8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Desktop ROM - keyboard, joystick, mouse -...
Just tried it with a beeb.mmb with a single file in it and it fails with Bad Command and looks like it is constantly clearing the screen and reprinting the top line. I guess this is sort of...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: UK eBay seller fees changes
This sounds bad for buyers AND sellers. Definitely worse for sellers - I don't want to be going anywhere to "drop off" things - that's completely stupid.Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Fri Jan 03,...
View Articlesoftware & utilities for the pc, mac or unix • Re: Disc Image Manager
I've been thinking now, for some time, about adding the ability for DIM to have multiple images open at once, and then drag and drop files between images. To be able to do this, I'm going to need to...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Bugs in log and trig functions of Basic 4r32
sorry if i am harping on a bit.22/7is 3.142857142857142857 and repeat 142587 ad inifinutumMy question is where are the xtra digits coming from in RVBASIC3.142857142857142857...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Laser Direct Printers -...
I've collected a couple of Laser-Direct printers over the years, with the intention to get them working. I've come to the conclusion that this will never happen, so I now want to get rid of them.I...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Cycle counter for the vscode plugin?
I totally agree, that would be really useful for speeding up optimization! I use VSCode too and have found that some extensions like the "Profiler for Chrome" give rough estimates of execution times,...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Conversion between SSD and UEF
Nice, the Acorn Electron is a great little machine! I’ve run into the same issue with .SSD files before. You can use tools like UEF Editor or try out BeebEm or B-EM to load the .SSD files and then...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Blasted StarDot cookies
I've not had any issues (I use Edge on Mac), have you tried a different browser at all?It's not browser-specific.It happens before AND AFTER login, which seems particularly ridiculous.It's not the...
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Acornsoft Maze v2 (BBC Master...
Love that you fixed that lazy perspective shift on the pentagram, which had always bugged me!!,Hear hear! That always bugged me too! Didn't get to appreciate all the updates you've made but the...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Acorn Archimedes game recomendations
No-one mentioned Gods yet? My no.1 favourite back in the dayStatistics: Posted by timmy — Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:27 pm
View Articlearchive submissions • Re: Watford Electronics PCB Designer
Hi, I'm a bit late to this topic but can anyone post a link to the manual?ThanksI still have the original manual here but hasn't been scanned yet.Statistics: Posted by Pernod — Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:49 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
I also had a good run this time ... 223710dangeruxb4.jpgStatistics: Posted by chrisn — Sat Jan 04, 2025 2:53 pm
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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Creating ADF or ADL imgaes using the Beeb
How Can I tell MkImg to copy the whole folder to an image?Give it a directory name, with the "r"ecurse switch if you want to do all the subdirectories of the start directory, as per the instructions....
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Electron owners survey...
I've got one with a Master RAM Board, one with a Turbo Driver, and various sideways RAM options depending on what I plug in to what.Statistics: Posted by danielj — Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:29 pm
View Articlearchive requests • Re: Missing Magazines from the 80s
Hi,Does anyone have a scan of LASERBUG magazine issue 1 or issue 3?They must exist as I have previously typed some games in from these issues.But, now I can't find them?!Lee.Statistics: Posted by...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug
Build 25.005.1445 The final build !This is the final build because I can't find any more errors in the code to fix and everything seems to work wellThe self playing demo code although not amazing...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Bugs in MAME System3/5 emulation
Can you install the DOS40A rom in mame? It can be downloaded from https://www.theoddys.com/acorn/acorn_sy ... )/dos.htmlThat’s the rom that I use in my System. Thus Rom had the driver for the 40x25...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: The Valiant Turtle 2
This is seriously cool! It looks smaller than the original?It's almost exactly the same size as the original; there's a little variation in dimensions, but nothing you could see with the naked eye....
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Model B installed ROM not recognised
I've had a faulty 1770 prevent the DFS ROM from initialising in a Beeb before, so I think the DFS ROM includes code to detect a 1770 interface and disables the ROM if it determines that the interface...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Online #96 with...
Hi, I’d like to join in and listen - can you please send me the link?Thanks! Ed.Sure! Look out for a Private Message, I'll send the Zoom meeting details to you momentarily.(Edit: Sent)Statistics:...
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