8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 21st Century BBC Micro?
My point was that, IMHO, part of the BBC experience is using the keyboard with red fn keys and the layout we know and love. Any remake will have to incorporate this aspect and so, if I was to do this...
View Articlenew ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: Dino
Thanks both.This build has a couple of optimisations in, but still needs a lot more to goStarted to plug in the map, but it has some problems that need sortingAlso Dino doesn't know how to climb...
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Crystal Castle 40th...
Thanks - it's nice to hear from people playing it. Halfway there!It's a great game, plenty of small details in the scenery and the controls feel very precise.The number of crystals collected here is...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Exile - Unprotected Disc Images
It would be interesting to see if the procedural map generator differed much between pre-releases and final release. Obviously, there are differences in the hand-crafted map elements, and it would...
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: *podules go pop
Swapping podules around, it seems like podule slot 2's gone weird. Boggle!Maybe this should have been in the hardware section after all - but it /seems/ ok now, after unplugging the (dead, unpowered)...
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32-bit acorn hardware • A300/A440/R140 podule spacer
I made the most amazing 3D model ever. So complex. But important. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6933060As per measurements from Acorn's original parts.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Fri Jan...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A440/R140 Memory Error
Does it only print lines like that when the RAM's bad? I've never seen anything more than dots appear. Maybe I should deliberately stuff a machine and try Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Fri Jan...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
High Score Tables Updated......Statistics: Posted by KarateEd — Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:58 am
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econet in all its guises • Re: Pi Econet Bridge v2.1 released
See fs.c:132 - ECONET_MAX_FS_SERVERSThat fixed it! Works perfectly now. I never realised there was a 4 server limit thanks for the quick responses as alwaysStatistics: Posted by davehill — Sat Feb 01,...
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Crystal Castle 40th...
Nice score, very close - posted.I've gone back over all of the screens, making notes of where the 8 items are, where and how they are used, thinking that another couple of crystals might appear, but...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Best solder for repairing BBCs
For repairs to equipment like Acorn computers 60/40 solder is recommended. It's not good to mix different solders.Try buying from CPC, here's a link MarkI bought some 60/40 solder from CPC and it...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Slot Machine
Very cool. I'll give it a spin!Statistics: Posted by DROMChef — Sat Feb 01, 2025 9:32 pm
View Articlenew ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: BBC Micro on Ethernet LAN?
This should be well within the realms of a £3 Microcontroller (which is chomping 32bit chunks with 40x the clock rate of the Beeb :lol: ).Well, that's what the Pi Pico is -- it's a basic...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC VRAM - DIY
I don't know if 4MB is worth doing, it seems like VRAM bandwidth might prevent any real increase in bit depth or resolution.My calculations suggest it's worth it even if not using much of the extra...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Colour Card
Hello ,I have a Colour Card but do not have the cable to from the computer to the card.I am also looking for Vivid Gold for the A5000 ,does anyone know where to buy it.Especially the cable would be...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Colour Card
I have a Colour Card but do not have the cable to from the computer to the card.It's just a standard 0.1" pitch 16way (8x2) IDC. Something off the shelf like Amphenol FC16300 should do.You can even...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: My Weird Music :P
I've added some new tracks to my playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29M1nl ... lW4o7tfDneStatistics: Posted by lovebug — Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:46 am
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC power button and case locking pin STLs
I am very impressed by people that can use Open SCAD at all! I couldn’t get my head round it.Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:21 am
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Exile - Unprotected Disc Images
Late night hacking reveals the EXILE3 code to be 207 <Return>Not on the f-keys, just the regular number keys. Statistics: Posted by Rich Talbot-Watkins — Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:25 am
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Yeah, LadyBug is all about bonuses. I find the RNG is very dependent on key-presses, so I tend to move up/down or left/right randomly for a second or so before I pick up the last dot. I am definitely...
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