general • Re: AGON LIGHT- 'access denied' when saving BBC file
Thanks JohnWho?Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:51 pm
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: New: fully documented source code...
Does the triangle routine not check against negative XY values at the start of the routine? (i.e., vertices off to the left and top) Or is there some conditional flag magic I'm not not seeing...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Anyone have the application to configure...
Yes. I managed to obtain a 2 joystick parallel port PCB from !FOZ! and have all the components ready to be soldered so I can use a decent arcade stick instead.Statistics: Posted by wmd — Mon Mar 04,...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Electron ULA socket repair info please
The only repair should be a new socket, anything else is a bodge Errr . . . No. On the one socket (I've seen 4 different ones) that is libel to have broken pins - they are easy to replace and then the...
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other events + general event chat • Re: 2024 Econet LAN party 18 & 19th May
Hotel Booked cant wait (obviously not saying where as you never know who is watching)Statistics: Posted by Ukwebb — Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:25 pm
View Articleprogramming • Sound problem
I'm down to putting in a few basic sounds for my Space Invaders game. Nothing special, I don't think I'm very creative and while I understand the parameters of the ENVELOPE command I can't really...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Sound problem
I thought of another way round this but I can't get it working. If I want to prioritise explosions over movement sound, I thought I could do this:SOUND &0010,3,6,20 \2sec explosionSOUND 1,-1,135,1...
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8-bit acorn software: other • A Beeb with a keyboard Issue... :-(
Today I did manage to get the other beeb of this haul:viewtopic.php?p=413671#p413671running... Sadly the keyboard barely response... At the power up the Beeb gives a nice usual beep... But on the...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Atom: mysterious purple bar
External display mod: Analogue RGBtoHDMI...I have, of course, played with the usual RGBtoHDMI menu settings to no avail but, as it works with the other Atom, that's not surprising.Is this the generic...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: ROM archive?
This is a copy taken today of the https://acorn.huininga.nl/pub/roms/ directory.https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/e2nnrsx4 ... 9pzwb&dl=0Statistics: Posted by stevei2791 — Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:39 pm
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A540 Repair... almost. was working, now CMOS...
Thank you for the advise and sorry about all the worrying.Thats how I intepreted the difference between "CMOS unreadable" and "CMOS checksum fail". Thank you for confirming.I've checked connectivity...
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introduce yourself • Re: Hello from London
Hi Jimmy,welcome to this great Forum... Greetings from my little Dutch Atomic Attic, Wim... Statistics: Posted by Multiwizard — Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:53 pm
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
Starter score from me (ok, an embarrasing one)Statistics: Posted by fwibbler — Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:57 pm
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: New Word Game : Waffle
Hi, Chris.I had Waffle recommended to me by Vela, the sysop from the BeeBS BBS. He thought it might be up my street and, as it turns out, it definitely is!It's a fantastic version you've put together...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Xilinx CPLDs are to be axed by AMD
I've not seen anything to make me believe the ASV parts are 5V tolerant. In early versions of the datasheet there were references to VCCIO of 5V, but those are gone in the latest version, and were...
View Articlegeneral • Re: The other 32-Bit Acorn system ....
Thanks for the replies. I've just now read that article - and like other stuff then, bit too little, too late, too expensive. Interesting they compare it to a CRAY of the time too.ARM was around the...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: In development: Plus 1 Mini
What a nice surprise, great stuff! Statistics: Posted by 0xC0DE — Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:25 pm
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Hello from a returnee
Hello from a fellow Acorn owner in Oxfordshire.Statistics: Posted by a1exh — Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:35 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: HOWTO: An alternative tripler for Microvitec CUB...
Surely there's scope for getting onto Donberg and asking them what the deal is with the flaky units? And them encouraging their suppliers to fix their QC?d.The flaky units came directly from Efiter...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Acorn machines in the movies / TV
I think we actually get to see an ANCHOR system in "Image of the Fendahl" (next to a rather splendid mockup of a PDP-11):Excellent, I didn't have any idea what it looked like!I've added most of the...
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