32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Getting software on to my RiscPC HDD, help...
Use something like Disc Image Manager to create an ADF, and drop all the files on it. It'll even open RISC OS encoded ZIP files, wihtout losing the filetypes.https://github.com/geraldholdsworth/Dis...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
When I worked with Modems in the nineties, most of them had a very similar battery to the blue one in the photograph so it probably is for the BT approval.Statistics: Posted by Drobell — Wed Dec 04,...
View Articleprogramming • Optimisation
When optimising a Basic program for speed etc. Is it any faster to run doing it this wayCode: LET NUM_REELS% = 3DIM ReelMotor%(NUM_REELS%-1)FOR R%=0 TO NUM_REELS%-1 ... extra codeNEXTrather than doing...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom and Single Board retro-Computers
Joe Burks has designed a WDC 65C02S ITX board compatible with the Commander X16.Available as a kit (Tindie) which uses primarily through-hole components to simplify assembly for those inexperienced in...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Optimisation
It'd be best to test, but I wouldn't expect much difference. (The limits of a FOR are only evaluated once.)Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:41 pm
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archive submissions • Re: DOSPlus with Econet
D'oh so that rules out using this with a RISC PC PC Card then. Statistics: Posted by Drobell — Wed Dec 04, 2024 1:43 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: MMFS and Master 128 Multi OS IFEL
I suggest temporarily taking the MMFS ROM from the Model B and putting it into ROM socket 8 in the Master. Enter*CONF. FILE 8Ctrl-Break and see if the card can then be accessed.Statistics: Posted by...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Beeb FPGA port to Spectrum Next
Great! I’ll try it tomorrow when the links go live.The links are live now.https://www.specnext.com/latestdistro/https://www.specnext.com/distro/24.11/s ... -24.11.zipFull instructions for downloading,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Advice sought - Daisy-chaining Cumana Drive &...
Cables will be custom. I'm not sure if he does them, but my first port of call would be Mark at Retroclinic.Statistics: Posted by KenLowe — Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:35 am
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software & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Assistance for a Windows...
Some history:I had a chat with Tom, at the last ABUG, to explain the lack of progress on the release of the ADJI hardware:I decide, some time ago now, that the ADJI board was too expensive and having...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: ADJI Testing and Results
Thanks to Tom for this update . . . see here for an ADJI hardware update.Dave H.Statistics: Posted by daveejhitchins — Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:49 am
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Assistance for a...
...a Windows 11 update that stopped part of Altium working (PCB design package) and I've been struggling to get around this ever since...What version of AD? I'm using the current (25) on Win11 without...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC #3 - CMOS unreadable
Zipd Monitor definition filesHere are 4 Zips of the MDFs - 2 x Acorn tube and 2 x LCD, which cover 4:3 and 16:9 ratios at a number of resolutions.They're probably worth storing on a floppy disc if you...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: WTD: Theo van der Boogaert's...
* https://web.archive.org/web/20030403204 ... npatch.zip* https://web.archive.org/web/20030404005 ... /Sally.zipI've not looked at these, but they shouldn't be required - these are both SA compatible...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Control Projects
Thanks all for great suggestions and links. Here's my homework:IMG_4832.jpegThere are a couple more in the Usborne series that might be interesting to you, namely How to Make Computer Model...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: SCART - HDMI
Hey, yea was looking at OSSC a while back but to me it seemed a bit of a minefield as to what I should get to be fair, looks like a market ripe for ripoffs unfortunately...With regards to RG2HDMI I...
View Articleprogramming • Re: VCCC2023: Christmas Challenge
A little dicky bird tells me that the 2024 challenge is now up and running. Would someone like to do the honours and create a new topic with a list of the rules? Really looking forward to doing this...
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Good demonstration software for Beeb newbie?
There's a very impressive gallery of short programs athttps://www.bbcmicrobot.com/(They are so short as to be difficult to understand, but because they are short, you could type some in. Be warned,...
View Articleprogramming • VCCC2024: Christmas Challenge
It's the most wonderful time of the year...present.pnghttps://logiker.com/Vintage-Computing-C ... lenge-2024Following last year's which I think we all enjoyed and was just a teeny bit competitive,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Crashing BBC B
Most likely it is beginning to fail, and the timing is off (so it would pass a logic-function test but not at full speed - and IC14 gets hammered).Semiconductor timing is notoriously variable with...
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