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Econet in all its guises • Re: HOWTO: Quick guide to setting up a shared...

My opinion is that NetFiler's booting of the disc when it's attached from the desktop is a bug, and actually a zero-byte !ArmBoot file is preferable, simply to make the system shut up when connecting...

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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...

About 5 games in......Aerial-2.pngStatistics: Posted by KarateEd — Wed May 29, 2024 12:33 am

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8-bit acorn software: other • Another test OS for BBC B/B+/Master

My B+ died, and I wrote a test OS to help me figure out what the problem was. Features a couple of simple tests (that don't demand much from the hardware, and in particular will get at least as far as...

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8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Watford DDFS and Reset. Do we have a circuit...

8271 pin 4 (reset) is connected to pin 5 of a 74LS04 inverter. Pin 6 of this inverter is connected to 1770 pin 13 (master reset).Thanks. So the hardware reset from the rest of the BBC Micro (8271...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Compact 1Mhz port

The kicad files are attached in a previous post. I didn't published the project in my github since the original idea to have a 1mhz port didn't worked, and as companion replica i think it's useful...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Micro keyboard PCB

Mine has lots of bodge wires and lots of dead keys so I sacrificed it for the greater good. Removing all the components doesn't take too long, about an hour to strip everything off. Then around 10...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Current BASIC Stack Pointer

Thanks for the information re -6502. I also tried the code on the Agon Light Z80 BBC Basic, but it does not work, I'm thinking the pointer is located elsewhere, do you happen to know where ?"Why...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Larger Gotek OLED display

It is mounted in a 5.25" drive so space is not an issue.What's the biggest size it will support from your link, please?That I'm not sure - some of the bigger ones aren't i2c - check the flashfloppy...

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programming • Re: Reading/Writing a RS423 from a Second Processor

Ah yes, sorry, I haven't been clear on how I'm actually testing this!For the moment the co-pro is disabled. I'm assuming that this is meant to be a "universal" way of reading/writing to I/O so it...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: JamSoftElectronULA: A no-frills Electron ULA...

Hello,Just read your post and have at home one Electron which is working with borrowed ULA. I would like to buy one and since our Customs put 20% additional TAX on anything which we buy abroad and...

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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #7 : Thu...

Thanks for arranging Paul. That was a properly good evening!Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Thu May 30, 2024 11:24 pm

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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: RiscPC network nightmare

While as follows in picture I got that message from ehinfo and ehtest. Before give up thinking NIC HW issue (I haven't another) ANY insight will be great!I'm sad to report I've also got a sick EtherH...

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general • Re: http://8bs.com offline?

8bs.com does not like VPNs.Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Fri May 31, 2024 12:10 am

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Source for the dark brown BBC Micro keyboard surround

A forum user has done a run of replica ones: viewtopic.php?t=25315Statistics: Posted by gslug — Fri May 31, 2024 2:36 am

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Monitor recommendations

What's a G8/G16?https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.or ... ne_G8.htmlSoftware's a bit crude/flaky, but I think in terms of features it's better than colourcard. Same GPU.Statistics: Posted by...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RISC OS 3.20 ROM's?

I've updated MBufManager to a newer version and believe I now have all the Modules in ROM, that are required for IP to work on an EtherH card, this includes DHCP support. This obviously needs testing...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD

Ian, id be happy to test. I havent used my NuLA for a good while now because of this issue and my tv doesn’t play nice over scart for a lot of my machines, Beeb or otherwise. I’ll pop it in my Beeb...

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introduce yourself • Re: Hello from London

Welcome from your local user group!Would love to hear more about, and maybe have a demo of, FujiNet at one of our meetings if you get it working Bryan.Statistics: Posted by helpful — Sat Jun 01, 2024...

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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: C development for FujiNet and cc65 bbc target

@fenrock has started piecing together the sideways ROM. sideways.png-ThomStatistics: Posted by tschak909 — Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:09 am

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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Sega Megadrive 2 PCB

Cool. I've got a MD1 with a MCD1 and a 32x, my favourite game is Streets of Rage 2, the music is good and "Expander" pushes both the sound chips to the max. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XgnGXJTUpvI...

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