8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b2 - new emulator
There's a new unadvertised build on GitHub: https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2/releas ... 24-9f95270Tried this. No issues detected with joystick recognition. I tried a few 'dynamic' (USB port removal)...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Chuckie Egg 2023
Hi again.I'm going to have to point the finger at MAME's implementation, I'm afraid, given the number of combinations of hardware and emulators on which it does run.My first guess is that the host is...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
Just got back from sunny-ish Devon and all the tor walking has me completely worn out but there's enough lunch time to have another game and I did a bit better, as Venger says, the randomness of the...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME: How to ... ?
I was curious to try Chuckie Egg 2023 in MAME rather than getting the real computer out but, alas, no joy.I'm aware of the Tube issue, but had forgotten about it though so will take a look.In away...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Master 128 no beep no display just cassette motor...
The manual has a reasonable approach to fault finding, checking various clocks and lines.I found quite a few of the chips on mine had gone bad, even the basic 74 chips had poor outputs that came back...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Shimmering Teletext on BBC/Master
I found a similar chip, and plan to try it to generate the 6MHz from the 2MHz (only because the lowest input on the one I found was 2MHz, but has a x3 multiplier). Even just to try and see how it...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Micro with no beep at all?!
Thank you Mark.When I turned my attention to IC6, I noticed one of its legs looked slightly corroded. Once I lifted it out, two legs dropped off! Suffice to say, when I inserted a replacement, I heard...
View Articlearchive submissions • Re: Peeko-Computer (Acornsoft) Model A/B Version
The manual's on https://www.flaxcottage.com/Educational/Default.asp (click "P" and then scroll down for Peeko-Computer).And in various formats on https://www.everygamegoing.com/search/i ......
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Electron clone with JamSoftElectronULA
That's most of the board built up just a few connectors to go. I have been exercising the ULA with various add-ons - the Slogger disc interface, the Jafa 2nd processor, MMFS and a few home made...
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Moving games and other software to rom
After fitting it should probably be, hold shift down and press and release break, then after a second release shift Statistics: Posted by tricky — Tue Jul 23, 2024 12:43 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
I've never played this properly before, so it'll be a bit of a steep learning curve for me, I think. I'll have a few goes later so that I can see if I can work out the gameplay. I don't think this was...
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development tools • Re: Beebasm #include
Statistics: Posted by lovebug — Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:27 pm
View Articlearchive requests • Lode Runner full tape copy wanted
Does anyone have a uef copy of Lode Runner they could post here?The one on STH only has the main game that includes the first 40 screens.The reason I ask is because I have found a way to allow for all...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
I created a custom profile and it works well for 60Hz display. The text is sharp and noise free. Sometimes the display gets noisy or the text starts dancing in a wavy manner! In this case I need to go...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 6809 in a Beeb 6502 CoPro using Liber809
There are a few community projects I've used that have the 6809 as a co-processor for BBC Micro. PiTubeDirect MatchboxThese have a small client OS that interfaces the host machines MOS (6502) to the...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Digits of Pi in Basic - an unbounded spigot!
Hi Ed, did you see this video?It calculates pi on a NES with the Spigot algorithm.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nleB7uP ... =NesHackerGreetingsKeesStatistics: Posted by oss003 — Wed Jul 24, 2024...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Archimedes USB file transfer using CH376
Might the parallel port be an option for an external solution?Parallel port with a small module that could be added to a custom RO3.71 build Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Wed Jul 24, 2024...
View Articlenew acorn atom games made with agd • Re: Atomic Trees & Tents
Splendid!Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Wed Jul 24, 2024 1:38 pm
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software preservation • Re: Preserving old BBC discs and tapes
From email correspondence with arnoldemu: Fantastic work with both and glad to hear it has helped with the further development of Quadbike!Statistics: Posted by arnoldemu — Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:00 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Most powerful Acorn hardware?
Although I have wondered what a 65C816 based Acorn might have been like (that is the 16-bit version of 6502 8-bit CPU used in BBC)The Acorn Communicator used a second-source 65816 as its processor. As...
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