programming • Re: Adventure Party Creator
Thanks must'ave typed over it or forgot to save before reset to prevent file open error. Missing ENDPROC is backStatistics: Posted by modboy — Sun Nov 24, 2024 10:45 am
View Articlenew ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: More Boulder Dash!
I thought it would be interesting to extend the game engine a bit. There is now a bomb element and zero-gravity behaviour. These have been added into a new set of caves which I’ve called the +1...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Qwak 2024 update (prerelease)
If you *LOAD QWAKDAT at the default &1400, you'll find Code: 31A9 LDX #&C031AB LDA #&7931AD JSR OSBYTE31B0 CPX #&C0This is performing a keyboard scan and checking for CAPS LOCK...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Serial Switching Interface
Hey all,Is something like this suitable for a switcher between different serial devices attached to a beeb?I was going to have my pi, modem and nc100 to the box and then box to beeb…think that would...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Storage box?
Trying those links I. unfortunately, get a message:Sorry, this item is not available to buy in your country.Alas, Louis, ASDA's a supermarket so they won't do delivery (beyond local grocery...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 fettling - a short story.
I often break out the thermal camera these days when I have something to fix, it's a great way to find problems.Statistics: Posted by Ronin47 — Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:58 am
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Incoming Acorn Atom Issue 5 Replica
Excellent stuff!Statistics: Posted by danielj — Mon Nov 25, 2024 10:29 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em
early on I discovered I had to add an amount to the vertical window size on Linux, but not on Windows, to allow for the menu. This is a pain because different Linux desktop environments have different...
View Articlearchive submissions • Re: 30th Anniversary BBC and Electron Collection
HiApologies if I have missed this or it already exists, but does a 'Master Index' of what is on each disc exist?I guess it doesn't have to be 'too fancy', just a text document that one could search...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Oh for a *SRDELETE
I sometimes wish for a "SRDELETE to wipe a sideways RAM bank (not least, when swapping OS versions in a Master with MultiOs).And then it struck me, just write any old rubbish into the RAM bank and, as...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Oh for a *SRDELETE
I thought there was a command *SRWIPE, but looking in the Master reference manual I it doesn't seem to be mentioned so it may be something that people who have written independent sets of sideways RAM...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: The BBC Micro ROM Library
Is there no way of having the versions in a collapsible tree type arrangement?Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:08 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Adding an audio jack to a master or B/B+
It would be better to use it as a proper jack socket that disconnects the speaker when plugged in.Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:13 am
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Creating / Saving cassette tape UEF images...
I've created a number of UEF files for one of my tapes each one of which contains some valid blocks and some invalid blocks but over a number of tapes I'm able to load the entire files. I now want to...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: software with good Superior Speech
Bone Cruncher also has speech in the intro.Statistics: Posted by vanekp — Tue Nov 26, 2024 10:59 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Pi1MHz Software
If there is a genuine issue (which I suspect there is), then I guess either folks aren't using this newest firmware with M5000, or if they are using the newest firmware, they aren't using the M5000...
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Quadbike 2: Tape...
I had hoped by now that I would have released a "repackaged" Quadbike. This will retain the incumbent version of the Quadbike program itself, but offer updated documentation, and the latest version of...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: MMC imager and DFS imager on msWin7+
ThanksStatistics: Posted by RonT — Tue Nov 26, 2024 11:42 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master Joystick
You should be able to make a simple interface without hacking the joystick or microcontroller. A simple logic arrangement NPN/PNP or N / P mosfets would mean you can plug in an old atari 9 pin style...
View Articlearchive requests • Re: National BBC Software Archive?
I would be interested to know if this "National BBC software archive" is a thing, it sounded like it was more than just individual users uploading to Archive.org, say, but I haven't found any detail...
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