Hey "Amy"! Stop causing power cuts! I'm suppose to prep OCULAs and PIVICs and ship to the testers! Not helping...

Still doing research, found the prices of new computers in April 1983 in Norway, I added the prices in NOK and Euros for 2025 compensating for inflation (using the official Norwegian SSB site). www.ssb.no/kalkulatorer...

Next big batch of #LOCI's in stock now! 😍

This. So much.

While in holidays I got Encounter tested by a couple of people who never played adventure games before, so I wrote a small strategy guide on how to approach this type of game. Hopefully that will be helpful! www.defence-force.org/index.php?pa... www.defence-force.org/index.php?pa...

PUTUP for #Oric by [raxiss] is finally out — a DOS classic now ported for Oric, with full IJK joystick support. 50 levels, retro feel. Finished years ago, released today 😅 Feel free to try it! raxiss.com/article/id/4... #Oric #8bit #retrogaming #gamedev

After 6 months of updates, the new Retro.Directory 2.0 is now live packed with loads of exciting updates, features and improvements... youtu.be/85RFeX76Hv8

So close, one more review and I get the aggregate score! This reviewer has even knew the original 1983 game, which is quite uncommon 🥰

The first issue of "Oric Mag" is now available. ceo.oric.org/oricmag-001/

Small update to my LOCI File Manager (a file manager for an Oric Atmos with LOCI storage device): Move function has been added. github.com/xahmol/locif... #RetroCumputing #Oric #OricAtmos #LOCI

It always gives an adrenaline kick if you see that someone is using the software you wrote and is even writing an honest review…. This time in Greek actually. #RetroComputing #Oric #OricAtmos #LOCI https://retromaniax.gr/threads/Παρουσίαση-loci-περιφερειακού-για-υπολογιστές-oric.31717/#post-704109

Can this be the next big thing in retro gaming? Is FPGA now at the point where all the rest of us can get involved? Am I any good at Joust? Watch the video to find out! #MiSTerFPGA #MultiSystem2

The prototypes for the OCULA/PIVIC twins have arrived and show first signs of life! So it seems at least power, clock and USB have not been butchered in the design or production 🥰 @lance-ewing.bsky.social

Good times! #ThatVersatileFeeling

I just found out that someone made a Blake's 7 game for the Oric. This pleases me immensely. (I have a wry smile on my face exactly like Avon would have.) 😊 www.oric.org/software/bla...

Does anyone know where in Steamworks I can set the default Steam Deck button layout? I made mine, saved it as a "Community Layout" and I believe that can be set somewhere as the "default to use" but I can't find the option 🙃

Concept evolved! Sibling custom video replacement devices in the work thanks to @lance-ewing.bsky.social. CIVIC for the VIC-20 and OCULA for the Oric. Still more polish, adjustments, alignment and preparations to do before moving to the next stage, but this is so much fun to work on 😀

Hurray! First seemingly routed PCB for the OCULA concept. Far from done, but good to know it's routable even if it's this tight :D

More fun routing it 😜

Dabbling with new OCULA concept for the Orics.

And here is the first pass implementation of the new UI running on the actual device. www.youtube.com/watch?v=joY-...

If anyone here has made Steamdeck versions of their games: Is there somewhere a place where you can define how the various controls map to your game (say "pressing the (B) button should simulate a BACKSPACE and (X) should simulate SPACE)" and bundle that as the default mappings?

Well, it took some time, but the Encounter demo is now available on Steam as well :) So if you were on the fence, just try it (and remember it runs on a 1mhz emulated CPU, so don't expect miracles! 😅) store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/...

I must say, the original ACIA 6551 datasheet leaves me ... wanting. What is the best reference people use to figure out the details of the interrupt logic?

Doing some polishing on ACIA code now that the DSK emulation looks robust. Looks like I have to fix the modem handling of ATZ before can confirm OTRM works. Then I can start on then fun stuff!

I made a file manager for the great new LOCI mass storage device for Oric Atmos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0lp... #Oric #OricAtmos #LOCI #8bit #retro

#LOCI from #RAXISS - we just opened new €U based store at #Lectronz - secure and fast. lectronz.com/stores/raxis...

