Drag N' Drop is a quarterly magazine delivered in PDF format for RISC OS 5 computers like the Raspberry Pi and Pinebook. The focus of Drag 'N Drop is to be accessible to a wide range of users and programmers, having fun whilst learning how to code on your RISC OS machine. We also feature articles on writing software for 8-bit Acorn machines like BBC Micro.
Drag 'N Drop for RISC OS costs just £ 4.50 per issue (or £ 5.50 with the programs 'typed in'). There are no subscription fees, just come back to this website to buy the next one. We feature articles on programming on RISC OS in Basic and machine code, reviews of products, games and tutorials on using RISC OS applications and more.
Volume 16 Issue 1 is now available to purchase.
In this issue:
News and Apps - All the latest in the world of RISC OS with details of where you can get new and updated free and commercial RISC OS software. Beginner's Pages - New to RISC OS? Don't know your adjust from your select? Wonder how to type in a BBC Basic program? Check out our newbie pages. Web Programming - Start of a great new series of programming in popular web languages. We go through the essentials of HTML. Squared Paper - Produce sheets of squared paper in Draw format with ease using this application. Choose your square sizes and colours from a new-style palette of attractive shades. Argon ONE laptop - Argon's product comes under the microscope, we assess how good the hardware is, suitability for running RISC OS on the machine, and applications of local AI Large Language Models. 8 Bits - The adventure into the machine code insides of Mineshaft continues, with disassemblies and demos of the air bar, scoring, tune playing and player sprite plotting routines. HTML Emails - Coffee break and have you ever wished you could make HTML format emails on RISC OS? We have a perfectly simple solution to brighten your inbox. Pumpkin Zap - Evil pumpkins are running amok in the Halloween patch - can you help the Blue Witch exterminate them all before time runs out? RISC OZ - Pesky (with a makeover in Draw) explores the RISC OS call to convert SWI textual references to their number in a nice Wimp window.
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