RISC OS

Pandora shown running RISC OS 5

RISC OS is a computer operating system designed in Cambridge, England by Acorn. First released in 1987, its origins can be traced back to the original team that developed the ARM microprocessor. RISC OS is owned by Castle Technology Ltd.

RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is an organisation run on a largely voluntary basis. It is managing the process of publishing the source code to RISC OS.

Let's get started with a Pandora port

The Let's get started with a Pandora port ROOL forum thread contains latest information on the work being done. Refer also to:

• Running Linux from an SD card
• GP32X forum threads:
  • Risc Os The first ARM operating system
  • Award For Risc Os Port To Beagle Board One more step for making OMAP3530 a Sir? When a Pandora port?

Installing RISC OS

Refer to the installation instructions.

Backward compatibility

• Aemulor could possibly be available in the future
• ArcEm has also had some recent optimisations

Further information on RISC OS

Background information on the port

RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) documentation about installing the Cortex-A8 port of RISC OS on the BeagleBoard is available.

An article about running RISC OS on new hardware at The Icon Bar summarises progress and challenges as at October 2009.