Happy new year nerds😊 I wanted to share a new video with you showing some very recognisable tunes playing on the Oric using dflat. Hope it brings back memories!!🎶😎 youtu.be/5-6Wb0_E7q8

Hope being good all year rewarded with an Oric LOCI device for Christmas. If you did get one, then I recommend dflat for LOCI - an advanced BBC BASIC-like language for the Oric now super easy to use thanks to native LOCI SD card support! youtu.be/kh5h8KwNI7I

I'm about to try out the LOCI for the first time with one of my Oric Atmos machines. Let's see what this thing can do! First check, the red button brings up the LOCI UI. Looking good so far. #Oric #RetroGaming

Is there a German word for the conflicting feeling of finding and fixing a monster how-did-this-ever-work bug .... and it's not the cause of the issue you're hunting?

And it's also on itch.io now defenceforce.itch.io/encounter

Launch teaser reveal in 4 minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFyx...

Here is the link to the "Launch Teaser": youtu.be/vFyx3R6h3fw I had grand plans for a proper "Launch Trailer" with some epic voice over ("40 years in the making....") but I did not have the time or the budget, so instead you get that one made yesterday (procrastinators united!) 😅

As promised #LOCI's from #raxiss are back in stock on time! 🙂. Well tested and loaded with the latest firmware. www.tindie.com/products/8bi...

Spent the day doing some hardware testing, making sure the game runs fine on Loci and Cumulus (and later on Cumana and Microdisc).⤵️

Has anyone finished reverse engineering the 6845 silicon chip yet? I started a few years ago. Let me know if you want to finish.

Well, today is the day where I got more follower here than I had on the other place, and as far as I know, most of you are actual real people, not bots that put a like on a post less than a second after it got posted 😅 Well done BS!

One week to go before the game release! 🤪 encounter.defence-force.org (My holidays are starting today, so you can imagine what I will spend the next week doing! 😅)

Sometimes you need to push forward to make things happen. When we started making serious demos and games on the Oric, nobody had floppy drives because there was basically no software on floppy. 20+ years later there is now quite a few "must have" software on floppy. ⤵️

Received my new Loci mass storage device for my Oric Atmos. Very handy new device that supports disk, tape and changing of ROMs. www.raxiss.com/article/id/3... #Oric #OricAtmos #8bit #Retro #loci

Hello folks. Following on from the LOCI expansion for Oric video, I have create a version of dflat for LOCI which uses the LOCI APIs for native access to the USB storage. This means you only need LOCI to try dflat on your real Oric computers😊 youtu.be/wnVvGiYzTro

The clock is ticking: "Encounter" will launch in exactly two weeks at this exact time (ok, I'm 8 minutes late😇) If you've not see it yet, here is the Steam page link: store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... Have a nice weekend everybody!

New fw release v0.2.1 for LOCI. Highlight is CSAVE support for TAP files! Pretty bare bones for now, but feels good to make progress on this old gap. github.com/sodiumlb/loc...

LOCI now also on 8Bit-Tronics' Ebay store! www.ebay.co.uk/str/8Bit-Tro...

#LOCI from [raxiss]! We are proud to announce that LOCI is available at our Tindie store: www.tindie.com/products/8bi...

First public shop with LOCI, the new expansion bus device for Oric computers, has gone live! www.raxiss.com/article/id/3...

Done implementing and testing all the achievements (the two locked ones are just grayed because I tested clearing them). ✅ Next step, trying to get the leaderboard thing working!😓

This is LOCI, new expansion device for the Oric-1 and Atmos - can load disks, tapes and even my dflat ROM. It's a nice compact integrated devices covering several bases (even supports USB mouse and joystick, but not tried it).🤓👍🏽 youtu.be/DanBBcD3v3k

Well, I'm no marketing person, and I should have done that two days ago, but there you go! 🧐 If you like retro games with a modern twist, don't hesitate to add the game to your steam wish list, this will help with the visibility of my game! 🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/3319780/... Thanks!