8-bit acorn software: other • Re: file won't run in ADFS
As promised earlier, attached is a SSD file of a program that will display the Teletext pages held inside the BeebFAX SSD files downloadable from the Archive. The attached SSD contains the compiled...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Citadel Item Randomiser 0.4 (updated)
Thanks, I'll bear these issues in mind if I ever get round to doing another release.First of all, thanks very very much for the randomiser (and the source code too)! Citadel is one of my favourite...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Acorn machines in the movies / TV
If anyone's interested, I'm developing a list of all the times that the BBC Micro was used to provide graphics for Doctor Who, along with some notes on when it looks like the Beeb might have been used...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Electron ULA socket repair info please
Contact Dave Hitchins - daveejhitchins on this site.Dave does Electron repairs and all Electron things.RayStatistics: Posted by rharper — Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:24 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement A3000 motherboards
This is just full on awesome.Statistics: Posted by strobe84 — Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:30 pm
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #4 - Thu...
Enjoyed it thoroughly last night .. Great talking to you all again .Many thanks to Ken for Treecopying over my files from the SCSI HDD to the Pi 1Mhz, all via Econet.I want a Pi Econet Bridge now....
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Ghostbusters (Activision)
They are 4 bit samples at about 7Khz. All three channels being used for the same volume. "Ghostbusters" and "He slimed me" add up to about three seconds duration. These are conversions of recordings...
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development tools • Re: BeebEm Custom Keyboard Mapping
This is the problem I'm trying to solve, typing tilde, '~'So, Caret '^' and Tilde are on the same key.And on a regular keyboard Caret is Shift-6 and on mine Tilde is Shift-#I've mapped PC-Shift to...
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off-topic • Re: Anyone in France?
Thanks to Rob, my hand controller works again Many thanks to Rob and all who replied. This really is a great community.Statistics: Posted by RobC — Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:08 am
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: SAVE THE DATE! ABUG...
Room is booked at The Ely Hotel, let's goooo!!! Statistics: Posted by 0xC0DE — Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:20 am
View Articlegeneral • Re: AGON LIGHT- 'access denied' when saving BBC file
It will be nothing to do with BASIC - all BASIC does is make a call to the host's file load code. .....To confirm the initial reported problem, confirm it exactly. Check what this does, if the issue...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
New high score.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:34 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Model B voltage sag and low impedance
Have you checked that the -5V is connected and has -5V on it? I fixed up a Beeb recently that had everything on the -5V rail destroyed. I'm not sure how that happened, I know it is not regulated and...
View Articlegeneral • Re: An "Acorn/ARM opportunity" for Sun Microsystems
Interesting. In 97 Next was being folded in and the iMac would be out the next year. Jobs would take over leadership and would cancel Newton and start selling off the ARM shares....
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another a3000 repair
Are there recommende "video" jumper settings for mamximum compatibility with modern monitors ?Not really, but separated syncs may be preferred. LK24 1-2 for HSync and LK25 fitted for VSync. I've never...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Cloak Of...
For what it's worth (almost certainly nothing), when I was actively trying to write an adventure game, both in assembler and Inform6/PunyInform, I had several goes at implementing variable light...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Windows / Linux File Manager and serial...
Since there doesn't appear to be a Native BBC Micro / Master file manager (norton commander style), has anyone written one for Windows or Linux which can connect to the Beeb via serial cable?I doubt...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Yet another RAM issue...but with an unusual twist.
This makes me wonder if there's any mileage in a sticky thread for people who want the ROM but don't have means to burn their own to be sent a burned ROM with the proviso that they then send it on to...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: HOWTO: An alternative tripler for Microvitec CUB...
I just divide the amount by 40 (it's really 39.3701) gives that a Victorian slide rule error in your favour unfortunately my voltage probe is only rated for 40kV handling, the ones at work go much...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Online Banking on PC vs Telephone
Mobile banking apps always have security in my experience. It might be a PIN code or password or FaceID, but it’s there. My suspicion is that the banks prefer mobile apps because almost everyone has a...
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