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| From | Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.apps, comp.sys.acorn.games |
| Subject | Re: Pirates! and VICE |
| Date | 2026-03-26 18:44 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <c2dfbebf5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <87ddc2bd5c.admin@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <10pv1rc$1e8kl$1@dont-email.me> <89bdbdbf5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 26 Mar 2026 as I do recall,
Harriet Bazley wrote:
> On 24 Mar 2026 as I do recall,
> Rob Heaton wrote:
[snip]
> > Have you tried the version of VICE that is available on RISC OS Ports?
> >
> > https://riscosports.co.uk/emulation.html
> >
> Thanks - that works without Aemulor, which is definitely a start, and
> says that it is running at 100% speed (although it still doesn't seem
> to be getting anywhere with loading that particular disc image right
> now... we'll give it a while longer)
>
OK, it works. :-)
The trick is that you have to run the introductory "Pirates! +10" loader
programme rather than trying to run the main game file directly (which I
did originally get working, but it was so painfully slow that I never
got to the end of the intro scroll).
--
Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==
You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.
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