8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Simple Electon MMC Interface
And it works…Had to make up a printer port cable to assist in debugging…Then I realised I’d forgotten to RTFM and my card? error was as a result of me using sideways ram which was write...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Meta Quest 3 - xr.bbcmic.ro
Looks awesome Dom, a great way of preserving history for old and young alike.Wondering if it could emulate the Domesday system?Could this even become a framework to preserve other treasures? A VR skin...
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communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS **UP**
Host is up 30thCheers Statistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:41 pm
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Does anyone remember a 2D water surface...
There was !Wibble as well. I think it was a magazine listing, but not 100% sure. I slightly modified it to load digitised pictures, and 'wibble' those. I think I made it automatic as well for demoing...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with cassette loading errors
1) Is IPA okay to use for cleaning the tape path and rollers or is it too harsh for old rubber parts?Head cleaner if you can get it, otherwise IPA for cleaning the head and cleaning the tape...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with disk drive problem
Have you tried repeatedly plugging and unplugging the hotel from the disc drive port? It often fixes simple problemsStatistics: Posted by e668ecp — Sun Mar 31, 2024 8:34 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: Monitor for use with Electron
The monitor appears to have UHF, component, scart, vga and DVI inputs, so altho' no HDMI, S-video or composite, a somewhat useful monitor.Statistics: Posted by sP1d3r — Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:21 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Advice needed on getitng a PCB "printed"
Evening everyone!I was debating whether this belonged here or in the General forum but it is hardware for the 8-bit machines so...I would like to get the BBC micro interface that Unilab made for its...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Advice needed on getitng a PCB "printed"
You need to load the files into kicad, then ask kicad to export the Gerber files and zip them up then upload the zip file to your PCB maker of choice.For "how to do the export" process, head to...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 unable to access FDD
I have had a chance to do a bit more investigation on this and may have found something.It seems as though IC29, the flip flop that controls the FDD (selection and mechanics I gather), may not be...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 2 faults 1 Not finding SCSI drive 2 Floppy...
I may have the support software for the morley scsi card somewhere, would it help if I find it and share as an adf file?Statistics: Posted by DutchAcorn — Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:39 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet to AUN bridge on Raspberry Pi - released
Ok, so it does look like you're running the HPB, although I'm not sure why the process id defunct???You need to modify the following .cfg file:Code: /etc/econet-gpio/econet-hpbridge.cfgRight - that's...
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archive requests • Re: SOURCES: Missing BBC Games Help Required!
... searching for more references to Dialsoft brought up an ad in A&B Computing March/April 1984: https://archive.org/details/AB_Computin ... ew=theaterIt includes Fantasy Adventure but no...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 floppy drive alternatives
This is like a self-help group, it's excellent!Would I be right in thinking that the copper-coloured spring plate simply holds the head down against the disc, and (within reason) doesn't need to be...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: SOUND statement query
I've got a little program that generates this table and this diagram.Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:47 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games • Re: Satan's Challenge - Can...
Did you simply try dropping PAGE a bit?The (flawed) bbcmicro.co.uk version seems to run with it at &1500 but the later version that you posted doesn't.Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Tue Apr...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
So, I did get a new high score but unfortunately the game finished 7 minutes after the top of the hour so though I've posted it, I won't put it on the HST....which would be slightly higher than your...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
Season Twenty Two: Round SevenChallenger chosen by FwibblerOo-er! I hope that's not a space shuttle Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:59 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: The New Plus 1 for the Electron Ready for Sale -...
lolStatistics: Posted by vanekp — Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:03 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with cassette loading errors
Have you thought about recording the signal into your PC and examining the point at which it drops out ?You might be able to clean up the sound and then re-record onto a new cassette turning a mono...
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