The Icon Bar Message Updates (Atom 0.3 feed) Richard Goodwin http://www.houseofmabel.com/ Technology news and views http://www.iconbar.com/forums/rss-atom03.php (c) The Icon Bar Message Updates 2010. All rights reserved. 2010-03-11T16:41:54Z SWIV-a-like Xavier Tardy (Enzo) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113663 2010-03-11T14:58:21Z 2010-03-11T14:58:21Z 2010-03-11T14:58:21Z Hello. Hello.

All people interested by my SWIV like game project can join this discussion http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.acorn.programmer/browse_thread/thread/0c5a66db195f4a3f#
as I was polluting somebody else's thread writing here.

Thank you.

Posted by Xavier Tardy (Enzo) in Games
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]]> SWIV-a-like Jeffrey Lee (Phlamethrower) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113662 2010-03-11T12:06:28Z 2010-03-11T12:06:28Z 2010-03-11T12:06:28Z You never know, maybe LEGO will decide to release their own games console. It probably isn't too hard to fit a gumstix board in a 2x4 brick. Then you plug another 2x4 ontop as a games cartridge, and connect it up to a base plate containing an LCD screen. You never know, maybe LEGO will decide to release their own games console. It probably isn't too hard to fit a gumstix board in a 2x4 brick. Then you plug another 2x4 ontop as a games cartridge, and connect it up to a base plate containing an LCD screen.

Think of all the fun you could have with getting LEGO imprints in your hands from the un-ergonomic blocky controller!

Posted by Jeffrey Lee (Phlamethrower) in Games
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]]> SWIV-a-like Peter Howkins (flibble) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113661 2010-03-11T11:43:15Z 2010-03-11T11:43:15Z 2010-03-11T11:43:15Z Yes because Lego would certainly be willing to sign a license for the development of a RISC OS game imagine all the sales they'd be missing out on if they didn't!
Well I can code, but I CBA writing a game for RISC OS, and certainly not one that'll get me sued by Lego wink

Rather than suing you, they might want to add it to their list.


Yes because Lego would certainly be willing to sign a license for the development of a RISC OS game laugh imagine all the sales they'd be missing out on if they didn't!

Posted by Peter Howkins (flibble) in Games
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]]> SWIV-a-like Trevor Johnson (trevj) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113660 2010-03-11T11:34:02Z 2010-03-11T11:34:02Z 2010-03-11T11:34:02Z Rather than suing you, they might want to add it to their list. And if not, there's always the possibility of XTHOPAC STUARC in Lego.
Well I can code, but I CBA writing a game for RISC OS, and certainly not one that'll get me sued by Lego wink

Rather than suing you, they might want to add it to their list. And if not, there's always the possibility of XTHOPAC STUARC in Lego.

Posted by Trevor Johnson (trevj) in Games
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]]> SWIV-a-like Peter Howkins (flibble) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113659 2010-03-11T11:10:21Z 2010-03-11T11:10:21Z 2010-03-11T11:10:21Z Well I can code, but I CBA writing a game for RISC OS, and certainly not one that'll get me sued by Lego
If you can code we can make a LEGO RISC OS shmup game. Otherwise you'll have to wait until I finish my C for dummies book and most likely add a couple of years.


Well I can code, but I CBA writing a game for RISC OS, and certainly not one that'll get me sued by Lego wink

Posted by Peter Howkins (flibble) in Games
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]]> Experience with A9home? Rob Kendrick (nunfetishist) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11342&page=2#113658 2010-03-10T21:33:17Z 2010-03-10T21:33:17Z 2010-03-10T21:33:17Z Yes, the A9 Home. There is a bug in the PS/2 driver that means a race condition can be tickled with certain pairs of devices. Swapping them over sometimes solves this. PS/2 ports being tied to one of keyboard or mouse is entirely an OS problem, not a hardware one. RISC OS is quite happy to have the keyboard and mouse in any PS/2 socket.
Really? Do you have a single example? PS/2 ports are assigned specific uses, so in general you can't swap them anyway.


Yes, the A9 Home. There is a bug in the PS/2 driver that means a race condition can be tickled with certain pairs of devices. Swapping them over sometimes solves this. PS/2 ports being tied to one of keyboard or mouse is entirely an OS problem, not a hardware one. RISC OS is quite happy to have the keyboard and mouse in any PS/2 socket.

Posted by Rob Kendrick (nunfetishist) in General
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]]> SWIV-a-like van Engelen Thomas (highlandcattle) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11341&page=2#113657 2010-03-10T21:27:02Z 2010-03-10T21:27:02Z 2010-03-10T21:27:02Z If you can code we can make a LEGO RISC OS shmup game. Otherwise you'll have to wait until I finish my C for dummies book and most likely add a couple of years. If you can code we can make a LEGO RISC OS shmup game. Otherwise you'll have to wait until I finish my C for dummies book and most likely add a couple of years.

Posted by van Engelen Thomas (highlandcattle) in Games
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]]> RO 3.5 to 3.7 upgrade procedure Blind Moose (Acornut) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11365&page=1#113656 2010-03-10T21:21:39Z 2010-03-10T21:21:39Z 2010-03-10T21:21:39Z Have you tried the alternative CDFS Soft ATAPI driver 3.7, as it's only 5k in size? Have you tried the alternative CDFS Soft ATAPI driver 3.7, as it's only 5k in size?

Posted by Blind Moose (Acornut) in General
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]]> RO 3.5 to 3.7 upgrade procedure Martin Bazley (swirlythingy) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11365&page=1#113655 2010-03-10T20:13:44Z 2010-03-10T20:13:44Z 2010-03-10T20:13:44Z Actually, I think the idea was that you split the zip file itself into two parts. You wouldn't lose anything that way (but you'd have to remember to set its filetype to &DDC at the RiscPC end).
Anyway, i'll try all options i can find like software you suggested. Even unpacking .zip in windows and splitting in two but probably will fail since i'll be losing file info/metadata.

Actually, I think the idea was that you split the zip file itself into two parts. You wouldn't lose anything that way (but you'd have to remember to set its filetype to &DDC at the RiscPC end).

Posted by Martin Bazley (swirlythingy) in General
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]]> RO 3.5 to 3.7 upgrade procedure Evris (35HasNoEdit) http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11365&page=1#113654 2010-03-10T18:44:18Z 2010-03-10T18:44:18Z 2010-03-10T18:44:18Z Yes, but you see what is the prob. I can't use my RISC pc to read the CD. If I could read it i wouldn't even need to produce floppies. (In fact i may not even needed an upgrade). So i am stuck with 1.44 and windows or linux... And that's why i am wondering for whom are these zip files usefull (maybe people with 2 acorn pcs, one with CD support and one with floppies only)?

This is correct. As with the previous point, you persist in your Windows-centric view of the world. PC-formatted discs were 640k and 1.44M back in the day, but floppies for RISC OS were always higher-capacity formatted (800k and 1.6M respectively). It's no wonder you can't fit the contents designed for an ADFS floppy onto a Windows-formatted one.

Yes, but you see what is the prob. I can't use my RISC pc to read the CD. If I could read it i wouldn't even need to produce floppies. (In fact i may not even needed an upgrade). So i am stuck with 1.44 and windows or linux... And that's why i am wondering for whom are these zip files usefull (maybe people with 2 acorn pcs, one with CD support and one with floppies only)?


Anyway, i'll try all options i can find like software you suggested. Even unpacking .zip in windows and splitting in two but probably will fail since i'll be losing file info/metadata.

Thanks again!

Posted by Evris (35HasNoEdit) in General
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