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 Concerning Acorn User...  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  I'll buy it.
2:  I'll moan about it, but still buy it.
3:  I'm not buying it.
4:  I'll moan about it, even though I'm not buying it.
5:  I don't even know where to find it!
Responses
1: 36% 
2: 20% 
3: 28% 
4: 3% 
5: 13% 
 
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 Emulation: What would you prefer?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Windows machine emulating RISC OS
2:  Linux machine emulating RISC OS
3:  RISC OS machine emulating Windows
4:  Two separate machines
5:  Native RISC OS does everything I need
Responses
1: 15% 
2: 24% 
3: 12% 
4: 32% 
5: 16% 
 
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 Earliest version of RISC OS you use regularly...  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  RISC OS 5
2:  Select
3:  RISC OS 4
4:  RISC OS 3.5-3.7
5:  RISC OS 3.0-3.1
6:  RISC OS 2
7:  Arthur
Responses
1: 11% 
2: 24% 
3: 24% 
4: 20% 
5: 16% 
6: 1% 
7: 2% 
 
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 How good a RISC OS programmer are you?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  I can't
2:  A bit
3:  I get by
4:  I'm pretty good
5:  Very good
6:  Godlike
Responses
1: 26% 
2: 16% 
3: 24% 
4: 16% 
5: 8% 
6: 11% 
 
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 Has the early announcement of the Omega stopped you buying any new hardware - either a new machine, or components such as the Viewfinder?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes it has
2:  No it hasn't
3:  Wasn't going to anyway
Responses
1: 56% 
2: 31% 
3: 13% 
 
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 Is Castle owning RISC OS a good thing?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, absolutely!
2:  For them, maybe. I'm worried what it means for other companies.
3:  No! It's the worst thing that could happen!
4:  Eh, couldn't care.
Responses
1: 63% 
2: 27% 
3: 6% 
4: 4% 
 
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 Latest version of RISC OS you use regularly (e.g. your main machine)  
Last modified: 07 March 2004
1:  RISC OS 5
2:  Select
3:  RISC OS 4
4:  RISC OS 3.5-3.7
5:  RISC OS 3.0-3.1
6:  RISC OS 2
7:  Arthur
Responses
1: 20% 
2: 27% 
3: 29% 
4: 15% 
5: 8% 
6: 0% 
7: 1% 
 
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 The RISC OS Select scheme - good idea, bad idea?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  I'll buy it!
2:  I'd buy it if it was cheaper.
3:  I'm not buying that!
Responses
1: 57% 
2: 18% 
3: 25% 
 
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 Does RISC OS have a future in education?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  No
Responses
1: 71% 
2: 29% 
 
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 The RiscStation portable...  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Love it!
2:  Like it
3:  'Salright 'spose
4:  Don't like it
5:  Bloody silly
Responses
1: 17% 
2: 49% 
3: 14% 
4: 4% 
5: 16% 
 
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 So now they're here - which one are you going to buy?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Iyonix
2:  Omega
3:  Both
4:  Other
5:  I'm Just Saying No to RISC OS hardware.
Responses
1: 34% 
2: 29% 
3: 3% 
4: 2% 
5: 32% 
 
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 WE WANT GAMES!
Which of the following will you be shelling out your hard-earned cash for when they appear?  

Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Tek
2:  Iron Dignity
3:  Both
4:  Neither
Responses
1: 10% 
2: 14% 
3: 51% 
4: 25% 
 
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 When do you think that the Omega will be available to the public?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  A day
2:  A week
3:  A month
4:  Or even a year
5:  No time period mentioned in the theme tune to Friends.
Responses
1: 4% 
2: 1% 
3: 27% 
4: 38% 
5: 29% 
 
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 Will you be going to the Wakefield show this year?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Just try and stop me!
2:  Yes, if I can get there.
3:  Probably will.
4:  Don't know yet.
5:  No, too far away.
6:  What's at Wakefield?
Responses
1: 38% 
2: 11% 
3: 4% 
4: 3% 
5: 36% 
6: 8% 
 
