Future of Oolite what do you think?

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I'm going to leap into the fray with my first post to this forum!

I've just received a new Raspberry Pi today and it's got 512Mb RAM. All the new Model B boards from 15th Oct 2012 have 512MB as standard.
Hopefully that solves the memory issue!
I certainly agree that getting it onto the R-Pi and into schools would be a wonderful idea.
If it's possible to squeeze Oolite into a Raspberry Pi I shall go straight off and build a mini Orac case for it :wink:

BTW I only just found out about Oolite via the Elite:Dangerous Kickstarter campaign.
Not played Elite since it came out (back as a collage student :oops:)
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Welcome aboard, Jack Nova! 8)
Jack Nova wrote:
BTW I only just found out about Oolite via the Elite:Dangerous Kickstarter campaign.
Not played Elite since it came out (back as a collage student :oops:)
Then you are in for a treat! Now it looks the way it did in our minds, all those years ago.. :D
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
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As far as I can tell, I'll probably keep playing Oolite till the day I die.....
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onno256 wrote:
I'll probably keep playing Oolite till the day I die.....
I don't intend to let dying get in the way of playing Oolite.. heck, it'll give me more time to play.. :mrgreen:
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
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Diziet Sma wrote:
onno256 wrote:
I'll probably keep playing Oolite till the day I die.....
I don't intend to let dying get in the way of playing Oolite.. heck, it'll give me more time to play.. :mrgreen:
RL(TM) with a 'Press Space' function - what a great idea! :D
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Personally I plan to live forever.

So far, so good...
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For the record, I ain't going anywhere either... unless I get an invite to that Great Gig in the Sky!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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Hehe, Great Gig in The Sky is a wonderfull song, Pink Floyd also goes well with Oolite!
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onno256 wrote:
Pink Floyd also goes well with Oolite!
Oh yes... especially if you're in a nasty anarchy system, listening to Dogs from the Animals album!
That is one of my abiding memories of playing BBC Elite... that and Beethoven's Sixth, for some strange reason!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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The Hyperradio OXP has been a welcome addition to my addons folder!
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Diziet Sma wrote:
onno256 wrote:
I'll probably keep playing Oolite till the day I die.....
I don't intend to let dying get in the way of playing Oolite.. heck, it'll give me more time to play.. :mrgreen:
That probably means getting uploaded to the main mind upon death where you can play all the simulations you want to play ;)
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onno256 wrote:
Diziet Sma wrote:
onno256 wrote:
I'll probably keep playing Oolite till the day I die.....
I don't intend to let dying get in the way of playing Oolite.. heck, it'll give me more time to play.. :mrgreen:
That probably means getting uploaded to the main mind upon death where you can play all the simulations you want to play ;)
Sounds very "Culture" like.
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El Viejo wrote:
For the record, I ain't going anywhere either... unless I get an invite to that Great Gig in the Sky!
That's a great song EV, perfect for Oolite.

For the record, I don't plan on ever abandoning Oolite either. As Lone_Wolf once told me
I found Oolite and it has never left my harddrive since
and I couldn't possibly put it better than that :D .
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