IMPRESSION
Tord S Eriksson (2443) 5 posts |
Hi all, Totally green when it comes to RaspberryPi (aka RPi), but here goes: Just got my RaspberryPi up and running with RiscOS, but I would like to use Impression on it, and I do have that on my iMac in my VirtualRPC section. I use my old Mac keyboard, and that works well, too! Haven’t really the foggiest about what will run on a RPi, or what will not: Can I just move it over to the SD card, and start using it?! I have the Virtual on a separate hard disc, so would it be possible to connect it directly to the RPi?! It has its own PSU, of course! Any help very much appreciated! From a sunny, and very hot, Sweden, all the best, Tord |
David Gee (1833) 268 posts |
As the RPi is 32-bit, you will need Aemulor to run Impression. |
Tord S Eriksson (2443) 5 posts |
Thanks for a quick reply, David! Now where does I get Aemulor. Let’s search the internet! Tord |
Wouter Rademaker (458) 197 posts | |
Tord S Eriksson (2443) 5 posts |
Thanks, Wouter & David! Now, how do I move my Impression in my VirtualAcorn directory, to the RPi?! Other than that, the RPi feels very much like my old RiscPC, long gone! About as fast, but I long after a harddisc, can any be used?! Tord |
Chris Evans (457) 1614 posts |
You can’t ‘move’ an installed copy of Impression unless it is one of the last versions released, otherwise the copy protection stops it from working. |
Tord S Eriksson (2443) 5 posts |
Thanks, Chris, for the quick answer. I have Publish+ as well, but the same copy protection problems apply, right?! |
Chris Evans (457) 1614 posts |
It affects all versions. If your version ends .13 Then that was the last ever version and it will copy after installation. .12 & .11 may also be copyable. |
Tord S Eriksson (2443) 5 posts |
I do have an external 1TB drive with my VirtualAcorn in a folder, together with various back-ups for my OS X computer. Could I use that attached to my RPi?! Tord |
Andrew Conroy (370) 725 posts |
I seem to remember a utility somewhere that would re-key your copy of Impression to your new boot sequence if you had to replace !Boot and had lost your original discs. !Rst_Impsn was it called? |
Wouter Rademaker (458) 197 posts | |
Chris Johnson (125) 825 posts |
I have 4.13 of Publisher and 5.13 of Pub+ and they both copy without problem. I have copied them to usb drives on both BB and PB and they both work fine (under Aemulor, of course). |
Andrew Conroy (370) 725 posts |
Wouter: That looks like the one! |
Paul Sprangers (346) 523 posts |
I can’t resist to point at OvationPro. It’s far superior to Impression (mind you, here’s a formerly heavy Impression user speaking), while it has a near-perfect built in Impression importer. OvationPro is commercial (I believe it costs £150), but it’s by far the best investment I ever made during my RISC OS decades. There’s even a native Windows version! |
Rick Murray (539) 13806 posts |
I would second what Paul has said. OvationPro is a lovely capable piece of software, and as long as you stick with document feature level 41, switching files between RISC OS and Windows is a doodle. Both versions look and feel the same, and the Windows version includes an aliasing system to translate “Corpus”, “Homerton”, “Sassoon”, and “Trinity” – so you can refer to fonts by their RISC OS names and it’ll just work when opened under RISC OS. The price is £100 for the RISC OS version, and £60 for the Windows version if you have the RISC OS one. RISC OS demo version: http://www.davidpilling.net/ovationpro/opr.html (top of the page) Windows demo and read-only viewer version: http://www.davidpilling.info/cd/main.html 1 Document feature level 4 is the default and is compatible between platforms. Document feature level 5 adds features such as Unicode support, which are not (yet?) fully available under RISC OS. It is in the user guide (http://www.davidpilling.info/cd/DavidPilling/Documentation/Pdf/15_custom.pdf) on page 12. |