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Version 1.2 of the Oric emulator.
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#include <StdDisclaim.h>
#define Freeware "Indeed"
If you pass it on to somebody else, it should be in its original form,
ie. not altered at all.
This is an Oric emulator for the Acorn RISC OS range of computers.
This version runs on all Archimedes machines (1987) up to the latest
Risc PC models.
RiscPC users should take the 'ModeDesc' file, and append it to their monitor
definition file.
Thanks to Tansoft for releasing all their titles.
The game of Defense Force has therefore been included as an example.
Thanks to Jens H. Ovesen for his Macros library, here included.
Also included is 'Enter', an original musicplaying demo from 1984. It should
play a little faster (can be adjusted) and it shouldn't end as it does, but
then again, that is how I wrote it back then.
Full colour HIRES graphics are available, but intolerably slow. Therefore,
on request, an option has been implemented. This option will switch off
the colours in HIRES mode.
Also you must choose to assemble for Atmos or Oric-1 and preferably both.
These things are controlled in lines 160 and 170 of the source file
"Source.MkOric"
Assembling:
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1)
Before you can do the assembling, you must create the file
"Source.LogAdd"
by running
"Source.MkLA"
This will take a minute or so.
2)
Then run
"Source.!Assemble"
If you want both Oric-1 and Atmos capability you can use both filetypes
Oric-1: 0be
Atmos1: 0ba
doubleclick will start the Emulator and load the file.
It accepts tape files for program input. But you will have to type them
correctly whenever that matters.
Take a look at
http://www.ensica.fr/LOCAL/ORIC/oric_english.html
for those kind of files.
When a tapefile contains more than what is needed for a CLOAD"" proces
the file can be regarded as a tape that has stopped. Next CLOAD"" will
take place from that point inside the file. Useful for mirroring entire
tapes into a single file. And most games from above source are structured
like that, including 'Defense Force' which is actually 4 individual
programs. Don't think about it; just doubleclick.
Current directory will be set to the directory of that file, however this
may change in the future. It should change.
Use * as an Oric command to reach the RiscOs CLI.
Use f12 to quit.
Read the !Help-file for more info on the features missing from this
particular version and how to complain about that.
Thomas Olsson
Bent Valerius