8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 62256 as 16K SRAM
The sideways ROM sockets on a BBC B don't have pin 1 connected to anything.If using SRAM, you can connect it to either 0V or +5V. I recommend +5V because that is easier (available from the nearby pin...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: ADFFS on RiscPC
The menu for the softloader is in a separate repository and can be found here: https://gitlab.riscosopen.org/RiscOS/Ut ... Prompt,fd1The -all parameter can be used to list all ROMs, not just the ones...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Abductor
Started to add humanoid movement with skull drophttps://youtu.be/ky-U5cEjrvUStatistics: Posted by fizgog — Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:18 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Econet *I AM messages
Are you sending the correct response to the I AM request? The client could be getting confused if the reply is wrong.Have you tried manually including the server address in the I AM command? ie: *I AM...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Music 500 -> Music 5000 and Music 500 ->...
Having poked about with two synchronised M5000's I found that the address bus on IC29 was garbage on the bad M5000 and the only way I could remove the garbage was to pull IC18 and IC23 (74LS257) then...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *down*
Having a few issues so no Night Owl this evening.Also venturing on to the Pi Econet bridge install , wish me luck there.Normal service hopefully resuming tomorrow.Statistics: Posted by...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: No-Frills Electron ULA Replacement
Well done, that's a useful frill! And I'm delighted the OSTC provided some inspiration.Statistics: Posted by Ramtop — Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:07 pm
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: BOOKING THREAD: ABUG...
@daveejhitchens hopefully bringing degaussing tool? Will do.'Scope, Electron with monitor - Along with Mark Hillier, we'll be testing our New Plus 2. Two cartridge slots 6/7 & 14/15 - ROM 4 (with...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Any info on Acorn's own computing environment?
digging through archives I found an email about using Cadence on Sparc machines for PCB design in 1992From: ABienek (Alex Bienek)To: HardwareSubject: SPARC station requirementsMessage-Id:...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Restoring ROM character data after VDU 23
Now why do my Image links never work when I use the Picture button?? It just displays "Image" in text above.Because that's a link to a web page and not to an image format that the forum software...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: ElkSD128 - Recommendations
The snuggsy187 games worked for me and Blagger works fine too (Blagger wasn't fun for me, too easy to die then start again. Manic Miner is much better). I'm also using an actual Electron with the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: *HELP returns "Bad Command" and...
Thanks, both. I'm very pleased it's not broken.I've used a few Beebs in my time and never come across OS 0.1 before.I'll locate some OS1.2 and BASIC2 ROMS. In fact, maybe it's a good excuse for me to...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS**UP**
cheers Ken ,after some tail chasing I have the Bridge working and I've transferred some files over to it. Will sort out the Night Owl Host filestomorrow.The Night Owl BBS is now up (late start...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Creating Torch Z80 Images with MkTorch
Code: 10 REM > MkTorch v0.02 20 REM v0.01 File name handling assumes Windows... 100 PROCmkcpn(indir$,out$+".ssd",FALSE)... 140 DEFPROCmkcpn(indir$,out$,dsd%).... 570 out%=OPENOUT(out$)What...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #6 - Thu...
I feel that we should have a programming session and start putting together:Yer Maw's Maw's Gairden.Based loosely on that "other" multi-platform adventure game Think I might call it; "Ye canny shove...
View Articlegeneral • Re: BeebRoom 2024
This is it:https://www.bigdug.co.uk/clearance-spec ... -kit-p1404It's actually cheaper with the current discount than when I bought it in 2021.Statistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:02 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fantasy 6502 variant...
It's a curious one, the 65816... iirc the reason for its creation was essentially to be a CPU that could do 24-bit addressing whilst retaining backwards compatibility with the 6502, because that's...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Faulty 6502 Co-Pro
Sorry I did not see you had replied... Still getting used to participating in this ForumJust a bare 40 pin board would be great. I can't seem to PM you but maybe you can PM me to let me know the...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
A raspberry pi400 and a monitor so I can play with riscos direct. It took me a while to get the econet settings right so it could connect to the pieconetbridge and it also took a while to get it to...
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Sideways RAM Elite - explained
I feel conned, I only every had the tape version.Imagine being owner of the Elk version, and never having met a Thargoid! Should've just called that one E-Lite Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Wed...
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