8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Issue with Cub Monitor 653
Has Microvitec gone bust? I saw a compulsory strike off notice last year and wondered if it was the same company?Statistics: Posted by maniacminer — Sat Sep 28, 2024 12:06 am
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: BOOKING THREAD: ABUG...
Please sign me up for the whole weekend. Half a table will suffice.Many thanks.MattStatistics: Posted by MattH — Sat Sep 28, 2024 12:28 am
View Articlenew ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: 3.5 inch disk drive to Arculator
Hi, thanks for the detailed information there. Reading the adf through windows off a floppy might be a bit much effort for nothing as you point out, alas I just really like the tactile and mechanical...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Deluxe paint like software
There was a late DPaint clone IIRC. PaintCan?We used QPaint for most/all Paradise work - AIUI it was like DPaint, so perhaps that's what you recall?Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Sat Sep 28, 2024...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
Rolling PowerPoint presentations on the programming projects by Tosk (Paul) of "The Hobbit : Exploring Wilderland" and "The Lords of Midnight". On a Spectrum 128K Toastrack ran the 128K version of the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Random red screen - RiscPC 700
Useful ROMs, but not with that CPU, for POST. Get hold of an Arm610 or Arm710 board for debug use. With either of these CPUs, you'll get full POST operation from RISC OS 3.x, including flashing floppy...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 questions
So, pin 2 is the same as pin 3. Is that a problem?Yes, that's a problem. On all ROMs?pin 3 on every ROM should be the same as pin 12 on IC31. Check for continuity from IC31 pin 12 to pin 3 of each...
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software preservation • Re: Help: Cassette Program Preservation
Ah, after a few hours of staring at it sorted the foot out.The line was too long so shifted some some of the commands onto another line and it works OK now. Have also tested the program on my BBC...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Can neither load or save to cassette
After having replaced also the ACIA (not an easy task to be honest as it was soldered directly to the PCB) the cassette interface is now finally fully functioning. I was able to save a large program...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Simultaneous 2 player games
Don't forget the rather enjoyable and unique Eye vs Eye - super fun BITD.Statistics: Posted by melchett — Sat Sep 28, 2024 10:58 pm
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: !HForm on a3020
Is the adapter definately connected the right way around?Try a different CF card.Try formatting on a RPi - viewtopic.php?f=16&t=6786Try 2.48 - viewtopic.php?p=303020#p303020Statistics: Posted by...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Extra colours
I imagine that this was just another utility or program that permitted colours to be simulated using dithering. Various graphics extension ROMs touted huge numbers of colours - Vine Micros Addcomm...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Star Trail for the BBC Micro and...
...have you ever thought about having the icons running along the top then you could palette swap, I was thinking like Imogen?Would mean reducing the size of the icons and/or changing the orientation...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Canada West Meet Up...
Fab to see, guys!Bet Ed wasn't sure whether to slap Klint for selecting Electrobots for HSC or hug him for introducing him to it Hope 0x sees the pics of you hard at it there This is a game that was...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
I wasn't sure I had the patience to go at this one again. I always forget where things are and then that slow scrolling lets me down...I thought I might make some gameplay notes for myself but didn't...
View Articleprogramming • Re: RND
It is interesting to see how different ways to do the same thing take different amounts of time. Though I am only doing the calculation once per run so timing of the random number choice isn't...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Podule ID
reading the simple ID appears to be quite well documented and is done with Podule_ReadID but although the format of the extended ECId is quite well documented there doesn’t appear to be any...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Bubble Universe - incredible 16 line demo - needs porting!
I also ported it to the Nintendo 3DS with stereoscopic 3D support!thumb.pngVideo...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFyPTMPhU6IIf you have a hacked 3DS, you can download the latest version...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Help on The Dungeon or Acorn...
Well done on finishing the game!The guide is very interesting so far - I would suggest that maps of each level would be VERY helpful. I can't open the map as posted as all I get is text, but maps of...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Freezing issues, PC Card and Riscos
Get some FPM RAM. EDO shouldn't be a problem, but it was designed for FPM. And put less in. And dump the VRAM. Simplify your system as much as possible.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Mon Sep 30,...
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