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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: SAVE THE DATE :: ABUG...

Any photos ? or videos?Statistics: Posted by Anobium — Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:15 pm

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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello World – New A5000 Owner from Germany...

You can indeed connect your Atari-style joysticks.Back in the day, you could get device which plugged into the parallel printer port, and could connect two joysticks. The kit came with software to...

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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Elite Compendium (BBC Micro +...

Hi.Keen to run Options 1 & 2 from the Compendium: BBC Micro versionbut I don't have a Gotek, just a turbo MMFS which uses .ssd not .dsdI've tried to split the .dsd into 2x.ssd but couldn't get it...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Pi1MHz Software

I have it running with the current Kernel7 build running on a RPiZero 2. In the config.txt file, don't overclock it. If present, remove arm_freq=1200core_freq=500It's not creating the SCSIx.cfg file...

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off-topic • Re: Art Thread (non acorn)

PlaygroundStatistics: Posted by pixelblip — Mon Apr 07, 2025 6:42 pm

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new bbc and electron games from 'retro software' • Re: Apache Canyon for...

Thanks Lee Statistics: Posted by rasto1968 — Mon Apr 07, 2025 6:54 pm

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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [COMPLETED] BOOKING...

A short taster video of the event: https://youtu.be/mcb9qGUFxL8Statistics: Posted by colinhoad — Mon Apr 07, 2025 6:56 pm

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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Incoming Acorn Atom Issue 5 Replica

Possibly. Perfect picture on composite.Probably academic now, but if it works on the composite input, then that shows TV is happy with 60Hz video in general, and the problem with the RF input is...

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8-bit acorn emulators • Re: hopefully a retro style beeb like computer

You may already be aware of it, but just wanted to throw Olimex's Neo6502 out there.It has an actual WDC65C02 on board as well as an RP2040 microcontroller for everything else. You can even generate a...

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off-topic • Re: Is there an easy solution to my musical problem?

Just for another bash variant (use cygwin or gitbash or whatever on Windows), this MIGHT work (untested). It will work for a whole tree. I guess it's similar to julie_m's but slightly different Code:...

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the complete BBC games archive • Re: Skip "lost" games in the...

Just refresh the page to skip lost games?Sure, it can be worked around, but it looks bad when I show people with fond memories of the BBC Micro this site, and there's a big "THIS GAME IS LOST" that...

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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge...

I'd really like to veto this one as, while it's a great Galaga clone on the face of it, it typifies everything that can be bad in Inufuto's games - jerky movement, wildly erratic enemy shots and too...

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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...

High Score Tables Updated......Statistics: Posted by KarateEd — Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:01 pm

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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: ATOM DVI-D video and SID Audio adapter

I managed to get hold of an AtomDVI PCB from @cjm when I went along to ABUG last weekend. Thank you .The first thing I checked was the orientation of PL7, having fallen foul of this previously. I...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Attempting to build A3000 parallel port, two port...

See a few posts back that apparently PCBway can actually assemble and populate the board based on a BOM.A minimum order quantity of 5 would make it a rather expensive endeavour though. Obviously do...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Modification required for the AP6 when using...

This affects AP6 1Vx and 1V2! If you are using anything that addresses &FDxx to &FFxx there may/will be some address clashes e.g. Roland's WiFi and RetroClinic's DataCentre. (There may be...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Building Ultimate BBC Micro B

I’m (partially) surprised nobody’s mentioned Shadow RAM yet. The more ultimate you go, the more RAM gets stolen and the less you have to play with. Shadow gives you some back, although it is harder to...

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archive requests • Re: Missing Magazines from the 80s

Hi,Does anyone have any "COMPUTING TODAY" magazines from 1984 or 1985? (I don't need Jan, Mar, or Jun 84)Does anyone have "PERSONAL COMPUTING TODAY" magazines OCT 82 or DEC 82?, or any from 1983 (I...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Memory diagnostics in UEF format

HiJust a quick update to say I ordered a compatible Ram chip from Mark @Retroclinic and the memory diagnostics now runs through with no errors. I can also load up software such as Elite which was...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

Maybe in HSC the SPECIAL should be just 6 rounds of red skulls, no points, no extra livesStatistics: Posted by lovebug — Wed Apr 09, 2025 6:41 pm

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