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Is the depiction of Elite on the BBC Microcomputer correct? Afair, the models were all see-through wireframes.
by riidom 4y ago
Is the depiction of Elite on the BBC Microcomputer correct? Afair, the models were all see-through wireframes.
- tom_ 4y agoHidden lines were removed though only on a per model basis. EDIT: But you don't have to believe me! You can visit https://bbc.godbolt.org/ https://bbc.godbolt.org/ and see BBC Micro Elite running in an emulator. Do a Shift+F12 at the BBC Microcomputer 32K prompt to boot the disk. Also check out https://www.bbcelite.com/ https://www.bbcelite.com/ (previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34852219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34852219) for all the code you can eat.
- NikkiA 4y agoIIRC it did hidden line removal on the BBC if you had the second processor, and non-removal on a plain BBC. I can't remember if the required 2nd proc for elite was a Z80 or another 6502 though; a part of my brain remembers it as needing the Z80, but that sounds like it'd be weird.