8-bit acorn hardware • Re: What year was my BBC Master 128 manufacturered?
The reason I asked is because I'm curious of its exact age. It's in out of the box condition.Statistics: Posted by Distorted Vision — Fri May 23, 2025 10:49 pm
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Exact timing of Acorn Electron
Even if it isn't your main emulator, it makes it easy to leave running in the corner of your display as an extra test of whether your code runs correctly against multiple software implementations of...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Economical BBC-Elite Programming
I'm pretty certain that circles in Elite are just polygons. So on the basis that vertices cost more, they are the least economical shape.Statistics: Posted by jms2 — Fri May 23, 2025 11:06 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with MMFS
Can I use the B version of mfs in a B+ to do it using the sideways ram? I can't think why it wouldn't work but don't have a B+ to hand Statistics: Posted by tricky — Fri May 23, 2025 11:07 pm
View Articleeconet and other acorn specific networking • Re: Joining the information...
Hi BigEd - it is definitely at 192.168.0.1 - *PING -n 192.168.0.1 works, constantly returning 64 bytes until I press escape. Maybe !NetSetup is where I'm missing something. I have host name :...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Use of GENSYM in Acornsoft lisp?
Carefully reading the book I realized Acornsoft lisp does allow lambda function with un-evaluated parameters, which is not typical for lisp dialects.It was typical for Lisp dialects before the 1980s,...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 Purchase
Might need a better soldering iron.So free Archimedes'? Or do you need to pay the money back?Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Sat May 24, 2025 10:50 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dacom 2123 modem (aka 2123AD, 2123ADS, BT...
Is this the version supplied for the DTI modems-in-schools project, or a later one?If the former, then knowing all the commands may not help that much as some of them didn't work! Notably, it had a...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Only problem I'm having is getting a decent score.It took me all day to get this one. I don't think I'm going to beat it now.What with the non responsive fire button and the various invisible bullets...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Wow... Archimedes... (Saloon Cars!)
I am new to retro-gaming. I am rediscovering a bunch of systems from my childhood and building this grand arcade system at home. It's a labor of love haha! I was a bit too young for Archimedes at the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • BBC B slow startup due to disk interface
BBC B, series 7, 8271 disk interfaceSymptom was a delayed startup with a long second beep - with the screen showing the Acorn and DFS header, after a delay of around 4 seconds the BASIC and prompt...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Series 7 weird slow startup
Thanks and done Statistics: Posted by astrovark — Sun May 25, 2025 12:25 am
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Wow... Archimedes... (Saloon Cars!)
if anyone has link to a ROM of the Deluxe Version of Saloon Cars, that'd be fantastic! Software for these machines was supplied on discs, not ROM. Here's the standard Saloon...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement Serial ULA module for the BBC Micro
With the CPLD, the choice of wave shape is determined by the resistor network on CasOut. I'm wondering whether you should pause getting more of these boards made until we have investigated some...
View Articleeconet and other acorn specific networking • Re: Joining the information...
Okay - so I've added an apache server, made sure mod_ssl.so was commented out and checked I can reach the basic "It works!" html file from other machines on the network. Still no luck with the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC B starting in mode 6
Possibly, is that a newer thing, my old BBC never had those links. Why would they want different start up modes?Ask the people who want different startup MODEs.Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Sun...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS
Apologies All.Just realised I was on for 40 minutes straight blocking access. I hadn’t visited for a few weeks and had so many messages to catch up on. Thanks everyone. Thanks for all the new content...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Acorn Game Loader (AGL) - A uef tape loader
I have now included an Electron games pack named to match the assetsThis is a great help. Makes the AGL shine. Thank you indeed.Statistics: Posted by origami_camera — Mon May 26, 2025 1:41 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Be aware that the score clocks over at 100k - there's no hidden extra digit. Despite looking like it gets almost impossible on later levels, eventually, so many aliens are swooping down at the same...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet and 8271 - S9 open or closed?
S9 is normally a tinned copper wire if fitted.MarkStatistics: Posted by 1024MAK — Mon May 26, 2025 10:01 pm
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