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TassyJim

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Posted: 08:32pm 12 Dec 2025

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I did miss the fact that they did provide the script to create the desktop shortcut.

I am not sure how many flavours of Linux that the same script works for.

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Posted: 10:11pm 12 Dec 2025

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TassyJim said I did miss the fact that they did provide the script to create the desktop shortcut.

I am not sure how many flavours of Linux that the same script works for.

Jim

I think the 'terminal' commands in Linux are similar between distros.
It is the GUI part where the differences show up.

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Posted: 10:31pm 12 Dec 2025

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I'm liking bbc basic for trixie rpi 400. new to me and does what a bbc micro wouldn't have done at the same speed. the demos are impressive. but what is it?
the ball moves up the "stairs"

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Posted: 11:08pm 12 Dec 2025

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Quote but what is it? the ball moves up the "stairs"

It is from an Escher painting.
Tell us what happens when it gets to the top of the stairs. :-)

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Posted: 11:30pm 12 Dec 2025

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I can't get mmedit to run

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Posted: 12:08am 13 Dec 2025

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The .tar.gz you have highlighted is a ZIP folder containing the linux files.
Extract them first then make a desktop shortcut to the executable as you did before.

However not everyone can get the executable to run, including me.

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Posted: 12:11am 13 Dec 2025

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You need the RPi version of MMEdit for a RPi
Currently not ready for use.

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Mixtel90

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Posted: 08:03am 13 Dec 2025

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I once saw a 3D model of that Escher painting. You can actually make it in the physical world but you can only view it from one particular angle to get that illusion and someone walking on the stairs wouldn't work as they would either get stuck down a hole or fall off!

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Posted: 04:27pm 13 Dec 2025

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Mick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pPPWei2oEA

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Posted: 04:44pm 13 Dec 2025

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TassyJim said You need the RPi version of MMEdit for a RPi
Currently not ready for use.

don't bother as it would not be used much imho

Footnote added 2025-12-14 03:30 by stanleyella
Jim not many rpi users would use mmbasic

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It wasn't that actual one, Stan, but yeah, that's how it was done. :)

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