Date   : Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:07:18 -0000
From   : Dave Moore <dllm@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Elite versions and secret missions

> On a related note, is the source code to Elite
> commonly available out there?

> *somewhere* I believe that I have a copy from
> an ex-Acorn chap, but for all I know it's on of
> those things where everyone has a copy already :-)

Ian Bell made it available via his site a few years ago
<http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/bbc>, though the majority of downlo
ads
are currently unavailable.

However, the sources were mirrored on The BBC Lives, here:
http://bbc.nvg.org/sw/Acornsoft/Elite-source.zip
http://bbc.nvg.org/sw/Acornsoft/Elite-source-ships.zip
http://bbc.nvg.org/sw/Acornsoft/Elite-source-text.zip
http://bbc.nvg.org/sw/Acornsoft/Elite-2ndPro-source.zip
http://bbc.nvg.org/sw/Acornsoft/Elite2-source-ships.zip

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Dave.