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 Would you be interested in Select on ROM chips?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes and I'm a Select user
2:  Yes, I'm an OS 4.0x user
3:  Yes, I'm an OS 3.x user
4:  No. OS 4.0x is fine for me
5:  No. OS 3.x is fine for me
6:  No way, I'm an Arthur user!
Responses
1: 38% 
2: 29% 
3: 12% 
4: 6% 
5: 5% 
6: 10% 
 
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 Do you generally visit the site using a JavaScript enabled browser?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, under RISC OS
2:  Yes, using some other OS
3:  I usually switch JavaScript off
4:  No
Responses
1: 57% 
2: 25% 
3: 8% 
4: 11% 
 
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 What machine do you think will be most important to the future of RISC OS?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  MicroDigital Omega
2:  RiscStation Evolution
3:  Cerilica Nucleus
4:  Anything with an Imago board
5:  A laptop (RiscStation or MicroDigital)
Responses
1: 53% 
2: 5% 
3: 4% 
4: 11% 
5: 26% 
 
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 What new poll do you think we should have here?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Something about RISC OS
2:  Something with those, um, computer thingies in
3:  Why bother? I never vote anyway
4:  Dunno
5:  Still Dunno
Responses
1: 57% 
2: 7% 
3: 17% 
4: 4% 
5: 15% 
 
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 Which will come first?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Iyonix
2:  Omega
3:  Portable
4:  Other
5:  All at the same time
Responses
1: 50% 
2: 44% 
3: 2% 
4: 2% 
5: 3% 
 
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 Select. Iyonix. Which best describes you?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  An Iyonix user who wants Select
2:  An Iyonix user who can manage without
3:  I'd buy an Iyonix if it ran Select
4:  I'd buy an Iyonix anyway
5:  I'm not thinking of buying an Iyonix
6:  I'm not thinking of buying Select
7:  Really don't care
Responses
1: 19% 
2: 13% 
3: 24% 
4: 7% 
5: 26% 
6: 3% 
7: 8% 
 
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 Will you be at Wakefield 2004?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes. I have an advance ticket
2:  Yes, I'm paying on the day
3:  No, Too far away
4:  No, Don't want to go
5:  What's Wakefield 2004?
Responses
1: 19% 
2: 21% 
3: 43% 
4: 10% 
5: 7% 
 
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 What was your biggest buy at Wakefield?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  IYONIX Panther
2:  Unipod
3:  RISC OS Adjust
4:  A6+ (or other VRPC)
5:  Entrance Fee
6:  Artworks 2
Responses
1: 11% 
2: 14% 
3: 9% 
4: 16% 
5: 27% 
6: 23% 
 
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 What is your biggest wish from the merlin project?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Pre-emptive multi-tasking
2:  Virtual memory
3:  Unicode font support
4:  Rename !SciCalc to !Calc
5:  Multiple desktop switching
6:  Filer keyboard shortcuts
7:  Graphical boot
Responses
1: 52% 
2: 7% 
3: 14% 
4: 9% 
5: 2% 
6: 12% 
7: 4% 
 
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 Internal error: abort on data transfer at &00092924  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Cancel
Responses
1: 100% 
 
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 How long have you used RISC OS for?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  < 1 year
2:  1 - 5 years
3:  6 - 10 years
4:  10 - 15 years
5:  > 15 years
Responses
1: 2% 
2: 5% 
3: 8% 
4: 57% 
5: 29% 
 
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 Who has your support in the 'RISC OS Crisis'?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  RISCOS Ltd
2:  Castle Technology
3:  Neutral
Responses
1: 36% 
2: 52% 
3: 12% 
 
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 What would you do with RISC OS if you had ultimate control? (Comments are welcome on the comment form.)  
Last modified: 05 July 2004
1:  Continue RO5 only
2:  Continue with OS fork
3:  Open source all of RISC OS
4:  Open source RISC OS 4
Responses
1: 71% 
2: 13% 
3: 12% 
4: 4% 
 
