new projects in development: games • Re: Possible 3D Maze Game
Some further tests.For the same scene doing a 360 rotation the speeds are around 13fps for the solid walls and around 11.5 for the walls with black squares. Personally whilst the black squares look...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: The BBC Micro ROM Library
Are the Advanced Basic Editor ROMs mentioned in this post viewtopic.php?p=255699#p255699 missing from the ROM library?Statistics: Posted by Sazhen86 — Tue Mar 25, 2025 8:01 am
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: ATOM DVI-D video and SID Audio adapter
Hi Chris,On my combined VGA / Tube board I have included a RGB interface that allows a standard RGBtoHDMI module to be hooked up. It looks like you've taken that one step further and integrated the...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: New starter - help needed!
Thank you very much for all your replies and helpStatistics: Posted by MJY — Tue Mar 25, 2025 10:35 am
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn UNIX helpline?
If Ian’s happy, I’ll upload (it’s only an 8Mb zip).I first noticed the behaviour on a real R140, then swapped to Arculator because it’s a pain using a real ST506 drive.RISCiX in Arculator is a bit odd...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Sporadic crashing during basic soak testing
Aha! VIA. Yes that is interesting. I'll read up!Statistics: Posted by geords71 — Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:25 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Newbie help getting Elite to run on...
I don't have a coprocessor unfortunately - I tried variations as described in that thread but no luck so far.I’ve looked up the DataCentre specs, and it looks like it only provides an ADFS hard disc...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: 🦇 Batman
I think the mock up looks really good - certainly unlike any other Beeb game.I know I'm biased but you could always use NuLA for smooth horizontal scrolling. It would reduce your audience but having...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Nidd Valley DIGIMOUSE - replacement ball success
Discovered that my long-forgotten Nidd Valley Digimouse had succumbed to the inevitable 'liquefied ball' problem.Based on comments here from many years ago I found a 32mm solid rubber replacement on...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Transfer larger than one floppy apps via...
even a command line tool would to me appear a lot more logical and practical.That's exactly what a BASIC program is. You can run it as a commandline. Or you can double-click it to run it in desktop,...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
Spring has returned…IMG_4330.jpegStatistics: Posted by Boydie — Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:59 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • ePROMs??? What am I doing wrong? Or at least...
Alright. I'm a bit frustrated here. Also, this may be as much of a Commodore 64 question as it is for the BBC Micro. A bit of cross platform problem solving I have here.I have a BBC Micro Model B, and...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: ePROMs??? What am I doing wrong? Or at...
Assuming you got them from here: https://tobylobster.github.io/rom_library/ - make sure you pick known good ones for testing with. And that is the best place to get ROMs.The easiest way to test a ROM...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Plug lopping
The leakages are the rifa's. I would clean, check and tighten the earthing points in the psu iirc they're all just smallish machine screws and star washers on the beeb. That's the most likely point of...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: TELEC Floppy Disc Controller
In addition to my long story above: The use of flat cable ensures that the various signal lines are always separated by lines to ground (0 volts), this reduces the sensitivity of the connection to...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: AliExpress . . . New and Original . . . Buyer Beware . . . !
The easiest solution with Dave's problem would be to offer to take a partial refund based on the amount of usable ic's, possibly.Statistics: Posted by sP1d3r — Fri Mar 28, 2025 9:28 am
View Articlenew bbc and electron games from 'retro software' • Re: Apache Canyon for...
Brilliant. Put me in mind of Cosmic Camouflage. Not in the gameplay but in the colour scheme and the speed of play. As if it were from the same series.Statistics: Posted by Dave_E — Fri Mar 28, 2025...
View Articleother events + general event chat • Re: RISC OS North Show Saturday 29th...
The way we travel, it would be 6 hours plus and with Camberley next week end, I don't think we'll make it, but hope everyone has a good time.I may combine it with an arcade club another...
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: AreGo : Deep Sea Rescue
Wow! Somehow this release slipped by me - only happened to notice it when I visited bbcmicro.co.uk. I had, previously, seen your "looking for sound advice" thread but not the other dev thread. Think...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [ONE SPACE LEFT] BOOKING...
I'm hoping to drop in on Saturday. I'm not planning to bring anything along with me, other than some RAM modules for DaveH. If anyone would like me to bring along any other kit, please let me know...
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