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#alt.fan.elite IRC channel - ZiRC dead?

ZiRC, the network (well, server - they ceased being an actual network a while ago) seems to have met its end. This means the #alt.fan.elite channel is homeless. Watch this space for news of a new home.

Winston 20:48, 26 October 2007 (BST)

David Braben: "government luddites and gaming"

The BBC news reports here [1] that the Government is to conduct a study on gaming violence. The Breadbin is quoted in the article, asking why games are being singled out, commenting, "Historically there has always been in government a Luddite sentiment - whatever the new industry is tends to take the blame of the latest ailment of society. We do tend to be the people who get the blame first at the moment. And that is a tragedy - because this industry is one of the most interesting media."

Thanks to Frantic for the tip.

Winston 08:48, 9 October 2007 (BST)

Oolite Test Release 1.69.1

Oolite Test Release 1.69.1 is now available for Mac OS X and Windows. This release focuses on severe bugs found in version 1.69.

Ahruman 21:26, 14 July 2007 (BST)

#alt.fan.elite IRC channel update

The channel seems to have stayed stuck to the ZiRC network. Currently, you'll need to connect to 'us.zirc.org' rather than 'irc.zirc.org' - but the channel and everyone in it is still there.

Winston 11:19, 13 July 2007 (BST)

Trouble for the #alt.fan.elite IRC channel

It looks like changes are being thrust on the #alt.fan.elite irc channel. This has happily lived on the ZIRC network for the last couple of years, but unknown to us, ZIRC was having a self-destructive internal power struggle between its admins, and many servers have broken away to form a network called SynIRC. Since no one in the channel was aware of this stupidity, we've been caught by it unawares so half the channel is probably on ZIRC and half the channel is probably on SynIRC. Hopefully we can figure out soon enough were we all are and settle on one or the other (or a completely new) network. Watch this space.

Winston 09:49, 11 July 2007 (BST)

Oolite Test Release 1.69

Oolite Test Release 1.69 is now available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

Ahruman 10:11, 2 July 2007 (BST)

The Battle of Rocky Fields

The adventures of the Azure Sunset continue in the lastest installment of the HPA 2 Saga. Part 2 of the Battle of Rocky Fields is now out and available at all good BBS'

Jack Hamilton 06:28, 21 May 2007 (BST)

25th Anniversary of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum

On the 23rd of April, 1982, Britain's most influential computer of the 1980s was launched by Sinclair Research. An eventual target for Elite, the Spectrum and other 8 bitters (including the mighty BBC Microcomputer) taught a generation to code as well as reach Elite.

Get a dose of nostalgia here: Hey Hey 16K!

The ZX Spectrum still has a healthy following. Thanks to Amstrad's enlightened approach to emulation, unlike the BBC and other computers, the Spectrum ROM is legally available to emulators - and the Spectrum scene as a result is still vibrant. World of Spectrum also has the vast majority of titles produced for this machine, and the spirit of openness has rubbed off on most authors of Spectrum software, who have granted permission to redistribute.

Winston 19:53, 24 April 2007 (BST)