Acorn Archimedes Software Preservation - Page 16

antom · 24 March 2011, 00:09

Hi all - just received a notification about posts on here so thought I'd write to say that my collection has expanded a bit more since my last post - will edit the original with details once I get chance!

MarkYoungIW · 27 March 2011, 10:45

@mr.vince
I've not sent anything yet. Will get some over, but wanting to find a way of making sure we are not all imaging the same software. Then again, I guess other than time, there is no real harm if we are.

Just a point for anyone with a HD in their acorn. If you want to image that and use it with arculator, you can literally just plug the HD into your PC with a USB to IDE convertor (or straight in if you can), and use DD either in Linux, or I used a windows version, and the image works perfectly with Arculator. I didnt realise until I tried it how seamless the HD images work in Arculator.

One thing if your about Tom, for my personal preference, can I stop arculfs starting up every time?

Thanks

Tom Walker · 27 March 2011, 11:44

Yeah, remove the file 'arcrom'.

MarkYoungIW · 27 March 2011, 12:22

Cool, thought that from the readme, but didn't want to mess things up.

Kryoflux is on its way to you, not sure why Royal Mail are taking so long, but will send you tracking number too, so you can track it.

Thanks

antom · 30 March 2011, 00:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Walker

Yeah, remove the file 'arcrom'.

Hi Tom - you sent me a link to a test version of Arculator that you wanted me to try out on my HP laptop to see if it solved the keyboard mapping issues (was probably about 6 months ago now!) - could you send me it again and I'll give it a go. Cheers!

MarkYoungIW · 02 April 2011, 10:51

OK, I have an emulator related problem I can't seem to solve.

I have downloaded the latest RPCEmu, copied RO3.5 off of my RPC, and DD'd my HD. For some reason though the emulator keeps showing 'Broken Directory'.

I tried downloading a pre-prepared image too, and still the same.

Any suggestions for this?

ImmortalA1000 · 13 May 2011, 20:36

Saloon Cars Deluxe anyone? I really want to try this game but nowhere to buy or download.

MarkYoungIW · 22 May 2011, 16:08

@ImmortalA1000

PM'd

MarkYoungIW · 12 June 2011, 10:42

@antom
Is it you bidding for The Guild of Thieves?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tchlink:top:en

antom · 13 June 2011, 10:22

@MarkYoungIW yes, I was bidding but didn't win!

MarkYoungIW · 07 July 2011, 21:42

Wow, does this seem a bit expensive?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acorn-Archimed...item1e64cb5ced

prowler · 07 July 2011, 22:44

It's a nice machine, but yes, 'a bit expensive' is putting it mildly.

I won a fully working A5000 for £17.00 (local pickup) on eBay a couple of years ago.

bcass · 07 July 2011, 23:46

Ebay prices seem to vary wildly for Archimedes machines. I've seen A3020s go from anywhere between £50 and £150.

deicidal · 08 July 2011, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by bcass

Ebay prices seem to vary wildly for Archimedes machines. I've seen A3020s go from anywhere between £50 and £150.

I picked mine up for £19 complete with a faulty a3000

10 July 2011, 17:33

Hi, My first post here. Hoping someone can advise. I dug out my old discs for "The 4th Dimensions" Enter the Realm, only to find that the first disc had a lot of invalid sectors

. Discs 2 and 3 are fine. Anyone know if there is an image of disc 1 anywhere? I know APDL are selling a compilation but I'm a bit reluctant to pay again. I managed to open the Readme file on disc 1 which states I have Version 2 of the game. Thanks in advance!

MarkYoungIW · 12 July 2011, 10:31

417 according to this list!! We've got a way to go with this then!

http://glacoras.110mb.com/archimedes.html

MarkYoungIW · 12 July 2011, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by antom

@MarkYoungIW yes, I was bidding but didn't win!

@Antom,
Have you managed to image your collection yet?

13 July 2011, 16:23

Joined up for this thread, Owned about 5 different Archi's/RiscPc's over the years but finally settled on a VirtualAcorn SA emulator running 6.20 which is very good.

Anyway just wanted to say I have a original copy of Ankh - Tales of Mystery CD Version which I could Image if anyone's interested. Also putting together a BBC Econet network but thats for another thread

Fantastic work on getting a half decent archive together.

EDIT: AA has apd's, TOSEC does not. I sit corrected.

MarkYoungIW · 04 August 2011, 13:10

Have a load more stuff now that I should be imaging in about a weeks time (have a busy week at work, then will start on them).

Some more titles that I have not seen in a long time such as Dominate, Days of Steam, Hostages, Enthar 7, Guild of Theves, Maddingly Hall, Fred, Rise in Crime and many many more!!

These are all copies so no good for SPS, but quite a few look like they have been unprotected. Just hope the discs are still readable.

Watch this space!!

vexation · 11 August 2011, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkYoungIW

Have a load more stuff now that I should be imaging in about a weeks time (have a busy week at work, then will start on them).

