8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Shimmering Teletext on BBC/Master
For the Master, I need to replace IC25 (Quad XOR) instead of IC37 (Hex Inverter), so here's the equivalent PCB for the Master. The 16MHz signal can be injected directly into the Master motherboard via...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
I've added some NuLA adapter fitting instructions to the wiki:https://github.com/IanSB/RGBtoHDMI/wiki/NuLA-AdapterStatistics: Posted by IanB — Wed Jun 12, 2024 1:47 am
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software preservation • Collection of BBC and A3010 material
Hello,Apologies if I have the wrong forum. I wasn't sure where to post.I've come into possession (legally, I hasten to add!) of quite a bit of BBC Micro and A3010 material: tapes, disks, manuals. I'm...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland #8 : Thu...
Another interface project I set up with the BBC Micro was (I think from memory) was measuring resistance in a circuit. The set up included wiring and two short copper bits of pipe - connected to the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fantasy VidProc
Thinking more about this, reverting back to an IC that could be backwards compatible with the Beeb’s proper VidProc, working with the 6845, SAA5050 etc…Let’s upgrade the shift register to 16 bits. For...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: UEF Files on Electron with Maxduino
If I may ask chaps, does your REM port work with the Electron? I use this Maxduino with the Oric and when the Oric needs to pause and play the tape it can do so via the REM port. However with the...
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general • Re: AGON LIGHT- 'access denied' when saving BBC file
Thanks for letting me know, Id have been happy to pass on your concerned if it hadn't... Statistics: Posted by kgmcneil — Wed Jun 12, 2024 10:36 pm
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communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS
Thanks so much for your response... Im going to see if I can look at the various graphic tools you made mention of in the PM to see if I can do any graphics for this system... I managed to log on to...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
Do we think it'll be possible to solder at this one? I have a tiny portable filtered fan which can help with fumes.I'd be up for fixing 26bit Acorns.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Wed Jun 12, 2024...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 1MHz bus data latching
It was fresh from the bay, claimed to be new, no real idea of its history. Yet another thing to add to the must check fault list.Damn, I'm using that phrase, with a slight mod. "It was fished, fresh...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 Alarm app - unknown or missing variable
This is probably unhelpful but I got this error with !Alarm on A5000 with RO3.0 after installing universal boot.3.0 ? You really, REALLY don't want to be using that!Hilariously, though, looking at...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
Had a few more goes on this utterly beastly game. Another thing that irks me here is the pitiful range of the vertical weapon firing Made it past the first level with the purple faces, but really...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC B Mode 7 fault.
TR6 must be 6MHz and F1 must be 1MHz.Can you re-check your results. If indeed, the 6MHz signal is missing, then work back up the chain to see where it died. IC37, IC38 and IC40 are directly involved...
View ArticleEconet in all its guises • Re: Bridge Reset / Update & !Machines Discussion
I don't think you have to edit the code to add a new machine type, you just have to add a spite with the right name which included the hex of the machine type.An improvement I was thinking of was to...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RGB to HDMI using a Pi Zero and a small CPLD
I like the way you've used a thin PCB with larger diameter holes for the socket to fit through, so when plugged into the one of the motherboard sockets, the board adds next to no extra height beyond...
View Articlescanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Re: A&B Computing is...
DaveE scanned them in aeons ago, you can get them on DVDs and i think USB sticks from his sitehttps://www.acornelectron.co.uk/c-dvd.htmlStatistics: Posted by Arcadian — Fri Jun 14, 2024 4:39 am
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Help with Linux
I'm not relishing rebuilding the OS to be a 64bit OS from the start. Install 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS with Desktop. Use Raspberry Pi Connect to connect remotely. One hasn't needed to rebuild an OS on...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • PiBridge Econet problems
I am having trouble with the PiBridge (HPB) When I save files they do not have the start and execution addresses. I was copying Econet Elite over to the server and trying to run it was making the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: PiBridge Econet problems
Looking at the Pi, I notice none of the recent files have an INF file associated with them - how do I enable INF attributes? (I can't use xattr)Either start the bridge with the -x flag or create an...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games • Re: Retro Adventurers Podcast
I've just listened to Episode 5 - an interview with Tim Gilberts, who produced several cross-platform adventure authoring systems including The Quill (which was used for many BBC games) and PAW. Well...
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