32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn UNIX helpline?
Ian kindly sent me a copy of his drive image. It's incomplete - /bin and /dev are missing.I've managed to replace these with copies from my own incomplete backup of 1.13 from after the Scottish Drive...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Just got a nice boost up.151600.pngStatistics: Posted by Rod C — Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:51 pm
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: New starter - help needed!
I had thought that using a Pi with an ARM chip inside was kind of native is that terribly naive?Only slightly naive - for the ARM code it's 99% the same as it was (with some gotchas), but the graphics...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: UMI 4M
I am doing a bit more so here:-UMI4M.pngI hope to have it all roughed in soon.Statistics: Posted by fordp — Mon Mar 24, 2025 12:28 pm
View Articleoff-topic • Re: The rise of AI....
The results were interesting to say the least. Much of the explanation of the assembler appears to be perfunctory at best, but the commentary really scares me - the "possibly" and "game data? Map?" -...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement A3000 motherboards
ferrite bead chokes from this one.Hmm. These have no specification that I can see. The value wasn't spec'd by Acorn for A3000, but on several other models it is. I've been fitting...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: What mouse for a Master Compact?
See https://mdfs.net/Info/Comp/BBC/Mouse/The Compact uses a “bus” mouse. Atari ST and Amiga mice are also bus mice however they all use different pins for their signals despite all using DE-9...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Were there any Archimedes game...
Another one found - Small, by D.J.Hoskins. There's a demo (not sure where it's from, possibly a cover disc) that has two special levels not found in the full game. Information confirmed in the game's...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Accepting parameters in 6502 assembly?
I've now semi-completed writing a program in assembly that with *WEB www.example.com executes a telnet GET request and scrapes the HTML in to a file to be read back with *WeBBC. However rather...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: 🦇 Batman
Always preferred the C64 caped crusader puzzle one over the movie tie in fighting oneanyway I thought you were working a vertical space shooter?Statistics: Posted by fizgog — Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:45 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Hopefully I'm catching up with someone (anyone?)Statistics: Posted by fwibbler — Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:47 pm
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Possible new DigDug version for the...
Not found any bugs so far, after a few days of testingI did notice this on after game over and the enemies still moving around and over writing the game over message, but it's nothing majorScreenshot...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn UNIX helpline?
That phone number is for Microcare Software Helpdeskhttps://chrisacorns.computinghistory.or ... ReadMe.txtEDIT: I'd forgotten that BeebMaster had already figured this out years ago...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC #3 - no sound
Reviving my own thread here, because I have finally got back to my stack of dead RiscPCs.So, where was I... this one had got to the point where it was actually booting OK, but with no sound. Then it...
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general • Re: Today I received.....
Just arrived, and happily in one piece too:IMG20250326125721.jpgThe cat is keen to have a go Statistics: Posted by Ronin47 — Wed Mar 26, 2025 1:25 pm
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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Printing from an Acorn Atom
Nice job ... it's been a while that I have seen a working printer connected to the Atom ......... Statistics: Posted by oss003 — Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:44 pm
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Building a Replica Acorn System 5...
And soon there will be some new software available for the System 5 .... https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30776GreetingsKeesStatistics: Posted by oss003 — Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:48 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Plug lopping
- just how many Beebs can you power on a B type RCD? Slightly fewer than Acorn had on their stand at the 1982 Personal Computer World show! I got to 15 and the power went off, well below the current...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: ATOM DVI-D video and SID Audio adapter
@hoglet linked to a solution using a DS1818 in this thread.https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt ... 18#p424892Statistics: Posted by cjm — Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:31 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 battery damage & loose CMOS chip
Resurrecting this post as I put my A5000 up for sale on eBay last night and this morning I received a message from someone who very kindly informed me that I have the rarer A5000a model! Yes, it's an...
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