8-bit acorn software: other • Re: A superfast 3D maze shooter for the PDP-11
If you want to transfer chunks of memory directly, you can do it using the Tube transfer protocol described in the NAUG, page 338 here: download/file.php?id=92041It’s probably not good for...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Micro fire button
check the voltage on the inside of the BBC on the connector and pins on the 6522.if that is too fiddly, it should be safe to continuity test with the machine off.Statistics: Posted by tricky — Fri Sep...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Exploring and extending the elite...
A quick note for anyone reading this thread in the future:The video link shared above was a temporary one which is now offline.The official recordings from EMFcamp 2024 are in the process of being...
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Value of Y register after *-command
No problem, now I know that and I have a work-around. You don't have to implement this unless you have really no other project to work on I do have other projects but..All done! I have modified OSARGS...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: RISC pc crash at boot....
I have this message tooIMG_20240924_215009979.jpgEdit:If I execute manually the Boot run file at ADFS::HardDisc4.$.!Boot.UtilsIf start fine, until I boot again.So I guess something is gone in the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Adjusting/calibrating a Microvitec CUB monitor
The test card image in the first post was one that I wrote myself. It's easy enough to program your own if you know the basics of using the BBC's graphics commands.There are also disk images out there...
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introduce yourself • Re: Hello from a New Member
Welcome! Statistics: Posted by Cruxinc — Tue Sep 24, 2024 9:36 pm
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: DC board woes with my Acorn A4
Are the keyboard lights actually flashing or do you simply get a random combination coming on at each power up?They're flashing but subtlely differently each time. Two videos uploaded here...
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
No Miggy love? Not surprised In my book you can't have too many Amigas so if I had an A3000 to swap I'd go for it, but alas I don't. Looks like I'll be bringing my A1200/060 on Saturday. Had hoped to...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: How to detect that I am using the second...
The https://beebwiki.mdfs.net/OSBYTE_%26EA and https://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/BBC/OsbyteA6 are rather cryptic.These two OSBYTEs are part of a set that read/write OS memory locations. In each case they set...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Acornsoft ISO-Pascal disassembly
On the ROM switching, it is documented, I think in the official manual, that when compiling, at least on a single processor system, the compiler is paged in and the BL-code interpreter is copied into...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • (Tomorrow!) ABUG dev night...
On Thursday - tomorrow - there will be an ABUG Dev night, at 7, on zoom. (Dev Nights run on Thursdays, every three weeks. If you don't have the zoom coordinates, send a PM or ask in this thread. We...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
Got to level 16 but couldn't finish it off, some progress at least Score: 31100Electrobots_2024.PNGStatistics: Posted by FourthStone — Wed Sep 25, 2024 11:12 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn A3000 possible CMOS issues?
Does the DEL key work? Does it do anything appropriate when at the supervisor prompt?If it does, press and hold DEL, power on, wait till the RISC OS banner shown, only then let go of DEL. Did you see...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 questions
There is no difference when I press the RESET button on the side which leads me to think the RESET functionality is not working.So test it, attach the scope to the reset line, press the reset button,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 128Kx8-bit DIP28 system ROM for the Master Compact
Did you try using the link I shared with you selecting the same option as the one I showed you?They seem to be the right ones...That's the link I used:5 Pcs Round Hole Pin Header 2.0MM/2.54MM Pitch...
View Articlearchive issues • Re: Advanced BASIC Editor PACK
Hi Mick, Thanks for the updates - that's great to hear that it's run for the 42 games. Sorry to hear you got sacked!BITD I would have had the Acorn Electron running it and would have kept it on over a...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Mode 7 Cursor Width
I noticed this earlier this year when looking out of the corner of my eye at a Cub connected to a BBC B.In mode 7, the cursor is narrower on the BBC than on the Master 128. On the Master, the cursor...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Mode 7 Cursor Width
(In graphics modes, the cursor is the same, full character width, on BBC B and Master:vlcsnap-2024-09-25-23h58m29s478.pngvlcsnap-2024-09-25-23h58m55s961.png)Statistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Thu Sep...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Deluxe paint like software
There was a late DPaint clone IIRC. PaintCan?We used QPaint for most/all Paradise work - AIUI it was like DPaint, so perhaps that's what you recall?Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Sat Sep 28, 2024...
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