On 04/06/2020 20:19, Richard Walker wrote:
On Thu, 4 Jun 2020, at 12:01, Luke A wrote:
However, when I try to following the instructions on installing ADFFS
from JASSP here (admittedly this is for a Pi)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQk1l7Rvu0
I run into an issue. The !Boot.Loader is not seen as a directory,
either in RISC OS or on my Mac - it appears as a text file on RISC OS
and as a Unix executable on my Mac.
I can neither complete the instructions on the YouTube video or the
text instructions here
That information on the JASPP site is extremely specific to the Pi and
RISC OS 5. It's the easiest way to get the old games working. ADFFS
(the key compatibility software behind JASPP) actually works on
original Archimedes hardware, Risc PC hardware, and the more modern
RISC OS platforms such as the Pi (covering RISC OS 3.1, 3.[5/6/7], 4.0
and 5).
!Boot.Loader is specific to the RISC OS 5 Pi distribution, so you
won't find it on a real Risc PC or RPCEmu (remember, RPCEmu emulates a
real Risc PC).
You could try running ADFFS on RISC OS 3.7 within RPCEmu (I'm not sure
if RISC OS 5 running on a Risc PC would be a supported configuration).
However, some time ago, it was reported that RPCEmu could not run
ADFFS - this may be fixed in later versions of RPCEmu.
Another option is to use Arculator, which emulates an Archimedes-class
machine, so you can run RISC OS 2 or 3.1 as necessary. ADFFS could
still be helpful here for compatibility, but you might find the games
work without it. Last time I checked, though, there was no macOS
build of Arculator. I did have some success getting it working under
Wine, but that was a couple of years ago.
A Pi is the easiest way. :)
If games are the aim, I'd say Arculator is the easiest way. No bells or
whistles like networking but it is a great piece of software for games.
--
Michael Howard
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