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Michael and Michael welcome to this episode occasional host Andy Piper and special guest Mark Moxon for an amazing trip down memory lane replete with assembly language references for a conversation about Mark’s lockdown project documenting the source code for Elite on the BBC Micro. A fascinating look at the amazing creativity and user experience innovation rendered into 32K code running on a BBC Micro with many lessons for current developers. Don’t miss this episode!
Selected Links
BBC Micro Elite source code — https://www.bbcelite.com
Acorn Computers — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Computers
BBC Micro — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro
Elite — http://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=2484
Elite Dangerous — https://www.elitedangerous.com/seasons/elite-dangerous/
Mark Moxon — https://www.markmoxon.com