If you are new to RISC OS then here are a few links to sites you might find of interest

This is deliberately kept short. We don't want to overwhelm you with dozens of links to places that RISC OS enthusiasts think are wonderful but which would only confuse a newcomer. Regard these as the primary entry points to the RISC OS world and from these you will find your way to almost everything else.

Portals

From these you will find news, reviews, chat and lots of links to other interesting places.

  Drobe Launchpad
Probably the best portal into the RISC OS world. Well laid out site with lots of links and often lively discussions about RISC OS related topics.

  The Icon Bar
Used to be the primary RISC OS site, but not updated as frequently as Drobe. Well worth a visit as there are lots of useful links, downloads and forums.

  riscos.org
Run by Paul Vigay (see below), this is an invaluable site for the 'newbie' RISC OS user. Lots of info about RISC OS in general (click on the RISC OS button on the top of the screen).

  My RISC OS
Not as good as the sites listed above but probably worth a look.

  Acorn Cybervillage
Once a major RISC OS site but has now fallen somewhat behind. Still has some interesting stuff and well worth a look.

Some places you ought to visit

  Stuart Tyrell Developments
Suppliers of USB and networks cards and systems and they experts in keyboard/mouse switches for RISC OS systems. Now also producing their own computer based on Virtual RPC, the A6.

  R-Comp
Specialists in internet and games software for RISC OS and producers of Uniprint, which makes printing to a PC printer over a network or from Virtual Acorn much easier. They are also now produing a computer based on Virtual RPC, the RISCube,

  Virtual Acorn
The place to go it you want to run RISC OS on a Windows PC, especially if you can't wait any longer for a RISC OS portable . . . . . .

  Association of Acorn User Groups (AAUG)
This will tell you about your local clubs, their meetings, events, etc. Be warned, some of the smaller club sites are not exactly up to date, but that doesn't mean that they don't have regular meetings with enthusiastic and helpful members.
The AAUG is a British organisation. If you're outside the UK there are still quite a few groups around the world, and you can find them here

  Paul Vigay's web site
Despite the anti-Microsoft rants (probably justified, but a bit off-putting if you're a contented Windows user) and stuff about crop circles (not all RISC OS users are like that) this site is well worth a visit.

Acorn Gaming
The place if you want to know about games on RISC OS.

ROSES
The RISC OS educational resources site. Lots of software and other resources for use on Acorn/RISC OS computers in education. Primarily intended as a source of information and resources for teachers but don't be put off it you don't work in education, there's a lot of general interest items.

Nutshells
A categorised directory. Tends to be a bit out of date (they haven't noticed that iSV Products has been part of APDL for over a year) and is not necessarily comprehensive (neither Acorn Publisher or RISC World seem to have made it into their list of publications) but you could spend many happy hours clicking on links here. You'll probably find your way to most of the other RISC OS dealers and, after looking at their prices, come rushing back to APDL.

Hardware manufacturers

The people who make RISC OS computers

• MicroDigital   Producers of the MicroDigital Omega and also the first ever computer to be sold with Virtual RPC, the Alpha laptop.
• RiscStation   Producers of the RiscStation 7500FE based desktop computer, and now a range of laptops based on Acer machines running Virtual RPC.
• Castle Technology   The people who took over manufacturing Acorn computers when Acorn vanished and produced the Iyonix X-Scale based machine. Now veering of into embedded systems but still involved with RISC OS desktop computers.

Other interesting sites

Not necessarily about RISC OS, in fact, not necessarily directly about computing.

• Red Squirrel. No, not the Acorn emulator, that's This One, in case you're interested. This is one of those sites with lots of interesting stuff, some of it even about computers, and from a RISC OS enthusiast.
• The Register. All the news and gossip about the computer industry and other hi-tech areas and also the home of the BOFH.
• Slashdot. Another news site.
• Operation Clambake. All about another insidious cult. Probably not as damaging as the one immediately above in global terms, but you have to wonder how they manage to con people into joining.