Date   : Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:49:56 +0200
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: Risc PC (Was 'Minitel in France')

On 24/07/2011 19:23, Tom Walker wrote:

> Pity that reality means that idea doesn't really work.

You're speaking to JGH - who's got the *same* software capable of 
running on anything from a Beeb to a Beagle...

While programmers can make mistakes (and <cough> we often do <cough>), 
in some cases the "rules" are disregarded in favour of doing it by some 
other method. You previously mentioned games, software that is big on 
copy protection, fiddling around in the machine, and as a consequence, 
is a lot more likely to screw up on OS/hardware differences.
Unlike, say, something such as SparkPlug.


That said, didn't Repton have "issues" between Beeb and Master?


Best wishes,

Rick.

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