Acorn Arcade (Atom 0.3 feed) Richard Goodwin http://www.houseofmabel.com/ Gaming news and views http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/rss-atom03.php (c) Acorn Arcade 2013. All rights reserved. 2013-05-22T00:08:18Z Silicon Dreams Festival () http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=12076&page=1#122398 2013-05-18T11:29:25Z 2013-05-18T11:29:25Z 2013-05-18T11:29:25Z Posted by ()

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]]> RISC OS Open Ltd at ROUGOL Bryan Hogan (helpful) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=12077&page=1#122397 2013-05-18T02:48:11Z 2013-05-18T02:48:11Z 2013-05-18T02:48:11Z The next ROUGOL meeting is on Monday 20th May and will feature Steve Revill of RISC OS Open Ltd. The next ROUGOL meeting is on Monday 20th May and will feature Steve Revill of RISC OS Open Ltd.

Steve will update us on a busy and successful couple of years making RISC OS available on a wider variety of new hardware, including of course the Raspberry Pi.

http://www.rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/index.html

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]]> Silicon Dreams Festival Chris S (csynt) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=12076&page=1#122396 2013-05-17T18:00:57Z 2013-05-17T18:00:57Z 2013-05-17T18:00:57Z The Silicon Dreams festival celebrates our silicon chip age. If you appreciate all things electronic, then this is the event for you. Modern and Retro, this event will feature a wide range of exhibits including computing, gaming, music, film and so much more… The Silicon Dreams festival celebrates our silicon chip age. If you appreciate all things electronic, then this is the event for you. Modern and Retro, this event will feature a wide range of exhibits including computing, gaming, music, film and so much more…

This will be a family event including computing workshops, retro computing and vintage gaming. It doesn't stop there - we'll also have film-related entertainment, arts activities and - of course - electronic music. On top of all this, there will be all the attractions of our host venue including science, engineering, fashion and toy galleries, a heritage railway and an area for under 5's. There is also the country park nearby. It will be the first of its kind and we think that it will be a very special weekend for everyone.
Raspberry Jam will be running on the Friday and Saturday of the festival - the former aimed towards the education sector itself. The Saturday will feature as part of the main festival and will be more suitable for families, younger family members, hobbyists - in fact just about anyone! If you'd like to know more about the Pi, learning to program, or if you have a family member who is interested then this is for you.
But there's more...
The Silicon Dreams festival is to be joined by one of the Godfathers of British synthesiser music. Martyn Ware, co-founder of The Human League, Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundation will be hosting An Evening With… special event on Saturday 6th July. He will talk about his career as one of the pioneers of British electronic music who helped change the charts forever. Later in the evening he will be joined by special guests Northern Kind and Heaven 17 for some fantastic live performances.

It all takes place at Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville in Leicestershire from the 5th to the 7th of July 2013.

For more details and information on tickets, please see www.silicondreams.org.uk

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]]> Archimedes Software Preservation Project Michael Drake (tlsa) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919&page=5#122395 2013-05-17T12:49:05Z 2013-05-17T12:49:05Z 2013-05-17T12:49:05Z Ah-ha! Thanks for the info.
Hey, I thought I should say hello over here.
Welcome to TIB!

Thanks for the news posting Michael!
You're welcome.

LCDgm is RISC OS 3.1 only right now. I am, however, preparing a RPC mode definition file which will provide the non-letterbox VGA 320x256 and 640x256 modes. This will be ready soon.
Ah-ha! Thanks for the info. smile

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]]> Archimedes Software Preservation Project Steve Harrison (steve3000) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919&page=5#122394 2013-05-17T11:57:35Z 2013-05-17T11:57:35Z 2013-05-17T11:57:35Z Hey, I thought I should say hello over here. Hey, I thought I should say hello over here.

Thanks for the news posting Michael!

LCDgm is RISC OS 3.1 only right now. I am, however, preparing a RPC mode definition file which will provide the non-letterbox VGA 320x256 and 640x256 modes. This will be ready soon.

Steve

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]]> Totoro! Totoro! Totoro! Andrew Poole (andypoole) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=9814&page=4#122393 2013-05-16T23:53:58Z 2013-05-16T23:53:58Z 2013-05-16T23:53:58Z No cameras allowed inside the museum, only outside...
Yay for thread resurrection, etc.

Anyway... http://www.film4.com/whats-on/studio-ghibli-2013

Quite a lot of Ghibli films on TV over the coming weeks (although a lot of them are at silly times of day...)


And I've seen them all anyway. Bah!

But:

Just watched Studio Ghibli's Arrietty. Excellent film grin


Yes, that was definitely one of the good ones.

Also:

However, I would like them to hurry up and release Porco Rosso on Blu-ray. Grr!


Still not out yet! Rage Rage Rage

And for anyone who hasn't tried them yet, the Blu-Rays do look fantastic. The DVDs are a blurry mess in comparison.

In other related news, this is apparently happening in a couple of months grin
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19263966/ghlbli-ticket.jpg


shock!


No cameras allowed inside the museum, only outside...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19263966/japan/DSC_2221.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19263966/japan/DSC_2226.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19263966/japan/DSC_2241.jpg

smile

Need to sort the others out. I may have spent too much in the gift shop, too... shock

The short film that was playing was Mei and the Baby Cat Bus.

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]]> Archimedes Software Preservation Project Michael Drake (tlsa) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919&page=5#122392 2013-05-16T18:32:15Z 2013-05-16T18:32:15Z 2013-05-16T18:32:15Z Ah, good. Is it only useful on Archimedes systems, or can it do anything about letterboxing on RiscPCs? Ah, good. Is it only useful on Archimedes systems, or can it do anything about letterboxing on RiscPCs?

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]]> Archimedes Software Preservation Project Jon Abbott (sirbod) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919&page=5#122390 2013-05-16T15:04:44Z 2013-05-16T15:04:44Z 2013-05-16T15:04:44Z It's built into the next release of ADFFS. It's been released as a separate module for people that don't need ADFFS. It's built into the next release of ADFFS. It's been released as a separate module for people that don't need ADFFS.

Steve's responsible for all the VIDC aspects of the project.

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]]> 32bit SWI handler Paul Vernon (PaulV) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=12074&page=1#122389 2013-05-16T14:19:24Z 2013-05-16T14:19:24Z 2013-05-16T14:19:24Z But when it's for a project that needs to support 26 and 32-bit hardware, it's a must do. But when it's for a project that needs to support 26 and 32-bit hardware, it's a must do.

http://www.iconbar.co.uk/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919

Paul

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]]> Archimedes Software Preservation Project Michael Drake (tlsa) http://www.acornarcade.com/forums/viewthread.php?threadid=11919&page=5#122388 2013-05-16T08:54:26Z 2013-05-16T08:54:26Z 2013-05-16T08:54:26Z Have you seen LCDGameModes? There's a thread about it on stardot forums. Have you seen LCDGameModes? There's a thread about it on stardot forums.

[Edited by tlsa at 09:55, 16/5/2013]

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