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 What's your main RISC OS machine?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  IYONIX
2:  Kinetic RPC
3:  SA RiscPC
4:  Other RiscPC
5:  Omega
6:  Riscstation
7:  Emulator
8:  A7000(+)
9:  Other (please state)
Responses
1: 11% 
2: 9% 
3: 57% 
4: 5% 
5: 7% 
6: 2% 
7: 5% 
8: 1% 
9: 2% 
 
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 Do you trust the results of online polls?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, absolutely
2:  Yes, with a pinch of salt
3:  Only when the figures back up my opinion
4:  No, but they're fun anyway
5:  Not at all
Responses
1: 5% 
2: 32% 
3: 8% 
4: 37% 
5: 18% 
 
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 Are you happy with the outcome of the RISC OS dispute?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  No, Castle should have "won"
3:  No, ROL should have "won"
4:  It's too early to say
Responses
1: 25% 
2: 9% 
3: 7% 
4: 58% 
 
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 What is your primary RISC OS web browser  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Browse
2:  Oregano 1
3:  Oregano 2
4:  Fresco
5:  NetSurf
6:  WebsterXL
7:  Other
Responses
1: 8% 
2: 20% 
3: 30% 
4: 9% 
5: 24% 
6: 4% 
7: 4% 
 
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 Did you miss us?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  No
3:  You went somewhere?
4:  Glad of the peace and quiet to be honest
Responses
1: 86% 
2: 6% 
3: 7% 
4: 2% 
 
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 Can you vote on drobe polls?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  No
2:  Yes
3:  Only when logged in
4:  Only when logged out
5:  What polls?
6:  I don't want to
7:  TIB polls are better
Responses
1: 8% 
2: 42% 
3: 0% 
4: 1% 
5: 3% 
6: 5% 
7: 41% 
 
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 How much RAM do you have in your RISC OS computer?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  <4MB
2:  4 - 15MB
3:  16 - 63MB
4:  64 - 127MB
5:  128 - 255MB
6:  256 - 511MB
7:  512+
Responses
1: 1% 
2: 2% 
3: 19% 
4: 29% 
5: 23% 
6: 6% 
7: 20% 
 
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 Is your RISC OS computer...  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Bought new
2:  Second hand
3:  Third hand
4:  Still at the shop
5:  Other, please state
Responses
1: 68% 
2: 21% 
3: 3% 
4: 2% 
5: 5% 
 
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 IYONIX?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Standard IYONIX
2:  Panther
3:  X100
4:  I'm getting a DIY-ONIX
5:  I don't have an IYONIX
Responses
1: 28% 
2: 4% 
3: 2% 
4: 4% 
5: 63% 
 
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 Where do you live?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  NE England
2:  NW England
3:  SE England
4:  SW England
5:  E Midlands
6:  W Midlands
7:  Yorkshire & Humber
8:  Europe
9:  Rest of world
Responses
1: 3% 
2: 7% 
3: 28% 
4: 9% 
5: 6% 
6: 7% 
7: 4% 
8: 23% 
9: 13% 
 
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 Podcast 2:  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Wayhey!
2:  Paul Vigay - what a good sport!
3:  Stop with the silly voices!
4:  Not again. Haven't you learned your lesson?
5:  Electric Boogaloo?
Responses
1: 38% 
2: 4% 
3: 12% 
4: 35% 
5: 12% 
 
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 Christmas!  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yay!
2:  Bah, Humbug!
3:  I'm Jewish/Muslim/ Hindu/Athiest/Agnostic etc., you insensitive clod!
4:  I'm Jewish/Muslim/ Hindu/Athiest/Agnostic etc. but still want presents
Responses
1: 45% 
2: 30% 
3: 7% 
4: 18% 
 
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 Do you think 2005 will be the year of the native laptop for RISC OS?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Ha ha haaaaa!!! You are joking? right...?
2:  Yes, we might see one
3:  Without a doubt!
4:  Quite possibly two
5:  I'm making one
6:  I'm under a NDA
7:  Drobe
Responses
1: 38% 
2: 38% 
3: 2% 
4: 4% 
5: 3% 
6: 3% 
7: 13% 
 
