32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another a3000 repair
Are there recommende "video" jumper settings for mamximum compatibility with modern monitors ?Statistics: Posted by Iggypop — Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:47 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help imaging a floppy for use in emulator
HiSorry I missed this message when you sent it! I am trying to reply to your PM but I cant (new user / not enough posts). If you are still able to do it can you PM me again please?Cheers!Statistics:...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: The New Plus 1 for the Electron Ready for Sale -...
Nice! I think I must invest!!!Sadly I cannot PM you as I am a new user. Can you send me a PM as to how to order please? Hopefully avoiding PMs onn here til I am able to use that service.Statistics:...
View Articleintroduce yourself • Hi from Lincolnshire
Hey all...I joined a while ago but wasnt active. I live in Lincolnshiore but from the North East originally.Cheers!Statistics: Posted by retroshaun — Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:51 am
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introduce yourself • Re: Hi from Lincolnshire
Welcome back, retroshaun. Statistics: Posted by flaxcottage — Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:52 am
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introduce yourself • Re: Hello from Essex
Welcome, 8BitGo. Tell your son he has no sense of adventure. Statistics: Posted by flaxcottage — Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:13 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: An "Acorn/ARM opportunity" for Sun Microsystems
Interesting. In 97 Next was being folded in and the iMac would be out the next year. Jobs would take over leadership and would cancel Newton and start selling off the ARM shares....
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Electron ULA socket repair info please
For removal, hot air pencil would work fine, or carefull snip the plastic away and lift it off in sections.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:15 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Master / Default Station ID
Thanks for the comprehensive and interesting reply!Statistics: Posted by james — Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:15 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: HOWTO: An alternative tripler for Microvitec CUB...
Potting doesn't need vacuum if you are slow and careful about how you pour it. Getting the potting compound warm and runny helps too, but it starts to set fast, so you cant hang about.Statistics:...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: New A3000 Restoration Upgrade Progress
Bravo ! Statistics: Posted by HigashiJun — Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:19 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Beeb emulator on Raspberry Pi
No, not me, but I guess I have hijacked this thread a little.I have now got both the BBC Micro and Master emulators running under Retropie thanks to that script posted by Dulglor, so thank you for...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: IC88, IC100 and the Tube issues
I've been busy resolving a few underlying hardware issues on the Beeb ...The 74LS245 at IC14 was failing and pulling down the data lines, so replaced that.One of the leads for R13 had broken at the...
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general • Re: Today I received.....
Next batch of goodies...A greaseweazle and a 1MHz Pi Level Shifter from @KenLoweStatistics: Posted by growntree — Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:18 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Speech Phrase ROM Format
Hi Clive,I do have one board left, but after discussion with Wiggy (who knows a lot more about electronics than me) we concluded that this design draws a bit much current from the TMS5220, and I need...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 restoration possibility
Scattergun replacing all four is rather an extreme move, in my view. It's rather unusual to have a fault here, let alone all four (!) ICs. Remember that BD is driving in to to other ICs, so I think...
View Articleoff-topic • Online Banking on PC vs Telephone
More and more I find that I am excluded from certain online banking services because I only use my PC to log in, and not a mobile telephone "app". I don't understand why. For example, with Halifax I...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Code extract from Lancelot loader file
Edit: Ah, does &DC2 contain the ROM bank number of the current file system? That might make sense with some of the later code where it is attempting to write to every ROM bank except the for the...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Example 6502 source for creating a ROM.
Regarding the zero page useage - service ROMs aren't allowed to use the $00...$8f region - that area is reserved for the current language ROM. Smith's book describes $70...$8f as the "user area", but...
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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Announcing a modern box for the Atom
stunning! great job Statistics: Posted by Cruxinc — Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:55 am
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