List of RISC OS bundled applications explained

A number of bundled applications are delivered with purchased versions of the operating system.[1] [2] Some are provided in ROM or pre-installed on hard disk or equivalent, with others being supplied on removable media such as SD card.

Such applications vary between versions.__TOC__

RISC OS bundled applications

Typically bundled with the OS

TitlePurposeFirst inclusion Vendor
Access+peer to peer network management applicationV3.60Acorn
Alarmclock, with alarm functionality<=V2Acorn
BlocksTetris cloneAcorn
Calcbasic calculatorV1 (Arthur)Acorn
Charscharacter insertionV1 (Arthur)Acorn
ChangeFSIbitmap graphic conversion and enhancementAcorn
Clockanalogue clockV1 (Arthur)Acorn
CloseUpscreen magnifierAcorn
Configurecustomise computer settingsV1 (Arthur)Acorn
Drawvector graphics editor<=V2Acorn
Edittext editor, support for editing tokenised BASIC programs<=V2Acorn
Flasherlocate the caretAcorn
FontPrintfont conversion (Acorn to Postscript)Acorn
Helpcontext-sensitive helpV1 (Arthur)Acorn
HFormhard disc formatterV1 (Arthur)Acorn
Hoppergame similar to FroggerSimon Foster
Madnessdesktop toyAcorn
Maestrosimple scorewriter, with playback<=V2Acorn
Magnifierscreen magnifierAcorn
MemNowlive memory use displayAcorn
MeteorsAsteroids cloneNeil Raine
MineHuntmine sweeper clonePaul LeBeau
Paintbasic pixel-based drawing<=V2Acorn
Patchapplication compatibility patcherAcorn
Patiencecard game<=V2Acorn
PrintEditprinter definition editorAcorn
Printersprinter managerAcorn
Puzzlesliding puzzle<=V2Acorn
ResetBootrestore machine to factory ship stateAcorn
SciCalcscientific calculatorAcorn
ShowScraplocate temporary filesAcorn
SparkFSfile compressionDavid Pilling
Squashfile compression<=V3Acorn
T1ToFontfont conversion (Postscript Type 1 to Acorn)Acorn
Usagesystem monitor<=A3010 (on floppy)Ran Mokady
BBC Basic V & VIprogramming languages, with inbuilt assemblerAll versions?Acorn

Bundled with specific hardware, including optional software packs

TitlePurposeFirst inclusion Vendor
BookMakeraddress book
CDVDBurnLiteoptical disc burninghubersn Software
Fireworkzoffice suiteColton
FTPcFTP client
Landerdemo version of the game ZarchAcorn
LanManFSnetwork file system
Mailmanbasic email clientAcorn
Oreganoweb browserOregan Networks
OmniClientdesktop front end to network file system
Update Watcherupgrade managerCastle Technology
PDFXpdf port (PDF viewer)
Writercut-down version of EasiWriterIcon Technology
65HostBBC Micro emulatorAcorn
65Tube65C02 second processor emulatorAcorn
1st Word Plusword processorA3010 Learning Curve[3]
Amazing MathseducationA3010 Learning Curve[4] Cambridgeshire Software House
Acorn DTPdesktop publishingA3010 Learning CurveAcorn (with others)
Doris The Dotty DogeducationA3010 Learning CurveSherston Software
Explore With Flossy The FrogeducationA3010 Learning Curve4Mation
Genesis Pluspresentation programA3010 Learning Curve
A Mouse in HollandeducationA3010 Learning Curve4Mation
PC EmulatorPC emulator, with DR-DOSA3010 Learning Curve
TalkWriteword processorA3010 Learning CurveIcon Technology
Selected games
gamingA3010 Learning Curve

Notes and References

  1. News: Iyonix Review Part Two . . May 9, 2003 . January 23, 2012 . Williams, Chris . All the usual RISC OS Applications are there, in ROM or on Disc [...] Writer [...] Oregano 2 [...] CDBurnLite [...] Iyonix Update Watcher [...] LanManFS [...] Zool [...] FTPc [...] PDF [...] Printers [...].
  2. News: Iyonix: first birthday review . . February 5, 2005 . February 2, 2012 . Mellor, Phil . In the Apps folder you'll find the usual suspects - Alarm, Chars, Draw, Edit, Help and Printers, along with some other regularly used applications - BookMaker, CDBurnLite, FireWorkz, OmniClient, Oregano 2, PDF, SparkFS, Squash and Writer+..
  3. http://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/docs/Acorn/Tech/Acorn_TheLearningCurvegettingStarted.pdf Acorn Computers - The Learning Curve, Getting Started
  4. News: Easing up the early learning curve . . January 6, 1995 . December 30, 2011 . Drage, Chris . The software titles include: TalkWrite (a speech version of Icon Technology's successful StartWrite), a Sherston Naughty Story (Doris The Dotty Dog), including the book Gemini (pelmanism), Amazing Maths from Cambridgeshire Software House and 4Mation's Explore With Flossy The Frog and Mouse in Holland..