8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Model B - Trying to fix
Minimal boot config is always a good thing to try, as is verifying that all the jumpers are set to something sensible (particularly if there is a suspicion that the machine might have had a memory...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC + Master online (fork from ElkWiFi)
I can probably build one for you. I’ll contact you when it’s ready.Statistics: Posted by roland — Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:19 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: BeebRoom 2024
My favourite workman came round today, and while he was outside doing something, I asked him if he wanted to make another hole.First hole in the meter cupboard ceiling came out inside the wall in the...
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general • Re: Today I received.....
"Recently", but other laserdisc related tribulations meant I only looked at it today:SamsungDV-532KV1.jpgSamsungDV-532KV2.jpgUnfortunately:SamsungDV-532KV5.jpgSeems to be UK voltage...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another FPGA Atom techy question
Thanks.I must not have enough important stuff to do, as my little board has morphed to the dark side and is now a ZX Spectrum 48k.That was an even easier implementation than the ATOM as the ULA is on...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS **Host UP**
Night Owl BBS now UP..3 calls last night, great times!thanksBrianStatistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:59 pm
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new projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Exploring...
Sounds like great progress, and thanks for the continued write-up!Flipped the light/dark sense over (BBC is inverted).I have read about this but I don't remember reading why - is there some good...
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Teletext to Viewdata...
Well, I've got it working using pages downloaded and refreshed from the "Ceefax" service Github, well almost. I don't have a visible header.What's the format of the header variable in the TCL...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RISC PC 700 defect
Hello ,I didn't have much hope either and I couldn't afford such a repair.It's not really tragic now, the two 600s are running.But thanks for the feedback anyway.GreetingsThomasStatistics: Posted by...
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programming • Re: Sending Teletext over Serial
In ABZ did you use Load or Import? Dumping the attached file there are lots of &7F bytes, which will be displayed as DELETE. In ABZ use Import and characters<&20 and =&7F are translated...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB connectors for a Display Electronics Monitor
Thank you! My lack of Google skills are clearly showing - I'm sure I tried to see if there was a Reuters specific manual.Sounds like I'll be having a go at making up a cable! Modbus 485 is about the...
View Articlearchive issues • Re: Advanced BASIC Editor PACK
Hi Mick, New user here - I appreciate I'm bumping an old thread. Thanks for the work on Soccer Supremo! I was testing it out and found a few 'no room at line...' errors. It crashes midway through...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn A4 Laptop Repair
Does anyone have any idea why "HDD0" (the name of my primary partition) shows up twice on the taskbar? When I click on the one to the right, the cursor shows "busy" indefinitely and I can't use the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC, new battery in, but no power to CMOS chip
I am trying to find a circuit diagram to buzz the tracks between the battery and the chip, but not having much luck. Is there any diagram available, or description of how things should be?Circuit...
View Articleprogramming • Re: What memory below &E02 Can I use for sprites/code?
You tend to load at &1100 or higher and then relocate down, otherwise you would corrupt the tape or disc system whilst you are loading, unless you are loading bits of code in different places...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Palettemate / enhanced video ULA with 4096 colours
Hi Rob,I’m extremely interested in a Video NULA if you are still making them.I asked before, but I can’t find my original post to see if you answered.Please let me know one way or the other.Thank...
View Articlenew ideas wishlist & general chat • How fast should difficulty increase...
I'm wrapping up coding of a Defender like game for the BBC Model B where the robots arrive in waves. For the audience that might still play on a BBC how quickly should I ramp up the difficulty? The...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *NOW*
Night Owl is up again for this evening folks ..Should ve posted earlier. It has been awake since 5pm.ThanksStatistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:33 pm
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new ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: How fast should difficulty...
Great question but a bit too nebulous really, considering nobody else has seen as much as a screenshot - let alone the actual gameplay! Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:15 pm
View Articleprogramming • How many implementations of OSWORD &42/43 (sideways RAM...
I'm just curious - I've always regarded these calls as kind of a nice idea but not much use in software you want to have as wide an audience as possible, as a BBC B or Electron could easily have...
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