8-bit acorn hardware • Re: What a mess!
It doesn't matter if it looks messy. It only matters if it's electrically okay. MarkProbably borderline of the bbc as it's relatively slow clock speeds, but messiness like that can cause all kinds of...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: LOLPRICE
Bit of a gamble even if you are a collectors, those discs must be 40 years old now.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Mon Nov 11, 2024 9:12 am
View Articleprogramming • Re: VBCC or the Motorola 6845 skipping some VDU commands?
Just to add, the 6845 is not a VDP.The purpose of the 6845 is to generate all the correct addresses in RAM to generate the video signal and to perform most of the display timing. The 6845 does not...
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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom fault
My mistake, I meant I used 2x 1A but yes, good thinking on harmonics, swapped the 7805's back and no difference. +5V though is noisy though.I pulled C4 to see if that made a difference and it did but...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
With a bit more time I think I could have got a better score - was a good one to play - hope Ladybug comes out so we can play that variation.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Tue Nov 12, 2024...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
A low score to get things started.Score: 36323Frenzy_2024.PNGStatistics: Posted by FourthStone — Tue Nov 12, 2024 7:57 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: SD2BBC Won't let me SHIFT BREAK into menu
keyboard is okenext stop swap the 6522 via with 6522 user portAlso CTRL Break gives me a beep and back to the >_ prompt and Esc gives me EscapeStatistics: Posted by duikkie — Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:01 am
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Trying to mount ZIDEFS SD card image in...
Hi Folks,Slowly moving forward with the Archie 3000. Been setting up software onto the ZIDEFS SD card from CJE which is working great now I have a mouse.Thought I'd image the card to continue setup...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: what are the best platform games?
There's also Hard Hat Harry 1 and 2, Elementum, Electrobots, Planet Nubium 1 and 2.Statistics: Posted by fwibbler — Tue Nov 12, 2024 8:59 am
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Blood types
Yeah, but I think it would attract more people to do it if there was some small financial incentive.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:13 am
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general • Re: 5V power modules
That why we have inductors and capacitors Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Tue Nov 12, 2024 9:14 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • No Disk
I am unable to mount any disks in BeebEm. The ssd disk file is shown in the menu as mounted in Disk 1 and can be ejected but typing *DRIVE 1 <ret> *. <ret> gives an error "No Disk"I have...
View Articlearchive submissions • Re: DOSPlus with Econet
Maybe it never worked properly?So, when using the Pi Bridge a real 80186 falls over with an (almost) identical illegal instruction exception as the Matchbox.PiTubeDirect hits the same illegal...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Disassemblies of BBC Micro Games
Level 7 has disassembled Robotron 2084 (1984).http://level7.org.uk/miscellany/robotro ... sembly.txtStatistics: Posted by TobyLobster — Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:01 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Simultaneous 2 player games
I strongly urge anyone who's thinking of having a bash at this game to read the review at CASA (very funny it is too!)Could not see a review for it there?It's actually the walkthrough.Statistics:...
View Articleprogramming • Re: [SOLVED] VBCC or the Motorola 6845 skipping some VDU commands?
Thanks for the explanation.@vbc has confirmed the compiler bug.Statistics: Posted by Fabrizio — Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:22 am
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [DONE] BOOKING THREAD:...
Here are a few more pics. IMG_1210.jpegIMG_1209.jpegIMG_1208.jpegIMG_1216.jpegThank you indeed a lot of CRTs a very nice event indeedStatistics: Posted by TimoHartong — Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:32 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Flaky Filestore E20 PSU
The class Y capacitor may also be a ceramic type.The other possible cause is contamination on the PCB causing stray current to flow from line (live) to earth.MarkStatistics: Posted by 1024MAK — Wed...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Palettemate / enhanced video ULA with 4096 colours
Are any more of these cool looking devices becoming available? I saw there were some for sale on sellmyretro but they've all been bagsied... would love to try one of these - make new palettes... see...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: 9 new games for the BBC Micro...
G is for 'Game'. I've just gotten into the habit of doing that as I've put loads of games compilations together over the years and it allows me to see at a glance if something is a G(ame), D(emo),...
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