Acorn RISC iX software

New software for RISC iX

These are additional ports of software for RISC iX 1.2, I have not necessarily chosen the latest versions of them as often the older versions have better support for old UNIXs such as RISC iX.

To install:

  • Download the package and copy to the risc ix machine
  • Decompress the package uncompress packagename.tar.Z
  • Extract the package tar xvf packagename.tar
  • This will install the files to the relevant location on the machine, usually /usr/bin

bash 1.14.7

bash is the 'bourne again' Shell. It features advancements such as command-history (use the up and down cursor keys). Cursor based line editing (use the left and right cursor) and automatic filename completion (use the tab key).

  • bash1.14.7.tar.Z (200 KB)
  • After installation, as root modify the file /etc/shells and add /usr/bin/bash to the list. Then use the user command chsh to change your shell to /usr/bin/bash and relog into your account. Do not change the shell of the 'root' account.
  • bash1.14.7-src.tar.Z (2.1 MB)

    • To compile

    • uncompress
    • cd bash-1.14.7
    • make

Pico

Pico is a terminal text editor with a simple obvious interface, it is ideal for people that find vi hard work.

Arena beta 3b

Arena was the 'test bed' webbrowser of the W3C, it provides a very basic web browsing experience under RISC iX, but does support jpeg, png images http (no https), gopher, tables, some css1.

  • arena-beta-3b.tar.Z (329 KB)
  • arena-beta-3b-src.tar.Z (3.4 MB)

  • To compile

    • uncompress
    • cd WWW/Image/jpeg/Impementation
    • make
    • Do not worry about the .so version linking, as we will be using the .a version.
    • cd WWW/Image/libpng/Impementation
    • make
    • cp libpng.a WWW/Image/libpng/
    • cd WWW/Image/zlib/Impementation
    • make
    • cp libz.a WWW/Image/zlib/
    • cd WWW/Library/Impementation
    • make
    • cp libz.a WWW/Image/zlib/
    • mkdir WWW/Arena/Implementation/Library
    • cp libwww.a WWW/Arena/Implementation/Library/
    • cd WWW/Arena/Impementation
    • make -f CommonMakefile
    • If necessary rerun ranlib on the .a files to file linking issues.

gnuchess-4.0.pl80

gnuchess is a powerful chess engine with a command line interface for playing games.

xboard 3.6.2

xboard is a graphical front-end to the gnuchess program.

lua 5.3.3

lua is a simple interpretted programming language.

angband 2.7.9v6

Angband is a 'rogue-like' dungeon crawler game that uses ascii characters for graphics. This version is compiled up to work in the console and as an X Windows app.

Note: This version does not instll to the system /usr/bin and should be uncompressed and run from your user directory for example.