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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master Cherry Keyboard with keys that stick

Thanks will give that a goStatistics: Posted by kevinlingley — Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:12 pm

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8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b2 - new emulator

Hi TomB2 opened today when I clicked on an SSD on my old mac! Really goodDo you think AMX Mouse support and Music 5000 might be a doer? Thanks!Thanks for the feedback. Glad you like the .ssd file...

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

A little bit higher.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Tue Mar 04, 2025 8:27 pm

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new projects in development: games • Re: Dino

Managed to add Map rotation and map compression to AcornPad - new version coming soonDino now uses this to load a compressed map to save on memoryScreenshot 2025-03-04 at 21.57.12.pngQuick video...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn UNIX helpline?

I also got it to do this once instead of the normal kernel startup display. Bizarre...I've had that error on a real Arc (A310) with RISC OS 3.11 and duplicated it in Arculator -- RISC iX can't cope if...

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32-bit acorn software: RISC iX • Re: Adventures in A680 RiscIx

Only sc1a will actually create a working drive - as I hypothesise, this is quite possibly because the drive isn't actually partitioned so the system only knows where sc1a actually is (it has to be at...

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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [WAITLIST OPEN] BOOKING...

I just thought we might have met and talked and as usual I had forgotten! I play golf and after spending four hours with someone, when we get in the clubhouse if they have taken their coat off or got...

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: 01-A680B-0000156 - investigating an A680 !

Dare I power it up?Did. "Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp" at 2-3Hz. Bugger. I'm going to assume this isn't a PSU that needs a load Assumption wrong. Put an electronic load at 2A on it, one slight...

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32-bit acorn emulators • Re: Arculator and BASIC programs

Following pdjstone's advice, I renamed the BBC BASIC file to "prog,fd1". In Arculator I clicked on "Disc" in the top menu bar. In the Disc menu I clicked on "Change drive 0...." (assuming drive 0 to...

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8-bit acorn emulators • Re: Electroniq - online Acorn Electron emulator

Cheers Thomas! Statistics: Posted by 0xC0DE — Wed Mar 05, 2025 11:04 pm

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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Would expanded Electron only...

No worries! Just thinking out loud as I have a co-proc but no sideways RAM.I have all the expansions including a co-processor. I went a bit crazy a few years ago. I’ve restrained myself from buying...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: RS423 Port on Beeb and Master

What code are you using at the Beeb end ?I would be tempted to do a loopback cable (TX & RX connected, CTS & RTS connected...use 2 paperclips ?) to rule out a bad ULA on the master.Test it...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: VGA/RGB/PAL output with 1-bit DAC

I hope you are not using many pins for the joysticks, as shift registers are a common method of saving pins on joysticks.Statistics: Posted by fordp — Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:53 pm

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: My A3010 repair project

Yup, a new RTC chip sorted it. I have the desktop, and to answer my earlier question, yes it's running 3.10 in ROM. Sound is very, very quiet (but OK through headphones), perhaps the LM386 amp has...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Possible Pinball game for the BBC Micro

Got a bit more time, so added lights, it but the sprite plotting is off!8766 bytes freeStatistics: Posted by tricky — Thu Mar 06, 2025 10:12 pm

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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Removing the A3000 power cable grommet

Well the easiest way to do it is with a set of Strain Relief grommet pliers, eg something like this :https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEONTOOL-Strai ... TSA5JJ8X7BBut you may be able to shift with some long...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Acorn Electron - Searching - File Not Found - BASIC

I have an Electron which has started behaving quite oddly. Up until last week it was completely fine, but on switching on it now displays the message as per the title, ie:Acorn Electron SearchingFile...

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off-topic • Re: LOLPRICE

LOLprice 5K, but nice condition and boxed I guess, but the production values on this auction, with video https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205338927346Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Fri Mar 07, 2025 9:49...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn Electron - Searching - File Not Found - BASIC

In one of the posts in this forum I have seen a simple adapter which had pull up resistors you could plug in instead of the keyboard if that helps. If I find it back I will post it here.Statistics:...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Dino

Started to implement the map generator into AcornPad, before moving onto the beebScreenshot 2025-03-07 at 22.57.26.pngStatistics: Posted by fizgog — Fri Mar 07, 2025 10:59 pm

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