8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b2 - new emulator
Hi, I feel like this is a question I shouldn't be asking but I cant find the answer with a search. I'm using B2 but the issue I'm having is with the disk images. I save my work and it works during the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A4 econet - opensource project
Great, thanks.Had a quick look and it seems good so I hit send to JLCPCB, will report back if the PCB works.Only change I had to make was to make all the LEDs red due to component shortages (and...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Updated Master MOS versions
Hopefully moving relevant discussion from another thread...If you're experimenting with updating your Master's MOS ROM, you might like to try one of my updated Master MOS versions, with performance...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master ROM ICs
I hate github, why is there never just a simple link to the files you wantI see Tom's link goes to a page sayingFollowup comment here, since there's already a specific thread for my updated MOS and...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Should I buy a BBC B or Master 128?
Iirc, if you make the link to boot by default, doing shift break gets the odd behaviour where it doesn't start the menu automatically.Statistics: Posted by tricky — Sun May 04, 2025 7:06 pm
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *Sun*
Night Owl Host is now up for this evening ..cheers Statistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Sun May 04, 2025 7:26 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Weekend coding challenge: Turing's tricky tape teaser
It's pretty clear that the odd-numbered cases follow a D=(N+1)/4 pattern with considerable accuracy. The even-numbered case is a lot less obvious. So I was half-right. Yeah, so for even- and...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Hang Seng
Anyone have more examples of real world uses of Acorn Computers?RiscPC and Iyonix marine radar systems - https://rougol.jellybaby.net/meetings/2008/sep.htmlAlso A3000s have been used in radar systems,...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Nice little game. It's fairly smooth for this kind of game - I like it. 10 minutes got me this rather low score, but it's a start.Statistics: Posted by Ailasue — Sun May 04, 2025 10:11 pm
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Acorn Art Thread
Awesome as always!Statistics: Posted by keyscompany — Sun May 04, 2025 10:28 pm
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • !USBFS read/write CH376 USB filesystem for...
As some will already know from the April ABug South, I've been working on building a full RISC OS filing system for the CH376 USB module, this is !USBFS and I'm pleased to share that !USBFS is now...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Speed of zero page vs Electron sideways RAM
Good finds, Ed! The OCR results on archive.org can be quite variable, but these Electron User scans are pretty acceptable. I've found a lot of content through searches on archive.org, and some...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Zezito in the Glittering...
Don't think I'd ever heard of that machine before. Will you turn your attention back to the Acorn version once this is complete? I must go back to it but I am uncertain of the order I will finish the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Proper RGB SCART cable ..
FUNCTION SWITCHING was originally just a binary on/off to switch between the TV's internal tuner and the SCART input. However, it got extended to three voltage levels to control widescreen processing...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: !USBFS read/write CH376 USB filesystem for...
Having helped test earlier versions of this, I'm very pleased it's out! Thanks so much for your work on this Steve, it's a very nice bit of software, and it turns Ian's almost essential IDE podules...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 - 8MB Memory upgrade options
I recently tweaked my 8MB design to just accept the track cut and flying wire that'll be required to hold ARM in reset until the PAL's done its thing. And then built one - as far as populating just...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Dino
After working 10-12 hours a day coding, I just don’t feel like looking at code again, and end up either playing games or watching tvI will eventually get back to the beeb at some pointI know that...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 networking card by Atomwide (1993) - problem!
No dice. Incidentally, how do I reverse the FX command?Statistics: Posted by Tills — Tue May 06, 2025 8:52 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Morley Teletext adapter revisited
Yes I paid about the same in 1985.Here's a picture showing the tuner on the bottom line - so much easier than the Acorn thumbwheels.Statistics: Posted by acornist — Tue May 06, 2025 8:52 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Archimedes USB file transfer using CH376
This is amazing - nice work!Statistics: Posted by myelin — Tue May 06, 2025 10:45 pm
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