A new Kickstarter project has launched this month, looking for backers to help build a power saving computer operating system and push RISC OS to more hardware platforms. German developer Stefan Fröhling explains more about the project and RISC OS.
“RISC OS was one of the most advanced OS at that time with full graphical user interface and multitasking, far better than Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. Other outstanding features have been the context related menus, the three button mouse and the integrated BBC BASIC that even allows direct access to ARM assembler. Sadly Acorn decided to close down their computer division in 1990 and only continue support the ARM technology. Since then RISC OS was mainly supported by enthusiasts and it missed out many technical developments during the rise of the internet. Luckily RISC OS was released as open source in 2018.”
Backer early bird pledges are now available for the interesting project from roughly $46 or £34 (depending on current exchange rates). If the RISC OS campaign successfully raises its required pledge goal and manufacturing…
