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Re: General Stuff(tm)
Posted: 16 Aug 2026 21:30
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 16 Aug 2026 21:02
rubber_jonnie wrote: 16 Aug 2026 18:43
Definitely a powerful machine, have you seen Rick Dangerous? Looks quite good.
Yeah, it's a CPC port. Most of the more colourful games are CPC ports... most have a software CPC emulator underneath. Most of the Spectrum "ports" have a software Spectrum emulator underneath too. EXOS is effectively a hypervisor. :-)
Ooh that's pretty cool, you learn something new every day 😁
Re: General Stuff(tm)
Posted: 17 Aug 2026 14:08
by mrbombermillzy
Wow!
I never realised how capable these machines were. Such a pity they didnt take off. :(
Re: General Stuff(tm)
Posted: 19 Aug 2026 16:15
by stephen_usher
The joystick adapter boards for the Enterprise arrived today...
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I made one up and only then noticed that it's a little lop sided, but only enough that it will cause people with OCD to take exception.
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The good news is that it works. The bad news is that it's too wide to allow two of them to be used for joystick 1 and joystick 2 at the same time.
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Re: General Stuff(tm)
Posted: 19 Aug 2026 16:31
by stephen_usher
In other news:
The SAAB's tailgate is fixed and no-longer dangerous. The car's been washed and "put to bed" with a waterproof dust cover.
I finally managed to unbrick my Dad's "old" (9th gen) iPad and restore it, removing the lock to his old account. It'll be nice to be able to use it as it's 5 years younger than my iPad Pro and I don't have the funds to buy a new one at current prices.