8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Elite over Econet (BBC Master, 6502SP)

In anticipation of the TNMOC LAN Party (see here), I have put together a version of Elite that will load over Econet for the BBC Micro; all you need is 16K of sideways RAM.

I would love to know if it works! If you have a networked BBC Micro with SRAM and you have time to try it out, do let me know how it goes.

You can find the download and installation instructions in the usual place:

https://www.bbcelite.com/hacks/elite_ov ... loads.html

This means that Elite can now be loaded over Econet for the following machines:

• BBC Micro Model B with 16K Sideways RAM
• BBC Micro Model B+ 64K
• BBC Micro Model B+ 128K
• BBC Micro with 6502 Second Processor
• BBC Master 128
• BBC Master Turbo

The BBC Micro version is based on the sideways RAM variant from Ian Bell's site, which was expertly coded by Stuart McConnachie - see this thread for lots of interesting details about this variant. This reduces the amount of network access that's required, so you should only see slow-downs for loading when you launch and dock; hyperspacing between systems is instant.

You can tell when the network is being accessed as the top of the dashboard flickers slightly.

Hopefully this will enable lots more Elite fans to load over Econet. Bring on the LAN party!

Mark

Statistics: Posted by MarkMoxon — Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:05 am

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