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ARCHIMEDES ELITE UNDER RISC OS
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INTRODUCTION
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Elite - The Next Generation is a combination of two outstanding products. The
powerful Archimedes, one of the most versatile personal computers, and the
three dimensional space game, Elite. Its rich detail has set a precedent for
all electronic entertainment.
Elite requires at least 1MByte of RAM and RISC OS. Users with the old MEMC
are advised to upgrade to Acorn’s MEMC1a. This speeds up the computer and
will enhance Elite.
Caimen, Vipers & RISC OS
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The operating system of the Archimedes, RISC OS, is multi-tasking. That is
more than one program may be run simultaneously. Elite takes full advantage
of this, allowing you, for instance,
...to be writing a letter using Edit, and then without saving or quitting to
click on the Elite icon. You can now strap into the colourful seat in your
Cobra Mk III. Neither the Caimen poised to attack your craft, nor the Police
Vipers flying to your rescue have moved. The solar system is not one second
older...
...some hours later...
...you are deep in negotiations with GalCop over the non-trivial matter of an
assassination mission. Without saving or quitting, you press F12. Back into
RISC OS. Your letter is still waiting to be finished....
RISC OS applications of this type increase the potential of any Archimedes.
They no longer have to be turned off before and after using entertainment
software. Machines with more than 1MByte of RAM are no longer hijacked by
700K games.
Elite squeezes into an unexpanded A310 or A3000. However, given enough
memory, it runs with desktop publishers, art packages, music sequencers, even
MS-DOS! Such is the power of the Archimedes....
TERMINOLOGY
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Archimedes Elite adheres to Acorn conventions.
The Mouse
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The left-hand button is called Select
The middle button is called Menu
The right-hand button is called Adjust
Space Traders use slightly different names for the three buttons. These are
listed in the Flight Training Manual.
Menus
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When an option may be chosen from the main menu, the name of that option is
shown in bold: e.g. Commander.
Keyboard usage
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There is very little need for typing in Archimedes Elite. Return refers to
the key marked ‘Return’, Home refers to the key marked ‘Home’.
INSTALLING ELITE
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The rest of this manual assumes that you are familiar with the use of RISC
OS. To learn the basics or simply refresh your memory, you should read the
Welcome Guide supplied with the Archimedes.
Insert the Space Disc into drive 0 and click on the :0 icon. The !élite
application can now be seen in the directory window.
Load Archimedes Elite on the icon bar by double-clicking on !élite.
To boldly go...
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To enter the Cobra Mk III and start Elite, click on the icon. Feel free to
try now. At any point you can return back to the desktop by pressing F12. The
flight controls, protocol, trading information and ship data are contained in
the Flight Training Manual.
Having become familiar with entering and leaving Elite it is wise to spend
some minutes getting to know the Elite menu.
THE ELITE MENU
==============
Click menu on the Elite icon. This displays a small menu slightly above the
mouse pointer:
Info
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This displays an information box detailing Archimedes Elite.
Preferences
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Preferences is not unlike tailoring a fine suit. To be comfortable (and
lethal) whilst flying the Cobra Mk III everything should be made to exact
requirements.
When the mouse is switched On, Commanders may fly the Cobra using the mouse.
The Left handed switch reverses the mouse buttons during flight. The buttons
are unaltered for all other operations. The mouse Sensitivity is adjusted
with the bumpers. The top value of 9 allows a very large movement of the
Cobra with only a small mouse movement. Initially, 5 is advised.
The Volume slider will amplify sounds in the Cobra. Volume may be increased
by dragging the slider to the right.
Click OK to use the current settings and Save to retain the settings for the
next time. Don't worry, there is no limit on the number of saves that can be
made.
Commander
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This dialogue box displays basic status details of the current Commander.
This is useful for checking that the Commander most recently loaded is up to
the right stage. The time and date indicate when the Commander was saved.
If an asterisk follows the name, the Commander has changed since it was first
loaded or used. There is a useful warning if Elite is quit without saving
this Commander. Hence, it is good practice to quit Elite, before resetting or
switching your Archimedes off.
When the current Commander is not Docked at a planet the present System is
shown.
To change the Commander name from Jameson, the commander must be saved.
Save
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Save displays a typical RISC OS-style file icon that may be dragged and
dropped over any directory window.
The current Commander may only be saved whilst docked. If a commander is in
flight, the Save Commander box will be greyed.
To change the name under the icon, type the desired Commander in the editable
field and click OK. This name will then be put under the icon, and at the
head of the Commander dialogue box.
Quit
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Quit deletes the current Commander from memory, and also removes Elite from
the icon bar. If there is an unsaved Commander, Elite will warn of this
before quitting.
Any changes made to the preferences will be lost if they are not saved.
OTHER FILING
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After a death the Commander last saved, becomes the new starting point.
Quick saving
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To quicken the save process, a Commander may be saved into memory by pressing
Home when docked in a space station. This Commander will be treated as having
been saved to disc. It will be the starting point.
Please remember that to be sure of not losing a Commander it should be
regularly saved to disc.
Loading
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A Commander may be loaded by dragging a Commander icon from a directory
window onto the Elite icon.
To return to the initial Jameson Commander either drag and drop the Jameson
Commander onto the icon, or re-load Elite.