Acorn Archimedes
I didn't know where to post this, so I stuck it here...
I have just got hold of an Acorn Archimedes A3010, and an A4000. I'm not quite sure of the exact spec yet, but I know they both work. I will try them out over the next few days (if time allows).
Ok, the question I have is...
Is there a good resource on software development for those machines? Does anyone have any experience with ARM assembler etc, and could possibly point me in the right direction to start programming these. Is there a cross-compiler possibility with these.
I've been looking about, but everything seems to be a mess on most sites with regards to the Archimedes.
Help me pleeeeeaaasssseeee...
Thanks...
John
I have just got hold of an Acorn Archimedes A3010, and an A4000. I'm not quite sure of the exact spec yet, but I know they both work. I will try them out over the next few days (if time allows).
Ok, the question I have is...
Is there a good resource on software development for those machines? Does anyone have any experience with ARM assembler etc, and could possibly point me in the right direction to start programming these. Is there a cross-compiler possibility with these.
I've been looking about, but everything seems to be a mess on most sites with regards to the Archimedes.
Help me pleeeeeaaasssseeee...
Thanks...
John
Post edited by polomint on
So far, so meh :)
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LOL, why'd you think I got hold of them, :D
Been dying to try ArcElite, eheheh, but thought I may as well try to write software for it too....
Yeah, they are still trading... http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/
Give Zarch a look too, whilst you're at it.
Anyway, there's an interesting page on ARM assembler programming here:
http://www.heyrick.co.uk/assembler/
Dunno much about the Arch but this is an excellent resource for learning about ARM assembler...
http://www.heyrick.co.uk/assembler/index.html#01
1. Elite
2. Chocks Away
3. Twin World
4. Technodream
5. Tek 1608
6. Ankh
7. Tower of Babel
8. Star Fighter 3000
9. Bug Hunter in Space
10. Hamsters
and recommend the following sites:
www.drobe.co.uk
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/comp.sys.acorn.misc/
www.iconbar.com/forums
www.riscos.info/index.php/RISC_OS
Thanks again.
John
Yeah m8, I've been playing that for ages, :) I think I noticed it on your sig, :)
I've downloaded the source version so that I can mess with it.. heh
I've been meaning to try that for ages, but I don't like playing games on a PC, I wish it was on the XBox too. Better yet, I wish the 360 had been cracked and could now run Windows, that would be brilliant - although (after I'd rushed out and bought a 360) I'd be too busy playing Deus Ex (plus mods), Unreal Tournament (+ mods), American McGee's Alice, etc, for the first few days, before I had a chance to try Oolite.
PCs are rotten games machines, I think.
BTW, I had to look up "extensible", as I wasn't sure if you'd meant "extendable". For anyone else, it means the same thing.
Grrr, you can fly a plane AND you have a bigger vocabulary than anyone else here - it's no wonder Martijn's moving the forums just so you can't find them ;-)
My last school had PacMania on disc along wiht some weird game which saw you fly using a vacumm cleaner (you can get it on the Speccy)
Serious programs, Impressions was a good DTP program, Pendown was good for simple word processing. ArtWorks was also a good program. There are two versions of Impressions - a standard one and I think an Elite or Pro one - it's been a long time since I used them. I think only the standard one will work on your one
I would love to get an Archimedes for my collection though.
I'm sure Philip Kendall has a bigger vocabulary than mine, though.
But on the other hand, I can almost speak Spanish.