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Michael HorneLong shot: Does anyone remember playing the text adventure Fish! on the Archimedes? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> For no reason whatsoever (really), it just came to mind. Found this signed image from Centre of Computing History and started reminiscing!

JSON AlexanderAn attempt was made <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/furryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#furryart</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a>

JSON AlexanderPutting the cable back in the keyboard, and powering on with R pressed, we have a fully function Acorn Archimedes A310! Amazing, just now gotta do some clean up work with replacing various PSU capacitors, need a new ball for the mouse, and also sort out the power button on the monitor (I'm having to hold it in to keep it on), and now time to also plan what interesting things to do with an Archimedes. <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arm</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintage</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/VintageTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageTechnology</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/RISC_OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RISC_OS</a>

JSON AlexanderThread: I bought an Acorn Archimedes A310 This is the first consumer device with a RISC based processor (a few high end workstations preceded it) and the first wide public release of the ARM processor (the CPU inside of it is literally referred to as the ARM) Managed to get it with the original cords, manuals, box for the monitor, mouse mat, and the purchase receipt :blobfoxlaughsweat: just had to get it back to Nottingham from Llandudno on the train...<a href="https://woof.tech/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arm</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintage</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/VintageTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageTechnology</a> <a href="https://woof.tech/tags/RISC_OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RISC_OS</a>

Simon BMy teenage self was really keen on egyptology and computer games and the author generated a lot of hype about "Tale of Anubus" with teaser ads and screenshots. I got super excited and in my mind, this game became the best thing ever. I even found the author's address and wrote to him, and received a reply on cool watermarked paper. Alas the game never saw light of day, and we never even saw a development release. So it remains the "best game never", <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a>

Blake PattersonAre you a RISC user?(MC68010 for scale)<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/magazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magazines</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputers</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#magazine</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/computermagazines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computermagazines</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acorn</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Archie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archie</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RISCOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RISCOS</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ARM</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a>

retrotechtiveMore Acorn goodness tonight, this time with the A7000+ - Simon the Sorcerer talkie version on CD, good ol' Chris Barrie!<a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/riscos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscos</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/A7000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#A7000</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/riscpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscpc</a>

retrotechtiveSound fixed and RiscOS4 fully installed on the entire 32GB SD card 🤩The machine will need a full recap at some point but for now it all works and has an assigned corner to stay set up in 😎👍<a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/riscpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscpc</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/a7000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a7000</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a>

retrotechtiveAnyone here able to help me get an Acorn A7000 working with a SD card "hard drive"?I have used !HForm (v2.1 I think) to format the disk on the machine, which seems to work. I can copy stuff to the drive and restart the machine and it still works.But if I power off and on, the machine seems to then think the drive is unformatted ☹️Is there some *configure thing I need to do to make it "stick"?(Also any docs about this would.be appreciated!)<a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/a7000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#a7000</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://retrochat.online/tags/riscos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscos</a>

Mark MoxonI recently hacked <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elite</a> on the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acorn</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> to send scores to a live scoreboard across an <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Econet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Econet</a> network.I've just published a short article that explains how I did this.I hope you like it!<a href="https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_over_econet_acorn_archimedes.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://elite.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_over_econet_acorn_archimedes.html</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrocompting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocompting</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/riscos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscos</a>

Mark MoxonI've just released !EliteNet, my first <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RISCOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RISCOS</a> application in 30 years.It allows <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elite</a> to transmit to an <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Econet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Econet</a> multiplayer scoreboard (see Yoda’s score in the second screenshot, for example).I’ve loved every minute of this little side project!Here's the repo: <a href="https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-over-econet-acorn-archimedes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/markmoxon/elite-over-econet-acorn-archimedes</a>If you want to see this in action, we’ll be playing multiplayer Elite at the National Museum of Computing’s LAN Party on 7-8 June.You can find more information about the party here, including ticket details: <a href="https://www.tnmoc.org/events/econet-lan-party-2025-1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tnmoc.org/events/econet-lan-party-2025-1</a>See you there!<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tnmoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tnmoc</a>

Mark MoxonSometimes it's the small projects that are the most enjoyable.Case in point: this month I'm building !EliteNet, which connects the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> version of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elite</a> to the Econet multiplayer scoreboard, so ArcElite players can compete against <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BBCMicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBCMicro</a> players.I last wrote a RISC OS application in 1995. That's 30 years ago! Turns out that BBC BASIC V is still a great language to code in.And I've never written a RISC OS relocatable module before, so even now, this old dog is learning new ARM-based tricks.And… ArcElite! ❤️I absolutely love this hobby.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/riscos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscos</a>

Asterix Archiv - Comedix.de 💎Carpe momentum - das <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Zitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zitat</a> des Augenblicks: "Wo ist denn das Wasser?" - "Na, raus, als du reingesprungen bist. Es ist kein Platz für euch beide da drin." Obelix und Asterix in <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Asterix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asterix</a> als Gladiator, Seite 21. <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a>

Unclear UserOn <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SaturnDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaturnDay</a> here’s “Starfighter 3000”. This is a 1996 3D air combat game developed by Studio 3DO & Krisalis Software & published by Imagineer. It’s an enhanced port of a game originally released on the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acorn</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> in 1994. <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Sega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sega</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Saturn</a>

IT NewsThe Last Acorn BBC Computer Wasn’t a BBC Micro - For home computer users, the end of the 1980s was the era of 16-bit computers. The... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/the-last-acorn-bbc-computer-wasnt-a-bbc-micro/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/acornarchimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acornarchimedes</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#acorn</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arm</a>

Gareth HalfacreeHere it is: BBC Landmarks Second World War, by Longman Logotron. Unpreserved, as far as I can tell, and not listed in any Archimedes software databases - though it does have an associated ISBN which comes up in book catalogues.Also pictured: Numero 62 (complete), likewise unpreserved, and Archimedes Magpie (disk only).Once I've got a bit of free time over Christmas, I'll get the disks imaged and the manuals scanned.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acorn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Gareth HalfacreeRemember that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Acorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Acorn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a> game I was trying to hunt down a while back?<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ghalfacree/113533616652282871" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@ghalfacree/113533616652282871</a>I (and others) searched *everywhere* - the Archimedes Archive, fan pages, every issue of Acorn User and similar that the Internet Archive has available, even PD library listings. Came up blank.Well, my father-in-law has come up trumps... not only finding the name of the game *but the game itself*. Including documentation and the shipping packaging.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VintageComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a>

Coach Pāṇini ®The story of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a>’ “<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Eureka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Eureka</a>!” moment is a famous anecdote about the ancient <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Greek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Greek</a> mathematician’s discovery of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FirstPrinciples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstPrinciples</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/buoyancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buoyancy</a>. Pondering how to determine if King Hiero II’s crown was made of gold, Archimedes noticed that water displaced in his bathtub was proportional to the volume of his submerged body. This insight allowed him to measure the crown’s volume by submerging it in water and comparing the displaced water with that of pure <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gold</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bathtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bathtime</a>

George 🍦🚲 🥾 ✌️🌎 🌌Good morning <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> to see an almost archimedes spiral in a gomphrena. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Archimedes</a>

IT NewsRISC OS Gets An Update - There should be rejoicing among fans of the original ARM operating system this wee... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/05/04/risc-os-gets-an-update/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/05/04/risc-os-gets-an-update/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwarehacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#softwarehacks</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#raspberrypi</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/archimedes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#archimedes</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/riscos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#riscos</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/arm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arm</a>

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