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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Restoring ROM character data after VDU 23
It looks as though "FX20,0 might be the answer. Within certain limits and assumptions.On a BBC B, space is initially allocated for 32 User Defined Characters. *FX20,0 will reset all of these.This is...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: adding ROMs to a PLUS 1
I'm not sure about the R/!W line to enable writing to the chip... Does that need some extra logic? - i know the BBC version is only on in time with the 2mhz clock signal, off otherwiseOr whether to go...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn BBC Micro USB-C power adaptor Install
Pet Hate : I do wish people would stop calling it a PSU - its nothing more than an chassis mounting extension cable which accepts a USB-C type input and has spades on the output. There are after all...
View Articlenew projects and releases: demoscene • Re: Push - Acorn Archimedes 64Kb Demo
Didn't work on RISC PC, is it too modern?Looking (and sounding) very nice on A5000.Statistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:45 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC Battery earth missing & not booting
My understanding is that the 8583T can run on between 1V to 6V input, hence it's able to keep running on a 1.2V battery.Statistics: Posted by Footie — Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:20 pm
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Another hello from Surrey
Welcome to the Forum, rasto1968 . . . Enjoy . . . Dave H.Statistics: Posted by daveejhitchins — Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:27 pm
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Hello
Welcome to the Forum, Steve . . . Enjoy . . . Dave H.Statistics: Posted by daveejhitchins — Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:32 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 62256 as 16K SRAM
The sideways ROM sockets on a BBC B don't have pin 1 connected to anything.If using SRAM, you can connect it to either 0V or +5V. I recommend +5V because that is easier (available from the nearby pin...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: ADFFS on RiscPC
The menu for the softloader is in a separate repository and can be found here: https://gitlab.riscosopen.org/RiscOS/Ut ... Prompt,fd1The -all parameter can be used to list all ROMs, not just the ones...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Abductor
Started to add humanoid movement with skull drophttps://youtu.be/ky-U5cEjrvUStatistics: Posted by fizgog — Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:18 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet *I AM messages
Are you sending the correct response to the I AM request? The client could be getting confused if the reply is wrong.Have you tried manually including the server address in the I AM command? ie: *I AM...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Music 500 -> Music 5000 and Music 500 ->...
Having poked about with two synchronised M5000's I found that the address bus on IC29 was garbage on the bad M5000 and the only way I could remove the garbage was to pull IC18 and IC23 (74LS257) then...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *down*
Having a few issues so no Night Owl this evening.Also venturing on to the Pi Econet bridge install , wish me luck there.Normal service hopefully resuming tomorrow.Statistics: Posted by...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: No-Frills Electron ULA Replacement
Well done, that's a useful frill! And I'm delighted the OSTC provided some inspiration.Statistics: Posted by Ramtop — Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:07 pm
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: BOOKING THREAD: ABUG...
@daveejhitchens hopefully bringing degaussing tool? Will do.'Scope, Electron with monitor - Along with Mark Hillier, we'll be testing our New Plus 2. Two cartridge slots 6/7 & 14/15 - ROM 4 (with...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Any info on Acorn's own computing environment?
digging through archives I found an email about using Cadence on Sparc machines for PCB design in 1992From: ABienek (Alex Bienek)To: HardwareSubject: SPARC station requirementsMessage-Id:...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Restoring ROM character data after VDU 23
Now why do my Image links never work when I use the Picture button?? It just displays "Image" in text above.Because that's a link to a web page and not to an image format that the forum software...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: ElkSD128 - Recommendations
The snuggsy187 games worked for me and Blagger works fine too (Blagger wasn't fun for me, too easy to die then start again. Manic Miner is much better). I'm also using an actual Electron with the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: *HELP returns "Bad Command" and...
Thanks, both. I'm very pleased it's not broken.I've used a few Beebs in my time and never come across OS 0.1 before.I'll locate some OS1.2 and BASIC2 ROMS. In fact, maybe it's a good excuse for me to...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS**UP**
cheers Ken ,after some tail chasing I have the Bridge working and I've transferred some files over to it. Will sort out the Night Owl Host filestomorrow.The Night Owl BBS is now up (late start...
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