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econet in all its guises • Re: PiEconetBridge and RISC-OS AUN Clients

I've just tried copying !Boot, Apps, and some other directories over to both v2.1-release and v2.2-dev and can't replicate this problem - will wait for the debug and see what turns up in case I've not...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Dino

Still working on the map generator, has a few quirks that need sorting.Screenshot 2025-03-10 at 22.17.49.pngStatistics: Posted by fizgog — Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:22 pm

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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG NL 2025 (booking...

I'll be there, don't let the abugs bite!Statistics: Posted by BlondMM — Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:27 pm

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

Apologies, I think I must've had my rose-tinted glasses on when I picked it. Do feel free to remind me of that next time I come to deride someone else's suggestion Don't worry - we've all done it!!...

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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Crystal Castles update (including NuLA...

Having played Crystal Castles recently on the High Score Challenge, I was miffed that the levels were always cyan/blue/white, when the arcade original had them depicted in a whole range of colours....

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acorn atom and acorn system series • Re: Atom Printer Port PL5.

Is there a way to output a byte to the printer port, not by using P.$2?Like an OUT directly to the port that will go directly to the printer?Statistics: Posted by matalog — Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:40 pm

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

but as I don't use Windows and Arculator is now Windows only, I can't help there.There's a Linux version of Arculator -- does that not build on a Mac?If it doesn't, no one has told Arculator that...

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communications • Re: the Night Owl BBS

Hello again! So, I did connect... but I'm clearly doing something wrong because I only get garbled text and not the lovely mode 7 graphics I've seen on screenshots of Night Owl... Problem I have is...

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new projects in development: games • Re: Lady Bug

Yes, that was my first thought, when you suggested it - that it might make things too easy. I'll have a look in a while, see how it feels I look forward to the results of your testing, thank youI...

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8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em Tape Overhaul v3 (SAVE support, autotests)

I thought you might like these results on a m1 Mac:T RESULTS: 304 / 304 tests succeeded, 9 skipped; took 3:45:35That's more like it!Statistics: Posted by Diminished — Wed Mar 12, 2025 9:33 am

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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: EconetA DCI-2

Where's the DCI-4 version, then? viewtopic.php?p=247771#p247771and for good measure, here's the DCI3 version:https://github.com/philb/econetaStatistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Wed Mar 12, 2025 10:01 am

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8-bit acorn hardware • One long beep woes! [bbc micro B]

Please go easy on me I'm a complete newbie! I own a few retro computers and the beeb was my latest acquisition but I've managed to screw something up in less than 24hrs. (Probably a record).First off,...

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new ideas wishlist & general chat • Re: Bombjack

Looks amazing!I have absolutely no idea how he's doing that title screen, where there definitely seem to be 5 colours on a line (dark red, orange, black, cyan, medium blue) with MODE 1 resolution...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Master Compact joystick issues

Update in case anyone is still awake (or anyone sees this in the future):-I replaced the 6522 in IC7 and the problem appears to be solved.Thanks to everyone who helped. I'll put a post on the fault...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Fault finding index

On the Master Compact Welcome disk, the pointer gravitated to the top-right corner and stayed there. SD card joystick interface wouldn't work.Using a test program on this thread viewtopic.php?t=11671...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Adrian's Digital Basement - Elk Repair

Previous discussion from here with a mention here, the latter posted by, ahem, derek!Sorry, I did not realise this had already been covered.Statistics: Posted by derek — Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:53 am

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8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Is the Advanced Control Panel compatible...

I know you may have done this upstream but can you list all the ROMs you have and where they are fitted and I'll get some more testing done ASAP - please include any settings you have on anything you...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: One long beep woes! [bbc micro B]

Pulled out the IC3 VIA and without keyboard connected got the full boot intro but obviously unusable.Does this just leave something as simple as the ribbon?Statistics: Posted by Coastered — Wed Mar...

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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Wrecked Master Compact ADD04 base unit

What do you mean? Are you asking about the black bit with the logo on?Statistics: Posted by jms2 — Wed Mar 12, 2025 1:08 pm

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econet in all its guises • Re: PiEconetBridge and RISC-OS AUN Clients

Ok, I've tried RPCEmu with RISC OS 3.7 and created a 1 Mb file (and a larger one) and copied it from HostFS to PiFS and it went no problem. I've also done a *create of a file of 1553b6 length and that...

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