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JASPP note: Is this in the right place? I couldn't find a questions/support/noob board. Sorry if this doesn't belong here.
I’m about to be a new user of RISC OS, I have a RBP coming tomorrow that I bought specifically to run it, mainly because I know it can run (a very few) Archimedes games natively. The ADFFS project looks very interesting to me because I’m from the US and never got a chance to experience Archimedes gaming. I understand that it’s in it’s early stages and I’m not going to be able to play the vast majority of games natively right away, but from what I gather the Archimedes emulator on RISC OS Pi is much better than it is on non-ARM systems, and with the two combined I can play a good portion of the library. I just have a few questions about what I’m getting into:
1. Will there be any problems running ADFFS/ArcEm under R11, or do I need to upgrade to R12?
2. Is there any USB gamepad support on RISC OS Pi?
3. Aemulator seems like a more elegant solution than ArcEm, combined with ADFFS to load .adf images will it load the 26-bit games that ADFFS will not on it’s own? Is Aemulator even designed to run games or is it more about getting older apps to run?
4. Is there a good F/OSS IRC client for RISC OS Pi? I know Grapevine exists, but can’t really spend the money at the moment.
5. I prefer using CRT monitors, will I have a problem using an HDMI→VGA converter (specifically this one: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1151 ) with RISC OS Pi? 4:3 resolutions OK?
6. Is sound supported and does it come from HDMI, stereo speaker connection or both?
7. I have a PS/2 3 button mouse I’d like to use, because middle clicking with the scroll wheel is kind of annoying. Is PS/2→USB converter OK with RISC OS?
8. What are the benefits of upgrading to R12 and is there a reason it is available for purchase but not as a downloadable image? Does it contain proprietary code?
9. Are there any general roadblocks someone with my interests should know about?
10. The RISC/Archimedes community seems very touchy about “abandonware” compared to, say, the Amiga community. Can someone explain this? I’m not knocking it, just trying to figure out the etiquette and the reasons/history behind it.