8-bit acorn hardware • Advice needed on getitng a PCB "printed"
Evening everyone!I was debating whether this belonged here or in the General forum but it is hardware for the 8-bit machines so...I would like to get the BBC micro interface that Unilab made for its...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Advice needed on getitng a PCB "printed"
You need to load the files into kicad, then ask kicad to export the Gerber files and zip them up then upload the zip file to your PCB maker of choice.For "how to do the export" process, head to...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 unable to access FDD
I have had a chance to do a bit more investigation on this and may have found something.It seems as though IC29, the flip flop that controls the FDD (selection and mechanics I gather), may not be...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 2 faults 1 Not finding SCSI drive 2 Floppy...
I may have the support software for the morley scsi card somewhere, would it help if I find it and share as an adf file?Statistics: Posted by DutchAcorn — Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:39 pm
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archive requests • Re: SOURCES: Missing BBC Games Help Required!
This advert is from Acorn User November 1983 from David Tarlton.Screenshot 2024-03-28 173841.pngThis advert was only searched for after Quest and Chalice were found on a disc!Therefore, we are looking...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
High Score Tables Updated for Season 22, Round Six......This is a golden oldy for many and in different platforms for some. It's a smooth game, well programmed and infuriating at times but really, a...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Where is everyone? An information gathering topic
Pin added in Milton KeynesStatistics: Posted by evansma — Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:26 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet to AUN bridge on Raspberry Pi - released
Ok, so it does look like you're running the HPB, although I'm not sure why the process is defunct???You need to modify the following .cfg file:Code: /etc/econet-gpio/econet-hpbridge.cfgStatistics:...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S22 -...
This is my first go at this (well second as you can see).I think it may be a game of stamina, but we'll see...Statistics: Posted by fwibbler — Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:00 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Large haul of Acorn ROMs/EPROMs
Slogger don't seem to have been very organised about their versioning, but you can get a ROM identifier kind of thing out of later versions of DDOS by doing *ROMID. Slogger202.rom doesn't respond to...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A310 floppy drive alternatives
This is like a self-help group, it's excellent!Would I be right in thinking that the copper-coloured spring plate simply holds the head down against the disc, and (within reason) doesn't need to be...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: SOUND statement query
I've got a little program that generates this table and this diagram.Statistics: Posted by jgharston — Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:47 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games • Re: Satan's Challenge - Can...
Did you simply try dropping PAGE a bit?The (flawed) bbcmicro.co.uk version seems to run with it at &1500 but the later version that you posted doesn't.Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Tue Apr...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: The New Plus 1 for the Electron Ready for Sale -...
lolStatistics: Posted by vanekp — Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:03 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Tape has gone deaf
6850 are normally reliable. But, over the last year or so, a surprising number of members here have found that their 6850 has gone bad. It's still not many, but I would say that it is now a part to...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet to AUN bridge on Raspberry Pi - released
...also there is an SJ Research version which is different again (but should work on both B and Master except it loads around &E00 so will overwrite anything in the Master if PAGE is that low.)I'm...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with cassette loading errors
Have you thought about recording the signal into your PC and examining the point at which it drops out ?You might be able to clean up the sound and then re-record onto a new cassette turning a mono...
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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: DEC VT-101 Flyback...
Any update? My semi-dead VT100 is still sitting hoping for a solution Statistics: Posted by caseybea — Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:36 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: " *. " -- What does it mean?
I think *CAT has a special place in the (M)OS commands. Any abbreviation will run the first match in the OS command table which is mostly alphabetic.The reason for this is that on the Model B, *CAT,...
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other events + general event chat • Re: 2024 Econet LAN party: offsite Econets
What would people like to see on remote servers/networks?Elite! Though I may be biased. I would love to see it working (or otherwise) on different servers, if only to get a feeling for how reliable it...
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