Econet in all its guises • Re: BlueSCSI/RaSCSI and Filestore
I haven't tried. I was going to order some at some point, just haven't got around to that particular job yet.There's no obvious reason why it shouldn't work... famous last words..Famous last words...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS **Host UP**
The bulletin board is now waiting for calls.Hope to see some of you call in.thanksBrianStatistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Thu Jan 09, 2025 6:17 pm
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new projects in development: games • Re: unnamed shoot-em-up....
Screenshot looks more and more impressive looking forward to playing this when it’s complete.Statistics: Posted by fizgog — Fri Jan 10, 2025 5:53 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: MASTER 128 Startup issues : UPDATE STILL ISSUES
I agree, I dont think that the battery voltage is the issue as 3.3 is enough to maintain it. And, in fact it is being maintained, because it eventually comes back randomly and everything is still...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Deluxe paint like software
There was a package called Art Nouveau which I think also predated the consistent RISC OS styling of later applications.Statistics: Posted by RobC — Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:11 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Advice on various cabling please?
I’ve now replaced my MMC with a micro version that plugs straight into the user port and created a very short (plugs are basically back to back) cable for my pitubedirect (so it sits under the front...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #11 : Mon...
I've just registered, not quite sure what I'll be bringing yet though. Looking forward to seeing everyone. ChrisStatistics: Posted by crivett95 — Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:30 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn AKF-12 Dim Image
What cable is it that you're using with the MD2, may I ask?Statistics: Posted by sP1d3r — Fri Jan 10, 2025 7:55 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Experience with running a Plus 3 off 19V DC
I haven't had a chance to do anything with measuring PSU outputs, but as an interim measure I took in three newly-rewritten discs today, so that there would be plenty of spares to keep things going in...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Mode 7 not working, flashing cursor.
Yeah that's the vendor I bought from. And my pic. Keen to know how you get on!I'm in NZ, so sadly Ebay global shipping is eye wateringly expensive for many smallish Items. Much cheaper postage from...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Apache Valley - possible new...
So rather than make progress through my todo list, end ended up adding another "feature" - ranks Borrowed entirely from Elite, you will now be told which rank you reached at the "Game Over" screen....
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: SAVE THE DATE :: ABUG...
Will be there Accommodation booked , £100 p/n with breakfast via booking.comStatistics: Posted by gavinlew — Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:38 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: Doom didn't kill the Amiga...Wolfenstein 3D did
Werent all the nonPC home computer owners just hoping their brands next machine took the 'used by business crown'off the 8/16bit 80x68/8 PC with its unusual? inconvenient form of segmented addressing,...
View Article32-bit acorn emulators • Re: Archimedes Live update
When running Arculator/RpcEmu natively, there's a configuration option to use ⌘ (equivalent of the Windows key) for the third button, which works satisfactorily, but this doesn't seem to work on the...
View Articlegeneral • An unusual BBC micro project from the early 1990s
From 1987 I worked in the guided weapons division of Marconi Defence, in Stanmore. I can't talk about most of the work I did there - but one of the "side" projects we worked on involved a BBC...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Sporadic crashing during basic soak testing
Thanks for the replies, folks.A rom related question. I have a t48 and would like to dump the roms as i pull them... for fun...Workstation eprom was super manky. Very tarnished legs. It's not going...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fault finding index
BBC Micro Model B tape only. Doesn't boot, continuous tone, black screen.Put in Tricky's Test ROM and still nothing. As it has a tone, it isn't the main clock failure, so I checked the 1,2,4,8 MHz...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Malfuntion Electron...
As the ULA is soldered onto the main board it's probably not a bad connection on one of the pins. Or there must be a solder point that is bad but that is unlikely in an Electron. You can do some basic...
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Xmas Screensaver?
Don't know the show but this is very nicely done! Bravo Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Sun Jan 12, 2025 7:59 pm
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: NOW FULL! Booking...
Thank you to Arcadian, DanielJ and everyone else who made the event both possible and such a pleasure to attend! Really enjoyed it and already looking forward to the next ABUG in April Was also really...
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