8-bit acorn emulators • Re: BeebEm v4.19 - Possible Mode 7 Emulation Bug
Note a previous thread on BeebEm and Set-At vs. Set-After and teletext: https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14105 Hold mosasic is mentioned there in the second post of the...
View Articleprogramming • Re: 6502 Assembler Syntax (mnemonics)
There was a commercial disc-based assembler called ADE from System Software but this used the syntax in which the addressing mode is given by the operand. But perhaps, by ADE, you mean Acorn's...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • BBC Model C20K - a new "Beeb"
I've been wanting to make my own "fantasy beeb" for some years now and I've followed with interest the 21st Century BBC Micro, Fantasy 6502 variant..., Master enhancement speculation and other what-if...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Odd CMOS/*configure behaviour
New CMOS chip fitted and sanity is restored! Cheers all!Glad to hear it! Please can you add your fix (if you haven't already) to the "fault finding index" viewtopic.php?t=2190&start=240...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fault finding index
Bog standard Master 128 - odd CMOS behaviour.Power on with 'R', prompts for <break>, then returns startup banner however typing anything yields crazy repeat/delay...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Recording UEF to cassette
Sorry for the confusion. 3.2 is the latest version of csw2wav, which is packaged as part of Quadbike 2.0.3 (and is also available separately). Those are the latest versions, so you are using the...
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Acornsoft Maze v2 (BBC Master...
- when collecting any tag, if the score increase triggers an extra life, the tag is not collected. You have to press T again to collect the tag. Looks like the extra life gets in the way of the tag...
View Articleeconet and other acorn specific networking • Re: Turns out your Econet...
It really really really should return an error result from OSWORD 16, XY?0=0 for "Transmission not started", not generate an error.Having NMIs default to off also means the Electron is "invisible" to...
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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello from Stevenage
Welcome, Jason!Great seeing your Lander demo on the BBC, what an achievement! I still remember the April fool's mock-up and how disappointed I was, when I realised.And great to have another member in...
View Articlegeneral • Re: 30 Hour Basic - Difference between versions
I've got a copy of 30 Hour BASIC, no obvious edition name, but it has the BBC logo on the cover. Not sure what the key parts are of the book info page, but it is ISBN 0 86082 269 9, first printing...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: The Microvitec Series 13 / M1438 monitor: AKF50,...
The monitor is working with the amiga 500, thanx for the kindness and support!!Can you get the Amiga to tell you what screen mode / resolution it's outputting? To be honest I know very little about...
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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Acorn AKF30 monitor not...
For info, blue is now backI'm glad to hear you fixed it and that you had fun learning along the way Statistics: Posted by PJTech — Sat Jun 07, 2025 1:09 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 8271 Disc interface problem
Much too late to be helpful, but I found myself looking at the Television Jan 1993 BBC B common faults again, and realised this problem's in there:(49) DFS fault on issue 4 boards onwards: reads index...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Games that use the screen borders
You're probably thinking of Rockfall, which uses the border to shrink/expand the display for a zoom-in effect - the display is static though.Early releases of Stunt Racer 2000 also expand the border...
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other events + general event chat • Hugo Tyson at ROUGOL, Mon 16th June 2025
This month's meeting of the RISC OS User Group Of London will be:Everything I did at Acorn, presented by Hugo TysonMonday 16th June 2025, 7.45pmThe Duke of Sussex (upstairs in the Chichester Room from...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Model C20K - a new "Beeb"
Following along with much interest. Looks to be a great project !!Statistics: Posted by Budgie — Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:30 am
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Chinese FPGAs
Having read this threadhttps://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt ... 47#p457947Does this mean your Tang 20K board on GitHub is tested and finalised Dave ?Statistics: Posted by Budgie — Sat Jun 07, 2025...
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off-topic • Re: Acorn Art Thread
My fourth and (probably) final ASCII art collection accompanied by another beeb tune:https://youtu.be/66e6DZBqTrw?si=EmRjiAsYmtreDkPiHands down the most fun I've ever had making music on a BBC Micro...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Yarrb Mini
Ah. I do not have LK3 fitted. I will try that next!Statistics: Posted by thecellartroll — Sat Jun 07, 2025 10:58 pm
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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello from (near) Cambridge
Welcome, hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do. Statistics: Posted by Drobell — Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:10 pm
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