompressJPEG SpriteUtils
Day 38
Wed, 23 Jan 2013
Updated: Sat, 30 Mar 2013
... in which we are terrified by the dinosaur that lives inside SpriteExtend.
Core Internet components
... in which we look at the core bits the Internet stack.
Network stack Internet MbufManager
Day 39
Thu, 24 Jan 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we look at the core bits the Internet stack.

... in which we look at one of the design goals of RISC OS.
Background	Periodic resilience reviews	Kernel module extraction	Interfaces

... in which we look at how you build RISC OS and how you do it better.
Version management	Building components	ROM building	HdrToH
CMunge	ResVersions

... in which we look at some of the tools that help us develop.
ResEd	ResTest	MethodGen	Perl, and other tools
FixUpTemplate	ModServices	ROMEdit

... in which we have a brief look at some hidden bits and think about the surveys.
Cookies	Things Not To Do	Surveys

... in which we look at how squeezing things helps.
ZLib	Zipper	MiniGrep	Select Installer

... in which we play chicken with the program environment to see who yields first.
Environment handlers	Redirection system

... in which we look at other program environment modules.
SystemVars	CLIV	CommandCache	EvaluateExpression

... in which we look at how we access files.
CDFS	DOSFS	FileSwitch	ResourceFS
PipeFS

... in which we fix up broken programs and make things safer to run.
AppPatcher	Execution formats

... in which we look at the many components that make what you see seen.
Draw	DrawFile	ColourTrans	Mode strings
Font Manager

... in which we look at how we make the video system a less tightly coupled to the Kernel.
Abstracted graphics

... in which we change modes and add multiple display support.
Legacy mode changes	Mode restrictions	Multiple drivers	Display driver interface
Screen banking

... in which we look at some of the extra support modules.
ColourMap	FontMap	VideoTTX	Borders

... in which we create a way we can easily draw pictures.
Graphics rendering stack	PNG	ImageFileRender	ConvertPNG

... in which we take some pictures and make them into some other pictures.
ImageFileConvert	ConvertPNG again	DrawFile	CompressJPEG

... in which we expand the number of image formats that we can draw.
ConvertGIF	ConvertBMP	ConvertWMF	ConvertICO
Other conversions	ImgViewer	NetSurf conversions	Paint
Draw

... in which we are terrified by the dinosaur that lives inside SpriteExtend.
SpriteExtend	CompressJPEG	SpriteUtils

... in which we look at the core bits the Internet stack.
Network stack	Internet	MbufManager

Internet support modules

... in which we look at some of the fun bits that made the Internet stack more than just a protocol interface.
Ping and Traceroute	DHCPClient	RouterDiscovery	RevARP
TFTPd	WakeOnLAN	InternetTime	Resolver
ResolverMDNS	MimeMap	SysLog

Day 40
Fri, 25 Jan 2013
... in which we look at some of the fun bits that made the Internet stack more than just a protocol interface.

Internet applications and bits

... in which we look at some of the applications we supplied, and the bits that made them work.
DHCPInfo	ShowStat	URLFetcher	ProxySetup
HTTPFetcher	OmniClient	NFS	LanManFS
Access, NetFS	FTP	Marcel	SockStats
WebServe

Day 41
Mon, 28 Jan 2013
... in which we look at some of the applications we supplied, and the bits that made them work.

Cut and Paste support
... in which we look at how Cut And Paste was added to the Window Manager and some applications.
DispLib ClipboardHolder
Clippy WindowManager

