miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: 9 new games for the BBC Micro...
Yup, will do. Will add a menu system as well. I just banged that disc up there because it makes them a bit more accessible that downloaded the .img files and needing to have BBC Explorer or something...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: SAVE THE DATE! ABug...
Booking thread coming soon Dave!Dave's already there Statistics: Posted by colinhoad — Fri Nov 15, 2024 9:56 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Microvitec 1431MS
Hi Jonathan,Thanks for coming back to me.Yes, I replaced R235 with a metal film fusible resistor, took a bit of a search but found the right 10ohm one.I'll try out your suggestions over the next few...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [DONE] BOOKING THREAD:...
Might anyone know where the Datacenter I had for sale "went"?Statistics: Posted by flynnjs — Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:44 am
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
With our Retro Computing Event fast approaching on Saturday, November 23rd, we'd love to hear about what you plan to bring along. This time, we're especially excited about our 3D Graphics Showcase,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Softel SE-3010 Teletext Editing Terminal
For those of you wanting a more detailed look inside, and to save uploading 30+ photos here, I've created a page on my blog with all the hi-res photos of the internals. Hopefully this is what was...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Akhter tape streamer
I know it's a long shot, but do you happen to have a copy of the Akhter Streamer Archiver floppy, that has the 3 x different programmes on please?Sorry - I've only just come across your question as I...
View Article32-bit acorn emulators • Re: Arculator command line ?
Ah, there's a slight misunderstanding here. In Arculator, .cfg files are the same thing as profiles! (Actually, Arculator itself calls them "configs", so I'm using the wrong word here.)When you load...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: [Master Compact] Gotek adaptor board
The cables to a gotek from the 25 is just straight through.You can see my slightly unorthodox approach here viewtopic.php?t=15762Statistics: Posted by tricky — Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:58 am
View Articleprogramming • Re: whats wrong with this simple code?
What I was trying to avoid with my idea of first scanning the whole file and counting how many entries are there, was the potential to overflow the DIM if it hadn't been made big enough to hold all...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Repairing Amstrad NC100...
Hey All,I recently became the owner of an Amstrad NC100 (courtesy of sydney) which I'm really happy with. There is a trace not working on the keyboard membrane, I've got all the keys working again...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC B+ Reads not Writes
I had this a while ago and it was either a dirty disc drive connector or a dry joint. I cleaned both up at the same time and the fault went away so I can't say which it was.Statistics: Posted by...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Repairing Amstrad NC100...
I had a similar issue with my Mega STE keyboard and I used one of these to redraw the traces: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MG-Chemicals-8 ... r=8-5&th=1It worked very well and has lasted a long time....
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another Bush internet.tv mod thread
Regarding modules in ROM, they're commonly set to use R12 as their base address so they can be RMFaster'd into RAM. Of course if they're running in 'Physical' (3x000000) they must Supervisor mode (or...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Line jammed on econet
Some progress...I've now discovered that the keyboard quite often isn't detected on power-on, giving the beep of death.Other times, it can be detected on power-on but either Break doesn't work but all...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Text Adventure...
In subsequent posts, I'll be adding games I've ported from elsewhere to my "Quill adjacent" (still working on the name) interpreter. See viewtopic.php?t=29567 for my rambling notes on the development...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Artic Adventure A -...
I've previously posted an "improved" Inform6/PunyInform version and a BBC Quill port here viewtopic.php?t=29073. This version was created by referencing both the ZX81 and Spectrum...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Artic Adventure B -...
I've previously posted a BBC Quill port here viewtopic.php?t=29443. This version was created by referencing both the ZX81 and Spectrum originals.I have retained the famously "free-form" spelling from...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Artic Adventure C -...
I've previously posted a BBC Quill port here viewtopic.php?t=29447. This version was created by referencing both the ZX81 and Spectrum originals.Statistics: Posted by EdwardianDuck — Sun Nov 17, 2024...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Artic Adventure D -...
I've previously posted a BBC Quill port here viewtopic.php?t=29450. This version was created by referencing both the ZX81 and Spectrum originals.Statistics: Posted by EdwardianDuck — Sun Nov 17, 2024...
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