Some more titles that I have not seen in a long time such as Dominate, Days of Steam, Hostages, Enthar 7, Guild of Theves, Maddingly Hall, Fred, Rise in Crime and many many more!!

These are all copies so no good for SPS, but quite a few look like they have been unprotected. Just hope the discs are still readable.

Watch this space!!

Sounds awesome.. always happy to see games preserved even if its not 100% replication of the original.. it's better that than losing the games forever.

Particularly interested in the 'many many more' =p keep us updated!

13 July 2011, 16:23	#318
nOmArch Posts: n/a	Joined up for this thread, Owned about 5 different Archi's/RiscPc's over the years but finally settled on a VirtualAcorn SA emulator running 6.20 which is very good. Anyway just wanted to say I have a original copy of Ankh - Tales of Mystery CD Version which I could Image if anyone's interested. Also putting together a BBC Econet network but thats for another thread Fantastic work on getting a half decent archive together. EDIT: AA has apd's, TOSEC does not. I sit corrected. Last edited by nOmArch; 13 July 2011 at 21:16.

04 August 2011, 13:10	#319
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	Have a load more stuff now that I should be imaging in about a weeks time (have a busy week at work, then will start on them). Some more titles that I have not seen in a long time such as Dominate, Days of Steam, Hostages, Enthar 7, Guild of Theves, Maddingly Hall, Fred, Rise in Crime and many many more!! These are all copies so no good for SPS, but quite a few look like they have been unprotected. Just hope the discs are still readable. Watch this space!! Last edited by MarkYoungIW; 04 August 2011 at 13:30.

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24 March 2011, 00:09	#301
antom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	Hi all - just received a notification about posts on here so thought I'd write to say that my collection has expanded a bit more since my last post - will edit the original with details once I get chance!

27 March 2011, 10:45	#302
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	@mr.vince I've not sent anything yet. Will get some over, but wanting to find a way of making sure we are not all imaging the same software. Then again, I guess other than time, there is no real harm if we are. Just a point for anyone with a HD in their acorn. If you want to image that and use it with arculator, you can literally just plug the HD into your PC with a USB to IDE convertor (or straight in if you can), and use DD either in Linux, or I used a windows version, and the image works perfectly with Arculator. I didnt realise until I tried it how seamless the HD images work in Arculator. One thing if your about Tom, for my personal preference, can I stop arculfs starting up every time? Thanks

27 March 2011, 11:44	#303
Tom Walker Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nottingham / UK Posts: 58	Yeah, remove the file 'arcrom'.

27 March 2011, 12:22	#304
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	Cool, thought that from the readme, but didn't want to mess things up. Kryoflux is on its way to you, not sure why Royal Mail are taking so long, but will send you tracking number too, so you can track it. Thanks

02 April 2011, 10:51	#306
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	OK, I have an emulator related problem I can't seem to solve. I have downloaded the latest RPCEmu, copied RO3.5 off of my RPC, and DD'd my HD. For some reason though the emulator keeps showing 'Broken Directory'. I tried downloading a pre-prepared image too, and still the same. Any suggestions for this?

13 May 2011, 20:36	#307
ImmortalA1000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: london/england Posts: 1,347	Saloon Cars Deluxe anyone? I really want to try this game but nowhere to buy or download.

22 May 2011, 16:08	#308
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	@ImmortalA1000 PM'd

12 June 2011, 10:42	#309
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	@antom Is it you bidding for The Guild of Thieves? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tchlink:top:en

13 June 2011, 10:22	#310
antom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 24	@MarkYoungIW yes, I was bidding but didn't win!

07 July 2011, 21:42	#311
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	Wow, does this seem a bit expensive? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acorn-Archimed...item1e64cb5ced

07 July 2011, 22:44	#312
prowler Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sidcup, England Posts: 10,300	It's a nice machine, but yes, 'a bit expensive' is putting it mildly. I won a fully working A5000 for £17.00 (local pickup) on eBay a couple of years ago.

07 July 2011, 23:46	#313
bcass Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Island of Dots Posts: 71	Ebay prices seem to vary wildly for Archimedes machines. I've seen A3020s go from anywhere between £50 and £150.

10 July 2011, 17:33	#315
jgen1 Posts: n/a	Hi, My first post here. Hoping someone can advise. I dug out my old discs for "The 4th Dimensions" Enter the Realm, only to find that the first disc had a lot of invalid sectors . Discs 2 and 3 are fine. Anyone know if there is an image of disc 1 anywhere? I know APDL are selling a compilation but I'm a bit reluctant to pay again. I managed to open the Readme file on disc 1 which states I have Version 2 of the game. Thanks in advance!

12 July 2011, 10:31	#316
MarkYoungIW Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 154	417 according to this list!! We've got a way to go with this then! http://glacoras.110mb.com/archimedes.html

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