8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
It's starting to become more repeatable. Soon it's going to just be a matter of how long I want to play......MrWiz-15.pngStatistics: Posted by KarateEd — Fri Jan 17, 2025 9:27 pm
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new projects in development: games • Re: Zezito and the Lost Stars - Electron...
Looks very smooth and colourful! Well done so far! Statistics: Posted by davidb — Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:02 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Risc PC 700 RTC/Cmos repair
C70 looked to have died (and removed it's pads), so I revisited the repair and tided it up. Slightly cleaner than my first attempt.20250118_202441.jpgStatistics: Posted by cjed — Sat Jan 18, 2025 8:35...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: ZIDEF IDE Interface - any "gotchas" to...
And if this is an A5000, put Wizzo (which is the IDEFS Ian suggested earlier) on a ROM in the 5th column socket - then the on-board IDE will work with whatever... This is by far and away the easiest...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
New high score. Probably final go now.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Sun Jan 19, 2025 8:08 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: FPGA advice
For FPGA, particularly 8 bit projects, I recommend you take a look at the Lattice ICE40 series, particularly the ICE40 UP5K.This chip has (as well as dual ported block ram) 128kbytes of on-chip static...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Time & Config.
Depending where you do it in the BREAK process, and how it interacts with the configured/default filing system, you might be able to do it with:OSARGS 0,0 - read FSService 18,5 - select NFSWrite the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Overly bright Cub
I've never had a Cub monitor before, so I'd appreciate some general troubleshooting advice in this regard before I start tinkering with it (and I'd rather limit the amount of tinkering I do with CRT...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Coco SDC and resetting
Hi everyone!Ever since I got my Coco SDC for my dragon 32 I've had this issue and I wondered if any of you folks would know how to sort it.The device works fine on power up, roms are recognised, and I...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Updated Master MOS versions
Oh yes. I had to write in about that one, I don't think even Acorn could remember what it did:https://www.beebmaster.co.uk/AcornLette ... 01991.htmlStatistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Sun Jan 19, 2025...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Overly bright Cub
It could be set for analog input, so the ttl signal from the beeb is very high for the inpur.viewtopic.php?p=257604#p257604Statistics: Posted by IanS — Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:23 pm
View Articlestardot FORUM • Inline attachments shown in wrong order in topic review
Just noticed when composing a reply that inlined images can be shown in the wrong order in the topic review panel.Here's my post (https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt ... 69#p445869) shown in the...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: OSSC 800x600 ?
It seems to be variable between machines.My A4000 is currently displaying a great Mode 31 screen, and all other modes look equally good.My A420 (no VIDC enhancer) looks great in all modes up to 28,...
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programming • Re: can i read disk sectors in basic?
If the returned value is zero non-zero, this means an error occurred, and you should print a suitable message and stop your program report it to the user.Oops. Do what I meant, not what I said. If the...
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32-bit acorn hardware • A3000 ICS ideA IDE interface
Following on from this post viewtopic.php?p=445988#p445988 (sorry for the thread hijak Ken!) I was wondering if anyone has had success using an ebay 40 pin IDE -> CF or IDE -> DOM on the ICS IDE...
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Running Exile from Econet
Right, bringing this to a close, I've attached 3 different disc images:Exile_STH_EconetThis image is based on the disc image that is archived on the StairwayToHell site. This version of the game does...
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general • Re: Neo6502 and Agon X65
I have one. It’s been a while since I played with it, but I cross compiled for the RP2040 on my Raspberry Pi and could debug and step using gdb by hooking it up to the Pi’s GPIO pins.I spent some time...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Philips CM8833 MK1 Repair advice
Hey!Just turned the big 50 and my sister got me the best present ever, a semi broken computer from my childhood . (Acorn Archimedes)The CRT that came with it worked for about an hour and then stopped...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A7000, 32MB RAM 512MB CF Best OS ROMS?
personally I would go to 4.02 minimum I tend to upgrade all my risc pc/A7000's to R04Statistics: Posted by RetroMacintosh — Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:43 pm
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hello World, from California!
Welcome, sounds like you want the new retro hardware thread/github list.Statistics: Posted by tricky — Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:51 pm
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