Past Polls

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

Does RISC OS have a future in education?   Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:	Yes
2:	No
Responses
1:	71%
2:	29%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

Internal error: abort on data transfer at &00092924   Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:	Cancel
Responses
1:	100%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%

What is your name?   Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:	Yes
2:	No
Responses
1:	50%
2:	50%

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%

April Fools?   Last modified: 28 October 2006
1:	Waste of time
2:	Good laugh
Responses
1:	32%
2:	68%

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%

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%

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%

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%

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%