econet in all its guises • Re: Some reference material for building Econets
The multiple types of Econets and terminations causes some confusion too - I wish it was possible to settle on one or t'other and again IMVHO things like Ken's PiClockHubThing just adds to the...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [FULLY BOOKED] BOOKING...
With timing one couldn't have predicted, my Beeb now doesn't turn on, just plays the first start-up note, and lights up the caps-lock & shift-lock buttons. Will bring it along tomorrow, hopefully...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em Tape Overhaul v3 (SAVE support, autotests)
I assume pre-rendering the bitmap is because inside B-Em, with Allegro, there is limited GUI support. Would the answer be to move this into a companion application that is built with an traditional...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Plotmate Plotter internals
In addition does anybody have an image of the HP language ROMs that go on the InterMate board inside the plotter? It turns out that the Sweet-P AutoCAD/AutoSketch driver is AWOL. AutoSketch V3 for dos...
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Introduce Yourself • Hello fellow Beebers
Hello allIm a relatively oldish yorkshire chap whose second computer was a Model B back in 1981I had it and cherished it for the next 7 years, building and expanding it over time to include sideways...
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hello fellow Beebers
Hello and welcome to the Forum!Mucking about plugging homemade stuff into my Beeb was almost certainly what convinced me to study engineering, even if I only ever got as far as a single disk drive,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dacom 2123 modem (aka 2123AD, 2123ADS, BT...
Hi,Sorry no I don't have a specific manual, but can you share a picture of your modem to help find equivalents? I guess 2123 means it supports V21 and V23. Have you tried AT commands, such as 'AT' -...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Korg Wavestation...
No idea why the capacitors weren't installed, I doubt if it makes any difference, maybe in borderline cases? A simpler way to find what EPROM you've got for the OS is to turn it on and then press "4"...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: AliExpress . . . New and Original . . . Buyer Beware . . . !
I've had a package from Aliexpress go missing, but it arrived eventually due to a mis-delivery. It was redirected by the person it was delivered to.Statistics: Posted by sP1d3r — Sat Apr 05, 2025 3:12...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: The rise of AI....
My job is mostly repairing laptop motherboards and often I need to download a datasheet on some part that I'm testing or even a full schematic and boardview of the motherboardI had an unusual repair...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
Picked off video from U24 pin 13 to avoid the dot clock issue.That is the cause of your problem.Looking at the schematic:trs80-model4.pngThe graphics video is fed into U12 (74LS51) and then into pin...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Chicken - a game in 10 lines of BASIC
Here is my entry for this year's BASIC 10Liner Contest PUR-80 category (maximum 80 characters per line).CHICKENYou are in the path of an oncoming train. You have three seconds to jump out of harm's...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 serial issues with Intersil CDP65C51 (with...
Just in case it helps someone else in the same predicament It works! I had exactly the same issue with CDP chips in an A3000 and this module appears to solve that.I do occasionally see all of...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Chicken - a game in 10 lines...
Love it! Had to read the instructions to find the right key though.Screenshot 2025-04-05 at 17.24.47.pngStatistics: Posted by BigEd — Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:25 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Messed up the second bonus page or would have been 5k higher, ah well......CP-3.pngStatistics: Posted by KarateEd — Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:07 pm
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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom with missing C11
...And then the darned thing just powered up fine.Maybe it felt at home being in a room stuffed with Acorn computers... MarkStatistics: Posted by 1024MAK — Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:44 pm
View Articlestardot FORUM • Re: Website crash and duplicate postings
Around the end of last month I had similar problems on the sister forum of 6502.org (also Powered by phpBB® Forum Software).Statistics: Posted by Louis.m — Sun Apr 06, 2025 5:50 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • My A3000 is dead
I've wanted an A3000 for a while and I've finally managed to get one.Its an early one with the cardboard box around the PSU and the motherboard has the identification 0280,0000 Iss A. Unfortunately...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • SAVE THE DATE : ABUG South,...
Happy sunny Sunday everyone! I'm glad you all enjoyed the ABUG South meetup this weekend, it certainly was quite a packed and successful event, though I say so myself. I'm pleased to announce that...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: SAVE THE DATE : ABUG...
I will see you there!This weekend ( April 4/6 ) was booked a very long time ago... could not move it.Thank you for organising.Statistics: Posted by Anobium — Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:14 pm
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