The Icon Bar Explained

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Language:English
Owner:One Point Nought
Author:Tim Fountain, Alasdair Bailey, Richard Goodwin
Current Status:Online

The Icon Bar (also referred to as TIB) is a computing and technology website with a focus on the RISC OS computer operating system.

History

The Icon Bar was founded in 2000 by Tim Fountain, Alasdair Bailey and Richard Goodwin.[1] [2] In 2004, co-founder Richard Goodwin was nominated for the Drobe awards for keeping the "popular forum" online.[3] It was further developed by the same people who developed Acorn Arcade,[4] the contents of which were incorporated in 2006. At this time, it broadened its remit to also cover alternative platforms and new technologies, while still keeping abreast of the scene.[5]

When Drobe closed as a news site in 2009, The Icon Bar was cited as a notable alternative[6] [7] and took over running the annual awards scheme for the scene.[8] It has been selected for inclusion by editors in at least one web directory,[9]

Content

The site features articles, news, forums and other media. It also hosts a Media Watch page, where users can share any relevant items they spot in the media.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About The Icon Bar . 2011-05-16 . The Icon Bar . . https://web.archive.org/web/20000919123721/http://www.iconbar.com/staff/ . 2000-09-19 . Tim Fountain Founder member and designer of TIB [...] Richard Goodwin Along with Tim, Rich is a founder member of The Icon Bar [...] .
  2. Web site: Past projects. Tim. Fountain. 2012-08-01. Personal website of Tim Fountain.
  3. Web site: Voting for Best of 2004 Awards open . . December 10, 2004 . April 10, 2012 . Williams, Chris.
  4. Web site: About The Icon Bar . 2011-05-16 . The Icon Bar . . The Icon Bar [...] [s]tarted by the guys behind Acorn Arcade [...] .
  5. Web site: Icon Bar and Acorn Arcade relaunch . The Icon Bar . November 26, 2006 . March 13, 2012 . The Icon Bar team.
  6. Web site: Drobe Closes Its Doors After Ten Years . 2011-05-16 . Camen . Kroc . 2009-09-21 . OSnews . There are still a number of RISC OS related news sites, particularly notable iconbar.com [...] .
  7. Web site: What Is the Point of RISCOS Ltd? . 2011-06-14 . Camen . Kroc . 2009-11-08 . OSnews . [...] leading RISC OS news website - The Icon Bar [...] .
  8. Web site: Nominations open for the Drobe Icon Bar awards 2009 . 2011-06-13 . Lee . Jeffrey . The Icon Bar . . For the past several years Drobe have run their yearly Drobe awards, in which members of the public nominate and vote for the RISC OS products and people who they believe have best served the platform over the course of the year. After a quick check with Drobe foreman Chris Williams to make sure he wasn't planning on running the awards this year, the staff at TIB decided it would be a good idea if we picked up the metaphorical torch and ran the awards ourselves. .
  9. Web site: What's New - All Sites Added 7/20/2009 . 2011-06-04 . 2009-07-20 . Best of the Web . . Icon Bar - RISC OS portal featuring news, discussions, polls, reviews, tutorials, and downloads..
  10. Web site: Media Watch . One Point Nought . The Icon Bar . January 9, 2012.

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