WindSetup !Paint, !Draw, !Edit
Day 42
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
... in which we look at how Cut And Paste was added to the Window Manager and some applications.
Icon buttons and borders
... in which we look at the humble button and make it a bit more funky.
WindowManager and IconBorders ToolSprites
Day 43
Wed, 30 Jan 2013
... in which we look at the humble button and make it a bit more funky.
The Desktop
... in which we look at the maze that is the WindowManager.
WindowManager
Day 44
Thu, 31 Jan 2013
... in which we look at the maze that is the WindowManager.
The Desktop: Part 2
... in which we continue to stumble through WindowManager's winding passageways.
WindowManager
Day 45
Fri, 1 Feb 2013
Updated: Fri, 1 Feb 2013
... in which we continue to stumble through WindowManager's winding passageways.
The Desktop: The buggy bits
... in which we look a few of the fun problems related to the WindowManager.
WindowManager
Day 46
Mon, 4 Feb 2013
... in which we look a few of the fun problems related to the WindowManager.
Desktop support
... in which we look at the extra bits outside the Wimp that make things work.
DragASprite FilterManager and RedrawManager TaskWindow ShellCLI
Day 47
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
Updated: Tue, 5 Feb 2013
... in which we look at the extra bits outside the Wimp that make things work.
Core Desktop Applications
... in which we look at bits of the desktop that you forget are applications in their own right.
DisplayManager Pinboard TaskManager Free
Day 48
Wed, 6 Feb 2013
... in which we look at bits of the desktop that you forget are applications in their own right.
The Filer
... in which we look and how many little Filer changes were made.
Filer Filer_Action
Day 49
Thu, 7 Feb 2013
Updated: Tue, 5 Mar 2013
... in which we look and how many little Filer changes were made.
The Filer: The experimental bits
... in which we look at some of the more experimental bits.
Filer
Day 50
Fri, 8 Feb 2013
... in which we look at some of the more experimental bits.
Toolbox
... in which we look at the Toolbox and make some fun improvements.
Toolbox UnplugTBox Djinn
Day 51
Mon, 11 Feb 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we look at the Toolbox and make some fun improvements.
Toolbox gadgets changes
... in which we look at some of the main gadget modules that came with the Toolbox.
ImageFileGadget Scrolling List TextArea gadget
Day 52
Tue, 12 Feb 2013
... in which we look at some of the main gadget modules that came with the Toolbox.
Databases
... in which we play with some databases and it doesn't work out.
SQLite MiniSQLite DBResultManager Scrolling List
Day 53
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
... in which we play with some databases and it doesn't work out.

... in which we look at how Cut And Paste was added to the Window Manager and some applications.
DispLib	ClipboardHolder	Clippy	WindowManager
WindSetup	!Paint, !Draw, !Edit

... in which we look at the humble button and make it a bit more funky.
WindowManager and IconBorders	ToolSprites

... in which we look at the maze that is the WindowManager.
WindowManager

... in which we continue to stumble through WindowManager's winding passageways.
WindowManager

... in which we look a few of the fun problems related to the WindowManager.
WindowManager

... in which we look at the extra bits outside the Wimp that make things work.
DragASprite	FilterManager and RedrawManager	TaskWindow	ShellCLI

... in which we look at bits of the desktop that you forget are applications in their own right.
DisplayManager	Pinboard	TaskManager	Free

Toolbox gadget features

... in which we extend the range of features the Toolbox offers.
Gadget scrolling	Number Range bounding	Gadget fonts	Gadget timers
Gadget visibility	Gadget handler flags	KITT	BounceBall gadget
AnimatedIcon	Hyperlink

Day 54
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
... in which we extend the range of features the Toolbox offers.

Experimental Gadgets and Objects
... in which we look at some of the Toolbox bits we didn't finish.
URLImage ColourSwatch AMPlayerGadget Map gadget

OptionsWindow
Day 55
Fri, 15 Feb 2013
... in which we look at some of the Toolbox bits we didn't finish.
Input handling
... in which we look at different ways of communicating with the system.
PS2Driver Quadrature Mouse OSPointer KeyInput

WindowScroll Zytouch touch screen driver IRMan MetaKeys
Day 56
Mon, 18 Feb 2013
... in which we look at different ways of communicating with the system.
Memory: Efficiency and new features
... in which we look at some bits of memory management.
Memory handling RISC OS 4 dynamic area flags Select dynamic area features
Day 57
Tue, 19 Feb 2013
... in which we look at some bits of memory management.
Memory: For the video system
... in which we see how the video system forced changes on how memory is managed.
Support for the video system
Day 58
Wed, 20 Feb 2013
... in which we see how the video system forced changes on how memory is managed.
Memory: Regions and protection
... in which we look at how memory is split up, and how we protect ourselves from bad things.
Memory regions Protection of memory Error reporting
Day 59
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
... in which we look at how memory is split up, and how we protect ourselves from bad things.
Mini-projects: USB experiments
... in which we play with USB a bit.

