Ada Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️

Wheee, Hitchhikers' Guide running on my RC2014

Believe it or not, I actually had to do some hex editing to get this to work. Turns out the sequences on here didn't cooperate with the terminal board. This blog post from someone trying to get it to work on their Osborne had the offsets to edit though: https://www.richardloxley.com/2018/04/28/osborne-restoration-part-17-text-adventure-games/

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Osborne Restoration part 17: text adventure games!

Yesterday I figured out a workflow for getting CPM software onto disk images that I could run on my Osborne computer. Now to the final part of my personal 'retro challenge'. Which was: "Conclude by playing a classic CPM game on my portable computer! Preferably Colossal Cave Adventure or The H

Richard Loxley Ltd
Nov 22, 2022 at 12:54amWeb
Show threadAda Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 22, 2022
The relevant escapes were "\e[2J\e[24;1H" to initialize, "\e[s\e[H\e[7m" to draw the status bar, and "\e[u\e[m" to draw the prompt line, if you were wondering.
Show threadneil howard :verified_paw:Nov 22, 2022
@pikhq Well done!!! That game frustrated the .... out of me back in the 80's!! Don't forget about the "thing that my Aunt gave me "
Show threadroot42Nov 22, 2022
@pikhq This would mean that probably quite a lot of Infocom games could be ported, right?
Show threadFeohNov 22, 2022

@pikhq This is so awesome! I really want to build an RC2014 someday :)

I have an 80 column terminal cart coming form my Atari 800XL and with Fujinet it can do CP/M so it'll be fun to learn that environment there at least.

LOVE seeing younger people get into retro hardware! It's not just for old fogey nerds anymore! :)

Show threadAda Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 22, 2022
@feoh funny thing is, i've actually always been into this! i first used an apple ii in the 90s. i just... like all the computers, y'know? :)
Show threadPlay All The ThingsNov 22, 2022
@pikhq awesome. Don't forget the Brownian Motion!!
Show threaddsyzlingNov 22, 2022
@pikhq oh wow this brings back some memories - I still have vivid memories of playing Enchanter, Sorcerer and Spellbreaker in my early teens - probably enjoyed these more than the Zork series
Show threadMsDirectorNov 22, 2022
@pikhq Oh my! I know nothing about programming, but this was the first interactive program I ever played. Given to me by my tech-savvy son many many years ago! I went back to that opening so many times I could never forget it.
Show threadJoel SuttonNov 22, 2022
@pikhq 😎😎😎