32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Reviving another A3020
Is this a common mod?Yes, factory standard.Does anyone know what drives are compatible with this machine?As far as I'm aware only that exact and specific model of the drive will fit with the moulding...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Tube ULA Re-Implementation
DaveHi, been following with interest, and members in creating options in keeping the Beeb alive for the next 100 yrs.I was a first thinking using an async fifo chip connected to the ATF1508 it has...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: IC88, IC100 and the Tube issues
It might be good to see your ROM in case it's a version not seen before.Here you go... The ROM identifies itself as version 1.20 as per the photo earlier in the thread. It seems different to the 1.20...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Who else is building a Beeb from scratch?
IMG-20240203-WA0005.jpgThis is mode 6I dont have mode 7 any ideas?Whe gonna replace a saa5050 or is it something else where we have to look. This is from a beeeeeb to beeeeb beeb It starts to pay off...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: ADJI Testing and Results
I have finished, subject to feedback, changes to the !FTADJI utility I mention earlier that provides native ADJI support for FireTrack. The utility now has support for configuring the address for ADJI...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Pi 1Mhz HDD emulation BBC Master
Going to the Quick start link, I did use this first time.It's a bit of a dig to find that directory in all that.I have eventually found the BeebSCSI0 directory and files. They werein the support...
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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: DEC VT-101 Flyback...
This project is on hold until the end of month when I will have some free time to spend on this.Any update? I am DYING to know if that flyback will work... ! My VT100 is disasembled awaiting the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: AKF17
Is it worth probing the a3000 sync output with an oscilloscope to validate it's solid?Yes.Also double check AND test that the 0V/GND connection is good. By test, I mean on resistance with the power...
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introduce yourself • Re: BBC newbie late to the party
Welcome on board evansma! Welcome to the world of Acorn machines Enjoy the forum You can make your confession here Put yourself on the map by sticking a pin in it at this link You can list your Acorn...
View Articleprogramming • Re: ROM service call 49/&31
Anybody got any info about this?You might try asking gtoal, as the source to the Arabic ROM appears to be on his website, so it may have been an area he was working in...
View Articlecommunications • Re: IEEE488 INTERFACE 02
I presume y'all read the Wikipedia page?MarkYou presumed did you? Ah Bless yah !!!But seriously folks.....It's interesting that if you ask a question in the right place, how many people will remember...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Building a monster A3000
Great write up and photos Ian! As Ian has summed it up to a T, I will just add a few things. Well, yes it certainly has been another monumental leap in further enhancing the Monster A3000. It was an...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
After the 6th screen you get "rewarded" with a scene where you can see a cake (cookie?) rise in the bowl.Hope I get to see that cake. Mine will probably have a few fish bones sticking out of it!I've...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Building BASIC4 source
I don't suppose anybody knows what all of the various assembly options are for?I'm trying to manually massage the BASIC2.zip (https://mdfs.net/Software/BBCBasic/BBC/Basic2.zip) source into something...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Beta update for BeebAsm VSCode extension
Also, thanks Tom for your advice about getting it up and running by pointing it at a specific “main” source code file. Will give it a go this weekend and see how it likes multiple-pass assembly with...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: MAME: Touchscreen
That HD6801 in the Touchpad apparently has 2K internal ROM, so presume that's out of reach for now.I'll have a look - I think the board above it could be difficult to remove as it wasn't clear to me...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Refurbishing a Torch Z80 Disc Pack
I'd just phone them up!Statistics: Posted by danielj — Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:48 pm
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new ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: More Boulder Dash!
Did people know about pressing 'B' on the menu to see the credits? (Not sure why 'B' but there you go)I diiscovered that whilst tracing the input routine Statistics: Posted by billcarr2005 — Sat Feb...
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general • Re: Not today I received.....
I was given a Dragon 32 a few weeks ago. No idea if it works yet as the power supply rattles alarmingly and I need to drill out the rivets to find out what's going on inside. It also has a severe case...
View Articlecommunications • Re: IEEE488 INTERFACE 02
That is interesting. Whilst looking through the disks on the Gotek, I came across a utilities disk.On it there was a ROM copy program. It crashed, but I was running it on a BBC Master 128.I note that...
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