32-bit acorn hardware • Re: ST506 - crystal id
A near-field probe into a sensitive oscilloscope input might do it - or a contact with one of the crystal pins or the track. The easiest to make are a stub of stripped small-diameter (RG174) coaxial...
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programming • Re: Gist for user definable keys
That looks way more readable than mine I made mine a stand a lone exe that loads into a mode 7 screen, time from there and when you accept it cancel, returns. viewtopic.php?t=27802Well, yours is...
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off-topic • Re: My Weird Music :P
Interesting stuff! Very atmospheric At various turns I was put in mind of John Scott Shepherd, The KLF, the score to 2001, Enigma, and the score to Dredd.wow thanksThese are just random experiments I...
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scanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • A.I. book for the Beeb
I was wondering if anyone has scanned the book "Artificial Intelligence on the BBC: make your micro think"? Authored by Steven and Keith Brain. I had to chuckle at the name Brain Statistics: Posted by...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Ghostbusters
This is fantastic. Well done!Statistics: Posted by iainjh — Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:47 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC colour ok but White horizontally smeared
Ok cyan is blurred and is green and blue?Yellow is blurred and is green and red?So I need to focus on green?Statistics: Posted by JonnoW — Mon Oct 21, 2024 9:49 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
Made it to mission B3 - score: 45250moonraider2.jpgStatistics: Posted by Cybershark — Mon Oct 21, 2024 10:34 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: Question for those with 3D Printers
I think that this model of Ender-5 does do auto-levelling. My old Ender-3 doesn't. It's not worth getting a new printer that doesn't.The latest models of 3d printers (from Bambu, etc) are much quicker...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Apple 2 euro plus
ah yes, Booti went from closed source to completely unobtainable after the developer went in a huff with someone on Facebook. It was a decent cheap card if you didn't expect too much of it - or why...
View Articleoff-topic • Roobarb
Via twitter ( https://x.com/UKPRES1/status/1848394378126962816 ) 21st October 1974 17:45 was the initial broadcast of Roobarb.And I bet you all have the theme tune stuck in your head now!Statistics:...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Roobarb
A friend of mine texted me the same thing at around 0930 yesterday - as a result of that, I was humming the theme all day. I've just seen your post, and it's back in my head, and will no doubt be...
View Articlegeneral • Teletext Adapter
Hi everyone, thanks for accepting me into your community.A very short background, I'm UK based and restore vintage colour television from 1968-1988 and have a collection of 50+ sets. Many of the later...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Joystick Test Program
It's a very odd program in a lot of ways. Pressing SPACE also restores the sound, but the instructions don't say that, and anyway the test for SPACE is skipped if the sound has been turned off, so...
View Articletrickysoft (new bbc micro games) • Re: New version of Astro Blaster (was: I'm...
Thanks Tricky. I've just given this a quick test, but it's gone and overwritten the SWMMFS ROM image on my ROM / RAM board that was being used to load the game. The SWMMFS bank needs to be Write...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: FileStore E01S RTC Running Erratically
There's a problem with the floppy interface. This in fact has probably been the case for some time. During this recent testing period, this second E01S has only ever recognised the disc in drive 5. I...
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Introduce Yourself • Re: /me waves
Welcome and good luckStatistics: Posted by lovebug — Wed Oct 23, 2024 2:05 am
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: In development: Plus 1 Mini
Thanks! Your minus one project was partially the inspiration for this As always I'm running late. More information, pictures of the production units and the order thread will be up probably at the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC #2 - beeps but that's all
Sounds like it's all working apart from the video output.Try using a non-Strong-ARM if you can and fitting a diode on the post header to force a POST result code on the floppy LED.(from the a540 SM,...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Feasible?
VGA adapter - awesome. The most I'd run it in is wimpmode 36 so should be ok without a VIDC enhancer?MODE 36 isn't a "VGA" mode, it's a widescreen 15kHz/TV res mode, so be sure your monitor can cope...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: SAA5070 LUCY Tantel and...
This all sounds very interesting and helpful. I have been searching for the SAA5070 datasheet for some time and thanks to this forum, I've now got them. I am hoping to revive a Tandata Tantel Data...
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