programming • Re: Sensible value of PAGE to assume when developing on Electron
Sounds great. But wouldn't you want to base it on ADFS 1.1, to fix the Zysyshelp and cursor flashing bugs? Otherwise there'll be data loss.My reading of ELK 1.30 is that it's still based on ADFS...
View Articlegeneral • BeebWiki offline for maintainance
The BeebWiki is struggling under a huge amount of server requests, so I've temporarily turned it off while I investigate.Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Tue May 27, 2025 12:27 am
View Articleprogramming • Re: Routines to scan ROMFS catalog
Improved ROMs attached.Statistics: Posted by regregex — Tue May 27, 2025 1:12 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Exact timing of Acorn Electron
Do I have to do anything to enable this auto-reloading? Oh, apologies, the feature is relatively new, is correspondingly opt-in within the code, and I failed to realise it hadn't flowed to the...
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econet and other acorn specific networking • Re: New Install not creating...
So my HAT is older - meaning I need to update the EEPROM.If you have a version B board then it might be easier to use the overlay method, rather than waving a soldering iron around That's what I...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: creating adf images for archimedes
is this the sort of thing you're looking for?Yes it is, weird then that I did not notice that, must have done something wrong then. Thx.Statistics: Posted by xahmol — Tue May 27, 2025 9:43 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Tuning Disk Performance for a GOTEK (on 8271)
I'd noticed that the 8271 appeared to allow step speeds in ms to be specified by a complete byte. The effect of using zero wasn't immediately obvious but I didn't see why a 1ms setting shouldn't work....
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Here's my starter. Doubt that I'll be seeing the score counter fail to register 100K. 19550.PNGStatistics: Posted by Rod C — Wed May 28, 2025 1:42 am
View Articleeconet and other acorn specific networking • Re: *FAST source
Yes, here:viewtopic.php?p=419182#p419182Statistics: Posted by KenLowe — Wed May 28, 2025 11:09 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Disassembly/reassembly of Acornsoft's VIEW?
No sign, but there is this reference viewtopic.php?p=370806#p370806Statistics: Posted by TobyLobster — Wed May 28, 2025 11:31 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: 6502 tube coding guidelines
Here's a demo user OSWORD handler. It's very basic, but shows the general outline.Code: 10 REM > OswDemo/src 20 REM Demonstrate adding an OSWORD via USERV 30 : 40 myOSW=&E0 :REM My OSWORD call...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement Serial ULA module for the BBC Micro
The super cheap ferrics (Maxell UR90) I used for testing the record and replay on Beebs really falls off sharply at around 7kHz, they behave similarly to police evidence/court transcription cassettes....
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 8271 Disc interface problem
S9 is fitted on a factory model B but not on a model A that has been upgraded to a model B. That caught me out when upgrading a model A->B tape machine to Econet Statistics: Posted by maniacminer —...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet and 8271 - S9 open or closed?
One side of S9 is ground and the other is the interrupt pin from the 8271 - I'm amazed the 8271 still works.Statistics: Posted by maniacminer — Thu May 29, 2025 2:35 am
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 8271 Scan commands
A little bit OT but did anyone ever connect a 5.25" HD drive to the Beeb - it appears to be identical in format and frequency to an 8" drive. The BBC has a jumper for the higher frequency - so that...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: PS/2 keyboard & mouse to Archimedes adapter...
If it is using my software then it is an unauthorised pirate use.CJE Micros are authorised to use my software in their product.Ian, I'm not a fan of that seller as I suspect they're profiting from...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC to monitor
Thanks all - here is a pic of the ports on the monitorThat's just a standard VGA port. A standard "HD15" male to male VGA cable should be all you need.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Fri May 30,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Tuning Disk Performance for a GOTEK (on 8271)
I can't recall which exact drives I used to use, but a *FX 255,207 used to speed the access up no end, and made it a much nicer experience.Statistics: Posted by SimonSideburns — Fri May 30, 2025 11:51...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Disassembly/reassembly of Acornsoft's VIEW?
I've made a tonne of good progress; it's here, if anyone's interested: https://github.com/davidgiven/view/tree/masterStatistics: Posted by hjalfi — Sat May 31, 2025 12:13 am
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Reccomendations for Archimedes to Run C++
Why would you want to do such a thing? Having to learn C++ at university was precisely the reason that I had to leave the Acorn world, sell my A3010 and buy a cheap PC.Just one of the many reasons my...
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