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programming • Re: Hardware scroll + fixed status area
I've cobbled together some code from information gathered from the following people Kieranhj viewtopic.php?p=207229#p207229Rich Talbot-Watkins http://www.retrosoftware.co.uk/wiki/ind ... _scrollingand...
View Articleprogramming • Re: VCCC2024: Christmas Challenge
Well, now the deadline is past, I can feel safe giving the cryptic message that the size of my entry is a record -- but a very old one, and easily broken!All right, that's terrible -- and the clue's...
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hi From Wellington
Hi,Welcome to this nice forum . Nice a version 7 Beeb that will be a guarantee for many hours of fun. Did you already replace the RIFA's in the PSU ?Greets,From the NetherlandsStatistics: Posted by...
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Plan B In Colour?
my fix of planA planB and planB2 in only 3 files I didn't realise that filenames were at such a premium! planB : colour fix not at &380 but on top &5558 :colour in program to 4 and 6Except the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Unipod and ADF10 or AEH52
Thank you both for the tips, when I get to a stage when I can simulate the early steps in the process using BASIC assembler, I'm hoping that this will be a way forward and should prove useful. I did...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Possible new DigDug version for the...
Had two visits to A&E in the last two days, neither for me, but back on it this morning!Just adding changing into ghosts, navigating and turning back - quite a bit of anim info 1>ZP free...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Cub 653 No Picture
Thanks, R6 is a 15K resistor on this Cub, but it's one of those radial ceramic SBC type resistors. These seem a bit harder to get than usual resistors. Also the ones on the Cub PCB are 3-pin parts...
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Notepad++ and BBC Basic V
The BBC Basic V.xml file goes in C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\userDefineLangs - at least on Windows.On Windows with a \Users\ home area on drive C. At work it would be...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Was the Amstrad CPC 464 a better games machine?
If you want to discuss BASIC as a subject, please start a new topic. I didnt want a in depth discussion of Basics , I was just commenting on the fact fact that the Cpc is often viewed as a z80 beeb...
View Articlegeneral • Re: How many active Econet Networks are there?
Are they in the more or less in the size the Beeb and FS expect ?Statistics: Posted by TimoHartong — Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:16 pm
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Emulator ROM legal status
Ah, so maybe ROD can say they have the rights to the 8 bit ROMs and they allow this or that usage? Or they could say that they don't have the rights...Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Sat Dec 28, 2024...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: Commodore PET 2001-32N BS
Iconic!Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Sat Dec 28, 2024 1:17 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Enhancement to MMB_Utils ?
And one last enhancement Added an optional filter on the getfilefilename.ssd [-merge] [-overwrite] destdir [filename_regexp]e.g. beeb getfile default.ssd default 'a.test0?'Statistics: Posted by...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Was the Amstrad CPC 464 a better games machine?
Thanks, very interesting (after some z80 wiki I vaguely wondered if the refresh cycles could be used as you just described but havent found any examples of machines using that yet).Using the refresh...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Low resistance short between vcc and 0v
MODE 7 - Teletext MODEPlease do check that IC6, the VC2023 and associated circuitry is correct.In Teletext mode the picture data comes from IC5 (SAA5050) to IC6 as three signals. If you have a 'scope,...
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general • Re: Merry Christmas 2024 🎅🏼🎄
Wait, I missed Christmas? Again?!Don't worry, I understand another has been scheduled in 361 days time MarkStatistics: Posted by 1024MAK — Sun Dec 29, 2024 2:36 pm
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: NOW FULL! Booking...
Looks like I'll only be there on the Saturday now. Arriving late on Friday night so not worth coming along then and I've got plans in Manchester with the family on Sunday.Statistics: Posted by sydney...
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Disc Image Manager
With apologies.v1.47.3 Unable to create an "old map" hard disc image:Create_adfs_hd.pngold_map.pngSame happens for Old or New directory.error.pngStatistics: Posted by james — Mon Dec 30, 2024 12:50 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3010 - Adelaide - repair
Pulled out the thermal camera for some clues - oof there's some decoupling caps up at 80C, that's not good - I did think the board was drawing more than it should (1.3A). I guess I'll swap those caps....
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: FPGA advice
Are you able to recommend the tang nano boards Dominic? (Or anyone... they are cheap and cheerful, question is do they work nicely and do the tools work nicely)Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Mon Dec...
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