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off-topic • Re: The rise of AI....

Maybe I should point one at the trouble shooting thread next time I get a beeb out of the repair tubs!Statistics: Posted by tricky — Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:34 am

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Micro keyboard PCB

Looking good! Now we need someone to do a 3d model for the speaker holder?!Statistics: Posted by dominicbeesley — Fri Dec 20, 2024 12:09 pm

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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Opening an ADFS directory for random access

Can you open it for write too? As a way of (e.g.) removing the E attributes from files?Statistics: Posted by Rich Talbot-Watkins — Fri Dec 20, 2024 1:12 pm

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Serial Switching Interface

Hey all,Well the box came a few weeks ago and I now have a bit of time to wire it up. My current RS432 cables were BBC <--> PC DTE/DTE from Sprow which were perfect for connecting to another...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Possible new DigDug version for the...

I don't think there is anything new, other than using my latest loader so you can redefine the keys!ZP free &E7..&FBPage 1 data free &1EE..&1EFgame.asm(1531) : Jumping forwards 677...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: WE BBC EPROM Programmer not copying all data

Well good news and bad news...mainly bad I gave it another whirl this morning and Pin 1 was 14v up until I asked the beeb to program and then once it started programming it dropped to 3v again. But...

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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hi From Wellington

Welcome, good luck with the beeb.I think the beeb powers different sections of the board from different connector, but I might be thinking of the master.Make sure that the keyboard cable has a good...

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off-topic • Re: Was the Amstrad CPC 464 a better games machine?

I'm not sure you would call it vertical rupture, but I had two independently moving screens displayed in late 82 when I was starting on Rally-X for the first time! I wouldn't call it vertical rupture...

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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Machine-readable SWI list

Well, the compiler can read the source code ... https://github.com/barryc-ro/RiscOS_371 ... /InterfaceIt's not in the most helpful of formats, I admit.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Sat Dec 21,...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Unipod and ADF10 or AEH52

From another angle this is pin 1 to pin 1 ADF10 to 8 bit expansion bus. This seems sensible and the ground pad of that unpopulated capacitor does connect to ground on the TTL chips on the ADF10...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Pi1MHz Software

I was on the road again and missed this thread the last few days. Yes, I have implemented an "extended attributes file" for Pi1MHz that holds all the mode page details. It will also identify discs...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn A7000+

Ok, thanks for the feedback,on the Viewfinder Home it says Compatible with RISV PC from RISC OS 3.7,I can't find anything about A7000 or the like.Anyway, I'm going to get a backplane for the A7000...

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32-bit acorn hardware • RiscPC Starup Time

I've been playing with ZuluScsi on my old Arc machines and when my old cdrom on a RiscPC died I thought I'd go all scsi on that machine. Using real discs has proved to be a nightmare on a Cumana...

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general • Re: How many active Econet Networks are there?

I thought I'd contributed to this thread when it first started. Pictures of my setup are elsewhere (in "BeebRoom" thread) but here's the latest Machines! listing I did in October...

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Introduce Yourself • Re: Elite-A Researcher

Its not spam I'm sometimes away for quite a while because I'm working and when I return I always check the new users that have joined and introduced themselves and like to welcome them aboardI do as...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Experimenting with the BBC Master cartridge port?

For level shifting between 3.3V <--> 5V, I've done a bit of Googling and it seems like TXS0108E modules are a popular choice for this, as they're available cheaply in multipacks? I'm guessing...

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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Startdesktoptask not found @RiscOS3.7 startup

StartDesktopTask is, if I remember correctly, only on RISC OS 4 and later.Statistics: Posted by gerph — Sun Dec 22, 2024 1:35 pm

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Econet in all its guises • Re: Filestore E01 and Pi1MHZ

This sounds perfect I want certainly want to test this for you it happens that I have an E01 available Statistics: Posted by TimoHartong — Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:59 am

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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...

20241223_120215.jpg35800Managed to get better after a dozen more tries! This is a great game Statistics: Posted by colinhoad — Mon Dec 23, 2024 12:06 pm

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A500 Modules not showing

Decided to do a bit of analysis on this. ...Splendid! (Might be worth noting this in a thread of its own??)I did in fact make a new thread about this new ROM yesterday! It has a bit more analysis...

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