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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello fellow Vintage computer enthusiasts
Hi,welcome to this great Forum... Greetings from my little Dutch Atomic Attic, Wim... Statistics: Posted by Multiwizard — Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:49 pm
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: New FDC board bring up....
I think you are absolutely correct, it looks lite it is trying to find the command on disk. I realize that i need to read more about the DOS stuff.I need a way to be able to format a floppy right now...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
I “think” I haven’t played this before, ha ha! Used the changed keys version and getting on better now.IMG_5790.jpegStatistics: Posted by klintworth — Tue Apr 22, 2025 5:56 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Independent power for 5.25 floppy
Apologies, but I'm not sure an ATX supply is actually that straightforward to use to power a drive alone, FWIW - you a.) need to short two of the pins to start them up (they're soft power-on), and b.)...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Asking for help to identify a bbc micro...
Hi,I wondered if anyone could help me identify the name/title of a bbc micro game I played when I was younger.Your character was placed at the bottom of the screen and you could move left and right....
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Small quantity Custom Prototype PCB
I've had no trouble with JLCPCB on boards with all-0402. I wonder if your paste mask needs adjustment? I have had a few soldering issues from JLC, but only on QFNs (and in particular with some very...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Asking for help to identify a bbc...
Pretty positive you're thinking about Block Blitz.https://www.bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=1226Statistics: Posted by VectorEyes — Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:28 pm
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Elite Compendium (BBC Micro +...
ok. Followed the instructions - see attached screen shots.Didn't work with music in socket 12 - loaded the landscape then launched Commstar (which is in socket 11(&B), the next socket down)Tried...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Struggling with this one
Does the above mean it's sort of starting then the messed up data bus is stopping it completing the start up sequence? Yes.All the I/O devices are in page &FE so if there is something that affects...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: My A3000 is dead
No speaker or headphone? No RGB or composite?I haven't tried headphones yet but nothing on either speaker, RGB or composite.Check that the sync links are set appropriately firstI've set it for Vsync...
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8-bit acorn hardware • CUB 1441 Monitor vertical collapse issue
Hi all,I have just picked up a faulty CUB monitor which I am hoping to repair. It was suffering from vertical collapse, so I downloaded the schematics and found one of the capacitors to be a likely...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Master 512 Gotek files - Adding new files
Lots of DOS software that is known to work on the M512 over at Master 512 DOS+ Software.Statistics: Posted by Pernod — Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:40 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with BBC micro hardware needed
Google or whatever will learn after you have visited enough BBC sites Statistics: Posted by tricky — Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:01 pm
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general • Re: 3d Printing - PLA Colour
It's all "ballpark" Statistics: Posted by danielj — Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:34 pm
View Articlegeneral • Hansol 710P B17CL 16” CRT Monitor
I've got my hands on a second hand (or will used and abused) Hansol 710P B17CL monitor. Aiming to fix it up for use with my Archimedes 30x0d and RiscPCs. I think it might need a convertor to use with...
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off-topic • Re: LOLPRICE
Jafa mode 7 expansionOnly £600 . Won’t be running out to bid.https://www.ebay.com/itm/127055491162?m ... media=COPYStatistics: Posted by rmbrowngr — Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:56 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: CUB 1441 Monitor vertical collapse issue
Tried a 1 watt resistor today and same issue. Something is just pulling too much current through it. Time to watch some more CRT theory videos.Statistics: Posted by Croccy22 — Thu Apr 24, 2025 5:36 pm
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • HFE and Index Pulses
Hopefully a quick question for someone who knows. With the HFE image file format, where should the index pulse be relative to the start of each set of track data from the file? If at the start, is the...
View Articlestardot FORUM • Re: Website crash and duplicate postings
Hi,I changed my Board preferences to Prosilver (Dark Edition), looks really good.Well done to the people who run this forum.Statistics: Posted by derek — Thu Apr 24, 2025 6:33 pm
View Articleprogramming • Reverse engineering "Taipei" Micro User listing?
I want to try and make a Mahjong game for the BBC Micro - proper Mahjong, not the tile matching variant. Despite the game's complexity I think it's definitely possible on this platform as my research...
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