other vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Repairing Amstrad NC100...
Not so good for the case where patches of traces have discoloured/gone high resistance.Thanks for that, I did see wire glue on my rabbit hole of conductive pen searches. What you described above is...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another Bush internet.tv mod thread
there's a schematic for a 37c699 test system here;https://www.microchip.com/en-us/product/fdc37c669from that I've tried to create a wiring diagram for a parallel to floppy interface...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Blood types
Taking the moral high ground doesn't fix the shortage of blood problem.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Mon Nov 18, 2024 9:43 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Increase BBC B Reset/Boot Delay
Hi,I'm trying to increase the boot delay on my BBC B, Issue 7.I read that increasing the value of C8 would increase the delay, however I've played around with values all the way up to doubling it but...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: Booking thread: ABUG...
I'll head along please Dave. I'll bring a table.Arriving Friday night, leaving Sunday midday.Statistics: Posted by sydney — Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:01 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Increase BBC B Reset/Boot Delay
Specifically, what value/type of capacitor are you using?Statistics: Posted by ctorwy31 — Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:17 am
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC problems ....
With a couple of known good mice, the mouse switch outputs (SW1,SW2,SW3) at IC25 are permanently high, which is obviously being fed to IOMD. Other than a faulty IC, any other likely causes? Continuity...
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off-topic • Re: My 8000th Post!
I love this forum, it is a brilliant home for all things acorn!Thank you to everyone who helps keep this forum nice, and everyone in general! Statistics: Posted by Cruxinc — Tue Nov 19, 2024 9:45 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Why No Fixed RTS for File Execute Addresses?
Idly wondering why there was never an 'OSRTS' entry at a fixed address in PAGE &FF?A single byte of memory across the 8-bit world that just contained an RTS.Thinking in terms of use as a file...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: NOW FULL! Booking...
So for now we're FULL!"ABUG North 2.0: We're gonna need a bigger !Boot"Statistics: Posted by philpem — Tue Nov 19, 2024 10:18 am
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new projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Text Adventure...
Any chance these will work on the Electron?As things stand, no. In theory the smaller games would fit, depending on what value I can assume for PAGE / load address. I guess that will depend on what...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Why No Fixed RTS for File Execute Addresses?
Well firstly PAGE moves so it would have been more sensible to maybe put something in the FFXX area and have that as the location. Or even better any run address starting FFFFFXXX isn't run but...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: understanding / programming the 6845 chip
Registers 8 and 10 are not that interesting and nice explained in AUG page 364..367who concern about interlace and delay cursor/display ??the only thing that you realy see if you change bit 6 in...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBc computer B issue 7, sideways ROM and Language?...
Cheers for your reply. I will attempt to post photos shortly. However, the inside is a bit of a mess, as i had a few pins break on the sideways rom board so had to solder to the motherboard connecting...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG online #94, Tuesday...
Also there was a mention on marketing the events, use of a graphic for example to highlight the ABUG online meetings and posting as an event within the https://www.facebook.com/groups/AcornAndBBCMicro...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Its starting to come back to me now. I think the authous score is in danger again Perhaps an early morning game is in order for this one.Statistics: Posted by fwibbler — Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:46 am
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: LISP: Slower with with Co-Pros and MOS 3.50
LISP 4.07e has for me, on a M128, produced greatly improved and more consistent results - thank you (times rounded to seconds):Code: Os 1.20MOS 3.20MOS 3.50TUBE121124126NOTUBE214213216Without the Tube...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Kana Flash!
Glad you like it! Trying in in Elkulator, it appears to basically work, just with the usual mode 7 display issues. I don't have a real elk, so would be ace if someone could confirm? And then all I...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug
Build 24.326.0724Added the new ladybug animation table for the diamond garden bonus Lady Bug.ssdStatistics: Posted by lovebug — Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:28 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em Tape Overhaul v3 (SAVE support, autotests)
I have a build which integrates beebjit's ACIA and much of its serial ULA into B-Em. It loads Castle Quest. However no further work on this project will occur unless I learn how to implement a ACIA...
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