Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Harriet Bazley Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.apps,comp.sys.acorn.games Subject: Re: Pirates! and VICE Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:44:46 GMT Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 29 Message-ID: References: <87ddc2bd5c.admin@bazleyfamily.co.uk> <10pv1rc$1e8kl$1@dont-email.me> <89bdbdbf5c.harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> Injection-Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:01:46 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="89d7f4ed948a3f9b441ea22a74ca9661"; logging-data="3272522"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/QweXGAII+cu6e/uqtEwZNJrYxIxRwQ2o=" User-Agent: Messenger-Pro/8.04 (MsgServe/8.04) (RISC-OS/5.31) NewsHound/v1.53-32 RC1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:FRxrxL/baaJxHpWqG4J6pPu1pDI= X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.acorn.apps:19633 comp.sys.acorn.games:411 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.