communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS
Yeah that's right the terminal software is on ROM, and I am connecting to an ESP8266 running Zimodem. I am planning on trying to set up an ESP32 though, and 3d print a case for it, because my setup at...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Zezito in the Glittering Caves -...
I am glad to say that the game engine is now all done, bugs corrected (for now ).Whats left to do:- Populate all roms with enemies and make any necessary adjustments- some sound effects...
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new projects in development: games • Re: Apache Valley - possible new...
Apache Canyon is no longer just an Electron game, it's now (nearly) working on the Beeb b0876024-b871-4bcf-ab01-cfb08d2439a9.jpgJust need to figure out keyboard reading and playing sounds before I...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Is it possible to reload the DFS into &E00 after...
I've never had a problem doing so - and used to do it BITD. Officially the memory is allocated to the DFS so it's not yours. The standard Acorn DFS however uses page &11 to store information about...
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communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS **Host UP**
A few photos of my visit to Night Owl using my Communicator It is a brilliant BBS service Brian thanks for your hard work putting it together!NicHi Nic , thanks very much for the Communicator photos....
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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom Synthesiser User Manual or...
Is this the review you read?https://www.acornatom.nl/atom_nieuws/19 ... 826006.htmI've looked quite hard, and couldn't fine the Instuctions anywhere.... DaveYes, I think I saw a different version of...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Is there a .uef explorer program for windows?
Disc Image ManagerThanks, I downloaded that, and it lets me explore the contents of a disk image. It allows me to open a UEF file, but it just lists the contents as "tape" with a folder icon and no...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: quite failing to do WAV → UEF (linux)
This patch "makes the problem go away". Just to confirm — with thanks — that the supplied patch fixed the issue. I tested it against my first (48 kBit, 24 bit per sample) recording and my second one...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: List of bugs in Acorn MOS
Coming from thoughts about the RTC API in the Time&Config thread, if the OSWORD 14 subcall is not recognised, the Master MOS passes it on to sideways ROMS, but if the OSWORD 15 subcall is not...
View Articleacorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom Software Archive
It is possible, I am coverting my AGD games to CSW files but it's a bit complicated.First I create an ATM fileThen I convert the ATM file to an 8 bit WAV file with the ATM2WAV tool written by Charlie...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Time & Config.
How many alarms and timezones do people want?Timezones - living in the U.K., I'm only ever likely to use GMT/BST.If I want to know the time elsewhere, I use the TimeAndDate website.But people...
View Articleprogramming • BeebASM building query
I'm trying to use BeebASM to build a .ssd image with various files, and I'm running into a problem trying to include a file.Basically, the Exile_main.asm file I'm trying to include can generate two...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Modding an ARAII cartridge
When he’s finished the other projects he is on I might ask him! I might look to get some boards made up but that’s on the to-do list after all my other projects!Statistics: Posted by Bitstik — Mon Jan...
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Riscos 4.02 soft load icon issue
The Softloader does the install for you over the top of the original RiscOS version. It copies the !Boot file into an OldBoot directory and then installs the new software and installs upgraded apps....
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communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *NOW*
Night Owl is now up for Monday evening CheersBrian Statistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:51 pm
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Inufuto BBC games compilation
I found that there was a game missing from the Inufuto games collection: "Impetus". It's a pretty neat vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. It's never been ported to run on the BBC Micro because it's just...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Online #97 :...
Good it was on Facebook I also shared it in de Big Ben Club whatsapp groepStatistics: Posted by TimoHartong — Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:59 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Info please! Acorn's in-house large-memory 6502...
Given the Acorn large memory 6502 2nd processor gives a civilised (to programmers) linear 24bit data address space via zp indirect, as described in this thread, I wondered if something similar could...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S24 -...
Best score so far. Limited access due to a knackered computer.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:21 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: I2C 4 U
I’ve never heard of anyone saying this before and to add to your misery….Quite literally and with no exaggeration, I haven’t readjusted my main module since 2019 (!) and its still on the same battery...
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