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 What are you getting in the RISC OS January Sales?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Iyonix
2:  Unipod
3:  Both
4:  Neither
5:  Already have one
Responses
1: 4% 
2: 12% 
3: 1% 
4: 51% 
5: 32% 
 
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 Are you a member of a RISC OS users group?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes.
2:  No.
3:  No, but I attend their meetings.
4:  We still call our group an Acorn users group, you insensitive clod!
5:  No, there are none near me.
Responses
1: 25% 
2: 36% 
3: 2% 
4: 2% 
5: 35% 
 
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 IYONIX USB2?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Got it
2:  Getting it
3:  Sticking with USB 1
4:  I don't have an IYONIX
Responses
1: 19% 
2: 11% 
3: 16% 
4: 55% 
 
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 Given that HTML email would be hard work to implement, how important do you think it is that your mail client supports it?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  It should be implemented at all costs, as soon as possible
2:  It should be a long term goal, with displaying the mails sensibly addressed first
3:  There are much more important things to implement before that
4:  What!!! Email was never designed for HTML
Responses
1: 8% 
2: 15% 
3: 14% 
4: 62% 
 
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 Would you buy a native RISC OS laptop?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, if under 1300UKP
2:  Yes, whatever the price
3:  No, don't need one
4:  No, can't afford one
5:  No
Responses
1: 49% 
2: 5% 
3: 25% 
4: 12% 
5: 9% 
 
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 Will you be at the 2005 SW show?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  Yes I'm an exhibitor
3:  No
Responses
1: 17% 
2: 8% 
3: 74% 
 
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 Earliest version of RISC OS you use regularly...  
Last modified: 03 March 2005
1:  RISC OS 5.xx
2:  Adjust
3:  Select
4:  RISC OS 4.0x
5:  RISC OS 3.5-3.7
6:  RISC OS 3.0-3.1
7:  RISC OS 2
Responses
1: 15% 
2: 11% 
3: 23% 
4: 21% 
5: 19% 
6: 8% 
7: 3% 
 
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 What is your name?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  No
Responses
1: 50% 
2: 50% 
 
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 Do you use Usenet?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, I'm subscribed to groups
2:  No
3:  Only Google groups when I need something
Responses
1: 64% 
2: 14% 
3: 22% 
 
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 April Fools?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Waste of time
2:  Good laugh
Responses
1: 32% 
2: 68% 
 
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 The new server...  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  It's faster!
2:  It's slower!
3:  It's exactly the same!
4:  So long as it stays up for more than five minutes!
5:  Wha?
Responses
1: 27% 
2: 2% 
3: 13% 
4: 42% 
5: 17% 
 
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 Does your RISC OS machine share files with a PC or Mac?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, by networking
2:  Yes, by floppy disc
3:  Yes, by USB pendisc
4:  Yes, by other means (specify in comments)
5:  No
6:  PC? whassat?
7:  Yes, by wet string
Responses
1: 63% 
2: 11% 
3: 6% 
4: 3% 
5: 11% 
6: 3% 
7: 3% 
 
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 Would you subscribe to a 32bit Select?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes
2:  No
3:  Don't have an IYONIX
Responses
1: 32% 
2: 12% 
3: 56% 
 
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 Are you going to the WROCC Wakefield Show?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Yes, I have an advance ticket
2:  Yes, paying on door
3:  Yes, exhibiting
4:  Yes, other
5:  No
6:  Don't know
Responses
1: 19% 
2: 23% 
3: 11% 
4: 1% 
5: 41% 
6: 3% 
 
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 Which email client do you use?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Messenger Pro
2:  Messenger Freeware
3:  Pluto
4:  Posty (Voyager)
5:  Marcel (ANT Suite)
6:  Something else (RISC OS)
7:  Something else (Non RISC OS)
Responses
1: 45% 
2: 6% 
3: 17% 
4: 1% 
5: 4% 
6: 2% 
7: 24% 
 
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 What will you be replacing with an A9Home?  
Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:  Risc PC
2:  VirtualRiscPC
3:  IYONIX
4:  Omega
5:  NULL
6:  A9Home will be an addition
7:  Not getting one
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