econet in all its guises • Re: Pi Econet Bridge v2.1 released
#Pi Econet Bridge Statistics Socket999|000|Trunk|Local 35021 to 192.168.200.101:35021|29026|127422|17|999|000|Trunk|Local 35020 to tnmoceconet.duckdns.org:35020|40454|0|Dead|Thanks as always Chris!!...
View Article32-bit acorn emulators • Re: Arculator and BASIC programs
but as I don't use Windows and Arculator is now Windows only, I can't help there.There's a Linux version of Arculator -- does that not build on a Mac?Statistics: Posted by julie_m — Fri Mar 07, 2025...
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off-topic • Re: LOLPRICE
But in the flip side you get Del Boys who haven't a scooby to price something sensible Always funny on facebook when you see vintage electronics or computers, with questions of "what is it?", followed...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: VGA/RGB/PAL output with 1-bit DAC
Ideally, the external supply should also go through a filter before it feeds the FPGA logic.I've done some board layouts for xilinx fpga and they have quite a requirement of supply filtering and...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Zen (video)
Just seen this game for the first time on Witchfinder1976's YT channel and thought the thread could do with a bump as if you've not seen the game too you've been missing out. What a fantastic game!! A...
View Articleother events + general event chat • RetroFest 2025 at STEAM in Swindon - May...
Hi all,I suspect many of you are already aware of this, but for those of you that aren't ... I've take complete leave of my senses and I'm organising a retro computer event at the STEAM museum in...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: The BBC Micro ROM Library
I went through some of the Acorn DFS variants. I didn't test any of these, just eyed any differences from other versions and tried to figure out roughly what might be going on. These generally look...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Possible 3D Maze Game
Acceptable speed, lets hope it won't get much slower with added sprites etc.Statistics: Posted by Iapetus — Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:14 am
View Articleoff-topic • AliExpress . . . New and Original . . . Buyer Beware . . . !
Trying to provide working and reliable vintage compatible products can be a nightmare . . .Do you use new tech. parts that are expensive, over specified and, sometimes, hard to get? Or, rely on...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Possible Pinball game for the BBC Micro
I've tidied up the light sprites a bit, still need tweaking, but all seem to be close enough for testing.I should hook the flippers up to the input next No extra memory used.Spoiler alert, I don't...
View Articlegeneral • Re: How often do you use your Acorn(s) computer(s)?...
Quite frankly, I’m against people who give vent to their loquacity by extraneous bombastic circumlocution.Statistics: Posted by DutchAcorn — Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:57 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
Thank you for the information, it helped me a lot, in fact 1 bit per pixel is enough for my purpose.Statistics: Posted by raftronik — Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:57 am
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • ABUG Online #99 : Tuesday...
We’re pleased to welcome you to another virtual ABUG meetup! Our friendly Tuesday evening General Sessions happens every three weeks, creating a relaxed space to share updates, swap stories, and...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: AP6 ROM update issues
I Use a Wellon VP-996 and I believe all Wellons have this feature.Thanks Dave. Looks like the prices for Wellons are a smidgen beyond what I was hoping for... I suppose it'd be far cheaper to buy a...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fixing up an A420/1
And problem found ...20250309_091313.jpg... and fixed. Podules are now recognised I guess this has been a fault for a while.Statistics: Posted by cjed — Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:27 am
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • New Acorn Archimedes A310 owner from the Netherlands
Hi all!I have just bought an enhanced Acorn Archimedes A310 machine (enhanced a.o. with ARM3 and 4MB), so I have finally also become an Archimedes owner.Some background on myself:I am Xander Mol, 52,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Dual ROM carrier boards
Hi,I have a number of carrier boards with interword, SPELL and other ROMS which I'm unlikely to use in my Beebs.I'm just wondering if the PAL on these boards allow swapping out of other dual ROMs from...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games • Re: New game: Mars, 2049 AD
There's a link to a walkthrough on IFDB: https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=n4mp7nk7zzt8onz6Statistics: Posted by fredrikr — Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:09 am
View Articleeconet in all its guises • Re: PiEconetBridge and RISC-OS AUN Clients
On the latter, note that the Bridge hardware doesn't supply terminator power, so if you want to use SJ style terminators with it, you need to switch off the clock and use a Beebmaster or SJ Clockbox...
View Articleprogramming • Re: question about screen modes and reset/cleaning
What I do is run the BASIC loader in mode 7, load the compressed game to somewhere around 4000 and the decompress down from 0 to 4000, then run the game which usually starts with a clear screen.The...
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