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Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days

From Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.misc
Subject Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days
Date 2012-04-22 14:03 +0100
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   Peter <peternhopkins@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I still keep looking at this and the hardware forum to see whats going
> on and got to wondering what RO users use their machines for and if
> they are still their primary computers.

I would describe this Iyonix as my primary work desktop computer. 

* Most email and all Usenet arrives here
(Antispam/Popstar/Newshound/Pluto/Attacher) 

* the web sites I look after are edited here
(StrongED/HTML³/NetSurf/MakeTable/SiteMatch/WebChange)

* along with other designy stuff done here
(ArtWorks2/ChangeFSI/EasyFontPro/FSIBatch/InterGif/Paint/Variation). 

* businessy stuff (Firewkz32/Easiwrite)

My tax return and internet shopping is on the PC which is also for
viewing the web pages I am working on in a collection of full strength
browsers. For design work I haven't found anything better on the PC than
even an old version of ArtWorks2 on RISC OS, though it does lack a few
effects I have to work around.

For casual surfing of the web, twitter, facebook and Kindle I tend to use
my Android phone. This has replaced newspapers and some books in my life. 

Over many years I became incredibly frustrated by MS windows and its
single-tasking paradigm. Every window takes the whole screen when it is
embiggened and has to be on the top of the stack when it is being edited,
turning cut'n'paste into an art form. Adding a second monitor to the PC's
twin-head grafix card was the best decision I ever made, even though
windows is inconsistent in which it thinks is the primary screen of the
desktop!!!

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What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter <peternhopkins@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-21 09:27 -0700
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days "Chris Bell (News)" <news@highpath.net> - 2012-04-21 17:49 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 18:24 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 18:25 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 20:34 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 21:08 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 22:36 +0200
          Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 22:10 +0100
            Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-22 16:41 +0100
              Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-22 18:19 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-24 14:43 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-24 17:54 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-24 19:40 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-24 19:47 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-24 23:32 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-25 11:18 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-04-24 22:30 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-24 23:46 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 06:37 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 12:26 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-25 12:53 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 15:20 +0200
                Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 18:43 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Wisnia at home <david@wisnia.net> - 2012-04-25 22:08 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 12:56 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 14:42 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 14:50 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-26 22:24 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 01:17 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 03:03 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 10:11 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 11:32 +0200
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-27 12:06 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-27 15:34 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2012-04-25 13:36 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-25 14:54 +0100
              Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-25 18:07 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-25 18:10 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2012-04-26 14:19 +0100
                Re: Pic_Index. Was: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-04-26 19:52 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 22:36 +0200
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 10:35 -0700
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@ntlworld.com> - 2012-04-23 10:15 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris <decordova@ukgateway.net> - 2012-09-13 00:10 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-13 22:02 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Wisnia at home <david@wisnia.net> - 2012-09-14 08:09 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days JV <groups@wellowvillage.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 10:17 +0100
          Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days "Bill (Adopt)" <adopt@billsimpson.com> - 2012-09-14 14:28 +0100
            Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 23:53 +0100
          Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alexander Ausserstorfer <bavariasound@chiemgau-net.de> - 2012-09-14 16:41 +0200
            Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 09:22 +0100
              Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 09:47 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Mark Wiggin <mark.wiggin@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2012-09-23 10:57 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Chris Hughes <news@noonehere.co.uk> - 2012-09-23 11:14 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-21 22:44 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Folderol <folderol@ukfsn.org> - 2012-04-22 09:10 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Griffin <ajg@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 22:18 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 00:50 +0200
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 06:13 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-04-22 13:02 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 16:50 +0000
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 18:54 +0100
          Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Tony Moore <old_coaster@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 22:00 +0000
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-04-22 10:05 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Wisnia at home <david@wisnia.net> - 2012-04-22 21:17 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-04-22 14:03 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Richard Porter <dontusethis@address.uk.invalid> - 2012-04-22 22:03 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Harriet Bazley <bazley@feathermail.co.uk> - 2012-04-23 11:32 +0100
    Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2012-04-24 13:33 +0100
      Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Harriet Bazley <bazley@feathermail.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 12:28 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9@btinternet.com> - 2012-04-25 12:46 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 13:05 +0100
        Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-04-25 15:05 +0100
          Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 15:49 +0100
            Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-04-25 16:34 +0100
              Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 17:08 +0100
                Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 18:48 +0100
                Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-04-25 19:02 +0100
  Re: What do people use RISCOS for these days Jim Lesurf <noise@audiomisc.co.uk> - 2012-04-23 12:37 +0100

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