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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement Serial ULA module for the BBC Micro

AFAICT the chip is indeed a Ferranti ULA (which is an instance of a gate array) even if Acorn chose to call it SERPROC. I'd be interested to know if that's not the case.A quick google turned up CJE...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Probable 3D Maze Game/Epsilon Protocol

It's looking great Chris.I think an indication whether there's a key would be a good addition. I don't think you need another level - that's a lot of rooms already!Go for the level names - would add...

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32-bit acorn hardware • A3000 Mode 31 Not Working with UltraVIDC

I've recently built an UltraVIDC Enhancer for my A3000 and with the monitor set to SuperVGA I can get mode 28 but Mode 31 fails. Any ideas?Statistics: Posted by rodders — Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:43 am

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement A3000 motherboards

24 Mhz Crystal: LFXTAL015013Bulk1.8432 Mhz Crystal: ECS-18-13-1X32.768Mhz Crystal: FKT38EIHQ0.032768-BAG1KReset switch: ALPS SPUJ191500Keyboard headers: 7-520355-0For the speaker pin headers, normal...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Real Time Clock on Compact?

I gave this a try and thus far not getting any devices shown when running *I2CQUERY. It’s also odd the PCD8572 (built in I2C EEPROM) does not show up as a device (even on posts prior in this thread)....

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archive requests • Re: Electron Cumana Utilities disc

https://www.acornelectron.co.uk/profs/e ... umana.htmlMaybe the maintainer of this site has a copy or image?Statistics: Posted by rmbrowngr — Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:31 am

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off-topic • Re: 40 years and not much has changed

What about modern retro/ arcade games? Three personal faves: Resogun, Dead Cells and CelesteStatistics: Posted by tnash — Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:37 am

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Model B MMFS Turbo hang

Not sure about Turbo MMFS, but I had found with MMFS2 that some SD cards can cause hanging of the system. Often a reformat of the card, and/or switching to a <4GB card solves the issue.Worth a...

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