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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Crystal Castles update (including...
Looks amazing, congrats Thankyou too. Did get anywhere with a Beeb NuLA version of Zezito yet?At the moment I am finishing the other game, Zezito in the Glittering Caves.Statistics: Posted by Iapetus...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Refurbing a Winchester HDD
If you want to retain as much of the hardware as possible, then a replacement MFM would be the way to go, but as others have indicated, these drives are very difficult to get hold of in working...
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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello!
Hi,welcome to this great Forum... Greetings from my little Dutch Atomic Attic, Wim... Statistics: Posted by Multiwizard — Thu Mar 13, 2025 10:47 am
View Articleother events + general event chat • Re: TNMOC ECONET LAN PARTY 2025 - SAVE...
I intend to be there, at least on the Saturday.3 B's and a Master to bring, all Econet wired. Nothing esoteric or interesting though, sadly.Will make an effort to get my PiBridge on the trunk before...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Philosphical question on facebook
Saw an interesting question on a spectrum group:Do you actually enjoy playing the old games, or do you enjoy the nostalgia of playing games from your childhood?And it's probably a valid point as many...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Econet for dummies
I've re-uploaded NetLibB.zip (and NetLibA.zip) - I noticed the build file had the wrong path to DATE, so it hadn't been included.Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Fri Mar 14, 2025 9:05 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em
This looks like it's moving pointer iptr to the second character of the string before calling strlen() on it, so the buffer length will be short by one.This is fixed in...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: BeebAsm
Is there a way to output a disassembly listing file in Beebasm? For reference, all? other assemblers I have seen can do this, e.g.:acme --report <filepath>tass64 -L <filepath>ca65...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Linux terminal that supports BBC Mode 7
No worries ignore last post, tried again this morning and everything is working fine!Statistics: Posted by vela025 — Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:41 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Philosphical question on facebook
I do think the set of enjoyable older games is much much smaller than the set of nostalgia driven comfort zone games. The big thing for me is responsive controls. Without nostalgia, if a game controls...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Very OT: Recommend me a USB3 hub please
We've used the StarTech ones a few times without issue.I see they now have a 10 port industrial style one. Not cheap (£180), but less hassle if it works.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Fri Mar 14, 2025...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Acorn Atom voltage problem
The voltage from the power supply measures 5.28 volts but on the PCB there is no voltage. It’s as though it leaks away.Voltage doesn't "leak away".If there was a perfect short-circuit (0 Ω) across the...
View Articleeconet in all its guises • Re: SJ Research Clock Power Supply
It's DC! Definitely DC!No, I lied. AC - I just pulled the lid off mine and it has rectifier diodes.Statistics: Posted by danielj — Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:28 pm
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: PDFs of Electron View manual and key strip
Thanks all. Was likewise on the lookout for this. Am now wondering whether there's an Electron Viewsheet PDF knocking about. Or a PDF for the elusive Starword manual.I can help you with that (except...
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Beeb Visual Studio Code
There's a development thread for an updated version here: https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28424--TomStatistics: Posted by tom_seddon — Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:45 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • SMART SPI [Beeb2SD]
Has anyone got any experience with SmartSPI from tfw8b.com?I've installed the rom, connected the equipment to the user port. When I turn on the bbc I getBBC Computer 32kSmart SPI-And the BBC hangs....
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
Epson RX 80 F/T (thanks so much Chris!)IMG_0602.JPGHere it is, sitting next to my 2008 mac pro, looking clean and smart.500 KLEEN EDGE CONTINUOUS.JPGAnd here is the paper, in the special paper shelf,...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Where are they now?
This search is regarding the people I am writing about in the Acorn authorised biography. I've been in discussions with Hermann, Chris, Andy, Sophie, Steve, and other leading lights. But the ROMs list...
View Articleeconet in all its guises • Re: FS Op 42 - Arg & Channel wrong way round
The reason is that if the MachineType query reveals NetFS 6.07 or 6.08, v2.2-dev of the PiFS will find that out at login - in which case i don't need the bodge to work out whether to swap arg &...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: I hate RiscPCs
Got to be pin 7!Nope.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Sun Mar 16, 2025 12:56 pm
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