8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em Tape Overhaul v3 (SAVE support, autotests)
Added three new tests for TDRE delays (both evenness and limits). Wired up the Mischief options again. I think loading is basically finished now.Saving to tape has changed a bit as the emulated...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet NIC issue on A7000 RiscOS
Thanks for responding. If you've had a !Boot installed, then it has likely unplugged all of the network modules to make it easier for it to softload drivers at the bottom of the stack.For a !Boot-less...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Exile: the disc incompatibility bugs
What??? There's already an ADFS version??? Is it archived anywhere?Edit: Is it this Exile *Cracked* version?https://www.stairwaytohell.com/electron ... e=homepageAs well as that, there's also the BBC...
View ArticleEconet in all its guises • Re: List all created users on PiBridge
EditPass works with the MDFS passwords file:vlcsnap-2025-01-21-21h31m05s100.pngI thought there was a ListPass as well, but it seems SJ have ListUser (probably ListUsers in fact, but when I copied SJ...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Zezito and the Lost Stars - Electron...
Some work today on the game engine: handle objects in the rooms, once collected don't display them again when visiting the same room etc.Actually this took me more time than expected due to some silly...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: How did the Opus challenger afford to put so much...
In 1985 stilled seems good value considering price of 2nd processors / shadow boards with much less Ram, and that it includes a drive, controller and E00 DFS.Agreed. With regard to RAM pricing and the...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: I2C 4 U
Ok, I’ve cracked open the Beeb vaults and tested *I2CQUERY on a Model B where I can repeat the command ad-infinitum with no problems. What I can’t do in the short term is test on a Master which is I...
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off-topic • Re: Rechargeable Batteries: Are They Worth It?
Or if you are in Europe / U.K. and have a nearby Lidl, try these TRONIC AA Precharged Rechargeable cells (batteries):TRONIC AA Precharged Rechargeable from Lidl.jpgMarkHas Big-Clive tested these yet?...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Sorry, I wasn't quite clear - I don't have a proper swr setup yet (I have an ATPL board, but not set up!)Thanks, PaulPS It's a brilliant game! Ah thanks for that information Despite not being great at...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Is it possible to reload the DFS into &E00 after...
There is a disassembly of 1770 DFS at: http://regregex.bbcmicro.net/dfs224.asm.txtThinking aloud, here, there are three ROM service calls that may be interesting:&03 - boot filing system (pmsg in...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Agon light
MOS and VDP 1.04 are now very old versions of the firmware. The RC1 is "Release Candidate 1" which means it's not quite the final release version of 1.04. I suspect that a lot of the programs you are...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Time & Config.
OSWORD 14,8+n use an 8-byte date/time block with the century specified. I don't think the broken functionality of always returning "19" in the string return functions should be replicated. I would...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Bugs in MAME System3/5 emulation
Strange because waiting for a keypress and then waiting until the key is released works ......Code: ;======================================================================; PRSKEY; Wait for keypress...
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32-bit acorn hardware • A300 box and keyboard diagram for dust cover
Hi,I’m working with “sew ready” on eBay to try and create dust covers for the keyboard and box for the a300/400 and I’m wondering if anyone has a detailed diagram of the measurements they could share?...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Question about RISC 3.11 app icons
Disappointing, although understandable given the age of the OS. I doubt they anticipated it would still be being used 30+ years later with large solid state drives where applications with the same...
View Articleprogramming • Re: BBC Assembly Questions
2. Can you call DFS commands from a different sideways bank? e.g. If I call OSFILE with the control block at say &8100 in a ram bank is that a problem?Anything that passes a block of data to a...
View Articleprogramming • Re: never knew
but p.~&200A give the answer =8202but still why not &0a20 ??? i know LSB then MSB8202 is four characters. &200a is five characters. Hence "8202" saves a byte. Woo.And VDU23,1;0;0;0;0 saves...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Question about RISC OS 3.11 app icons
Was it ever resolved in later versions of RISC OS?Statistics: Posted by wmd — Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:46 pm
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hello and thank you!
Based in Newcastle Upon TyneWoo. Welcome. I'm there frequently. Maybe opportunity for a meeting.Sure... I definitely owe you a pint/coffee whatever your poison is!Statistics: Posted by sammoj — Thu...
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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello All!
Welcome, hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do. Statistics: Posted by Drobell — Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:07 pm
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