general • Re: Interesting YouTube videos
Hello Ian,Atoms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v4sFkmM0GYAnd followup - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4rs4F9NOfIThese videos prove only muggles lack the Knowledge of Real Magic Nerds haven't...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Arm610 in an A3000/etc
After some understanding of the Arm600 prototype I tried a crude hack on my Arm610/Arm710 card in my A3000 - I simply cut the SEQ signal and strapped the SEQ output to MEMC low.And ... Stock,...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Arm610 in an A3000/etc
Omg Awesome Statistics: Posted by AndyMc1280 — Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:14 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Disassemblies of BBC Micro Games
I'd always hoped BeebDis could dump 1bit fonts / sprites as data. I did something similar when I was disassembling the Intellivision shark shark rom the other year.I could pass something like...
View Articleprogramming • Re: random number work area ??
After LSR A, doesn't the LDA randomSeed overwrite the accumulator so the changes are lost?RayStatistics: Posted by rharper — Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:04 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Most interesting Beeb peripherals/applications?
Two excellent examples there!First thing which springs to mind is fairly well-known: the Domesday Project.Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:21 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement Serial ULA module for the BBC Micro
76k8 is extremely reliable on my dev B connected to an FTDI RS232 USB adapter.Is that using the standard MOS interrupt service routine or some custom code? I was wondering if the limitation of 19,200...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Text Adventure...
Currently poking around in the internals of Firelance, which appears to have used "The Press" for compression and is referencing flags outside of the expected range (or so it appears at first...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC#1 - Virq and Sirq bad
I have yes, on both boards actuallyStatistics: Posted by jms2 — Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:35 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Speed of zero page vs Electron sideways RAM
Just to throw it into the melting pot, what about an elk turbo driver version, or even a master ram board version?Statistics: Posted by Ukwebb — Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:04 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Discbeast, new disc and archival utility --...
Here's a new variant of Carousel with CRC32: BCDB8B4CShould I be posting this elsewhere? Has the time past for these scans?Statistics: Posted by acheton1984 — Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:11 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master ROM ICs
Yes, you are thoroughly confused. The Acorn OS mask ROM is a 128K bytes (1M bit)device.Because mask ROM chips don't need write, programming voltage or other "unnecessary" control pins, it could fit in...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Master 512 Dos Plus V1.2
I'm sorry Daniel but for the life of me I can't see a link to download Disk 1 containing Dos Plus V1.2. I must be having a 'senior moment'.Could you be more specific? Sorry, you have to follow the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: WeeMouse - a wee USB mouse interface for Acorns
Thanks for doing this. The internal one looks very interesting. I have struggled to get replacement mouse balls for the original Archimedes mouse before because they are a non-standard size.If you're...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dacom 2123 modem (aka 2123AD, 2123ADS, BT...
I think I recall yours being sold on EBay right with command list on both sidesof a single sheet. You probably have the only thing approaching a manual for it available.I grabbed the Jpegs of the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Help with co-processor board
understood, thanks for explaining! It makes sense, glad it's not a fault!Statistics: Posted by Tony359 — Thu May 01, 2025 5:35 pm
View Article32-bit acorn software: RISC iX • Re: How to run RISC iX for yourself!
Hey all,I've closely followed these two posts above and have Risc iX working under Arculator thank you for the great tutorials . I'm struggling to get networking to work, I can ping myself (the...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Speed of zero page vs Electron sideways RAM
In my defence, this was code I wrote _20 years ago_, back when I was a young imbecile. I clearly thought it worked at the time, and no one attempted to correct me.Statistics: Posted by SarahWalker —...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Possible 3D Maze Game
Now with a level.I've integrated (mostly) the logic for navigating a level. There are a number of rooms that are linked together so remain consistent when you go through doors. This example has 23...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS *Thurs*
The Night Owl BBS is now waiting for calls.Eerily quiet these past two weeks , and almost no messages getting left from those who call in .. If no there's no messagesno one returns as there's none to...
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