WebCam MP3 player
Day 60
Fri, 22 Feb 2013
... in which we play with USB a bit.
Mini-projects: Mozilla and AMFiler
... in which we find small joys at every turn.
Mozilla
AMFiler
Day 61
Mon, 25 Feb 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we find small joys at every turn.
Mini-projects: Fun but useless and NettleSSH
... in which we look at some less successful projects.
WarGames Spread Sheet Calendar Threading

Pascal
NettleSSH
Day 62
Tue, 26 Feb 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we look at some less successful projects.
Mini-projects: SVG and Homeworld
... in which we find some more joys and find real limitations.

SVG Homeworld
Day 63
Wed, 27 Feb 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we find some more joys and find real limitations.
32bit RISC OS
... in which we magic an extra 6 bits on to the end of our 26 bit system.
Background Back... to 32bitty things
Day 64
Thu, 28 Feb 2013
Updated: Sat, 2 Mar 2013
... in which we magic an extra 6 bits on to the end of our 26 bit system.
BASIC
... in which we have exciting times with the BASIC interpreter.
BASIC
Day 65
Fri, 1 Mar 2013
... in which we have exciting times with the BASIC interpreter.
C library
... in which we find ourselves lost at C.
SharedCLibrary
Day 66
Mon, 4 Mar 2013
... in which we find ourselves lost at C.
Future development directions
... in which we look to what would have been if we could have been doing it.
Video system Font effects DrawChart Diagnostics

Input systems Power management
Day 67
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
... in which we look to what would have been if we could have been doing it.
Future directions: Sound system
... in which we consider how the sound system could improve.
Sound system
Day 68
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
... in which we consider how the sound system could improve.
Future directions: Networking
... in which we look at the many areas of networking.
Networking Wireless IPv6 Quality-of-Service

Firewall Name services Network printing LDAP

SNMP Universal Plug and Play ShareFS Sharing

SSH URL fetchers Routing
Day 69
Thu, 7 Mar 2013
... in which we look at the many areas of networking.
Future directions: Desktop
... in which we look at how the desktop might have changed.
Core Applications Iconbar abstraction TaskManager Tool tips protocol

Alerter protocol Drag and Drop
Day 70
Fri, 8 Mar 2013
... in which we look at how the desktop might have changed.
Future directions: Filer
... in which we discuss how the Filer might have looked.
Filer Vector icons
Day 71
Mon, 11 Mar 2013
... in which we discuss how the Filer might have looked.
Future directions: Resilience and environment
... in which we look to how we could have made things safer.
Resilience Application space and environments
Day 72
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
... in which we look to how we could have made things safer.
Future directions: File systems
... in which we look to the grand plans that might have been for accessing files.
File systems
Day 73
Wed, 13 Mar 2013
Updated: Sun, 31 Mar 2013
... in which we look to the grand plans that might have been for accessing files.
Future directions: Toolbox
... in which we look to what would have done with the Toolbox.
Toolbox
Day 74
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
... in which we look to what would have done with the Toolbox.
RISC OS Rambles
... in which we talk about what we've been talking about.
Writing the rambles
Day 75
Fri, 15 Mar 2013
... in which we talk about what we've been talking about.
Final thoughts
... in which we have the last word.
Final thoughts
Day 76
Mon, 18 Mar 2013
Updated: Tue, 19 Mar 2013
... in which we have the last word.
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... in which we look at different ways of communicating with the system.
PS2Driver	Quadrature Mouse	OSPointer	KeyInput
WindowScroll	Zytouch touch screen driver	IRMan	MetaKeys

... in which we look to what would have been if we could have been doing it.
Video system	Font effects	DrawChart	Diagnostics
Input systems	Power management

... in which we look at the many areas of networking.
Networking	Wireless	IPv6	Quality-of-Service
Firewall	Name services	Network printing	LDAP
SNMP	Universal Plug and Play	ShareFS	Sharing
SSH	URL fetchers	Routing

... in which we look at how the desktop might have changed.
Core Applications	Iconbar abstraction	TaskManager	Tool tips protocol
Alerter protocol	Drag and Drop