8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn Communicator Restoration
On switch on with keyboard on gets the White block linesThe Electron start-up fault gallery suggests a possible RAM fault, at least if the failure modes translate somewhat from the Electron. Given...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Epson FX-890 - Has...
Wondering out loud...Is it possible autodetect isn't working properly? I would consider changing the default values so I/F mode is Parallel (defaults to Auto) and Parallel I/F bi-di mode is off...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Sega Megadrive 2 PCB
That's a standard config for the MegaDrive, gives Master System compatibility and controls sound for the MD itself.The megadrive also was completely back-compatible with the Master System, which had a...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #3 - Thu...
I've just registered, looking forward to seeing everyone again!.. I was thinking about my Cambridge Z88 as it would be easy to bring along regardless and not worry about a monitor or anything. Even...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge...
My nominationsFirebug - AcornsoftCookie - UnreleasedMr Wiz - SuperiorStatistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:43 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Master MOS disassembly
I've added a separate repo for updated MOS versions: https://github.com/tom-seddon/acorn_mos ... d/releases - they get built from the code in existing disassembly repo, but the release cadence and...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: RiscPC won't boot to desktop
Yes that worked, seems it was starting !smbserver and presumably hanging because there is no NIC in the machine!Statistics: Posted by nicf82 — Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:15 pm
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S21 -...
Oh, that's good to know - about the return to normality, I mean!I did manage to nail 3 of the 4 speedsters when I was on that level, so I'll probably have another krack-at it Statistics: Posted by...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Ghostbusters (Activision)
Tested! Wow, it's a pretty tight window to get your guys through the door... Only seemed to manage it 50% of the time. Out of curiousity, what happens if you only have one guy remaining when you get...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG-NL, 6 - 8 October...
Hello a question does anyone know the name of the person who was busy with an 8 inch floppy drive ?.Statistics: Posted by TimoHartong — Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:30 pm
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Landscaping : Scaled...
There was a bug in placing the scaled landscape elements correctly from left to right when looking South or West, where it was placing them backwards. The bug is fixed, though because extra lines of...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Cub 452 with XRGB Colour board. (AppleII)
If you've actually got the cub interface board then PL101 on a regular CUB has jumpers on it for switching between TTL and Analogue video and I think for your Apple 2 interface you simply remove those...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 5.25 drives with Ready signal
I suspect it's a rather short list. My memory says that READY was standard on 8in drives, but almost all 5.25in drives had dropped it.Of course the BBC synthesises a ready signal by counting index...
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new projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: The Lords of...
Just to say I’m enjoying reading your progress on this, keep up the good work Statistics: Posted by fizgog — Wed Jan 03, 2024 10:09 pm
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introduce yourself • Hello from Italy
Hi everyone!I'm Gabriele, from Bologna, Italy. Growing up here, had no chance to get my hands on an Acorn machine while they were current - but being a sucker for vintage computers, in the last 20...
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Hello from Italy
Welcome in, good luck with your restorations!Statistics: Posted by Simon — Thu Jan 04, 2024 8:53 pm
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: BBC Micro Elite... with music! (BBC...
Ha! That would be mad. I was playing with the Master co-pro version earlier today and it runs ridiculously fast, quite noticeably faster than the BBC Micro co-pro version. So there’s a candidate...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Gotek Drive inconsistancy
Mine is:Code: interface = shugarthost = acornindex-suppression = nohead-settle-ms = 12motor-delay = ignorechgrst = steppin02 = autopin34 = autoWorks fine with Master and Beeb, although it's been a...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: The Xberry-Pi - A...
A number of vendors on ebay sell them pre-made with the female connector on the underside. You can also get a pi zero with no connector and use the pimoroni gpio hammer kit to fit a female connector...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Speculation on alternatives to audio cassette...
The sinclair microdrive made a surprisingly effective medium once ICL's engineers had sorted out its shortcomings. I used them a lot in my ICL One Per Desk (a rebadged Sinclair QL)I found then slow...
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