8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Updated Master MOS versions
Just curious. I put 350F as an extra model in b-em. *ROMS now reports roms E and F being allocated by the MOS. Why is this? And can these be switched out to put in other roms?ROM F is part of the MOS...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
Ebay does deliver sometimes. Picked up a faulty archimedes without floppy drive for a reasonable price:arch 1.jpgTidy looking inside:arch 2.jpgBattery has been removed and cleaned up:arch 3.jpgA real...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Achimedes A3000 series floppy drive
I bought an Archimedes but it came with no floppy drive.Is it just a standard floppy drive, or is there anything special about it?Statistics: Posted by vexorg — Mon May 05, 2025 2:43 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Note Quiz - to help with learning the notes...
More updates - I've managed to shrink the program for the 8-bit targets by offloading more of the data structures to the Intro program, and (not sure if this is good practice or not) raised PAGE by...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 - 8MB Memory upgrade options
So I'm currently baffled by how RAM, IOC, etc all read (write?) as FF but the IOEB test manages to read F5, indicating correct IOEB presence. Obviously the databus isn't jammed, or the ROMs wouldn't...
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econet and other acorn specific networking • A new home for my Pi Bridge.
It being a long weekend I thought I'd try an fix something with my Pi Econet Bridge... a proper case! This is my first proper 3D print design so I'm sure it is not perfect, but I think it looks rather...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: unnamed shoot-em-up....
Morning.Last week's progress was quite heartening.I've been trying to get the landscape cache working; it's proving quite awkward, but in doing so I found a bug in the landscape calculations where...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Morley Teletext adapter revisited
The Morley adapter utilises the next generation of teletext reception chips, which integrates all of the decoding and page acquisition into hardware. It uses the SAA5243 decoder which supports...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Delete Key Workaround
Hi folks - I’m working on my Archimedes A3020 and remember there was a work around for the delete key for avoidance of continually installing that keyboard over and over again - I’ve tried searching...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Delete Key Workaround
Hi folks - I’m working on my Archimedes A3020 and remember there was a work around for the delete key for avoidance of continually installing that keyboard over and over again - I’ve tried searching...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Speed of zero page vs Electron sideways RAM
Electron User has the following articles:Issue 5.07 pages 45 & 46 Staying in the shadows part 1Issue 5.08 pages 23 & 24 Staying in the shadows part 2Issue 5.09 pages 22 & 23 Staying in the...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Got on a bit of a roll........still lost my life really stupidly though....Hopman-12.pngStatistics: Posted by KarateEd — Tue May 06, 2025 3:57 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Proper RGB SCART cable ..
Well, plenty of devices over here certainly still implement those pins. If you are in North America and using a TV that doesn't even have a SCART connector then obviously they don't apply.I've had...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Chinese FPGAs
I really like the Tang boards as the Tools are very quick and simple to use. I’ve just ordered a Tang Nano 20K.BTW Dave have you tested your Tang Nano 20K expansion board yet. It looks very usefulNot...
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: ArcArc.nl giving errors?
Just a quick answer, free time is still limited...And if yes, where could I actually buy your software, as you appear to have it hidden very well from a Google search?I would be really interested how...
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hello from Merseyside
Welcome to the forum!Statistics: Posted by tkdchris — Wed May 07, 2025 2:47 pm
View Articlecommunications • GEM Terminal (80186 Co-Pro)
Hey All,It turns out that Deputy isn't the only terminal software that plays nice in Dos Plus, I've recently found a GEM based terminal that can be compiled as either an APP or ACC (although I can't...
View Articleother events + general event chat • Re: TNMOC ECONET LAN PARTY JUNE 7 & 8...
Any updates on the preparations for this years show , especially regarding remoteaccess? I logged into to the TNMOC cloud server a week or so ago and noticedthe MOTD Welcome message is not !Booting ,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Replacement Serial ULA module for the BBC Micro
Standing offer here - if anyone has dead ULAs or VLSI/ASICs from Acorn machines, I'm happy to decap and image them to allow others to make replacements. I've had a good success rate with most of them,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • cassette relay
Does anyone have a modern part number for a similar relay to the BBC micro with similar footprint and ratings This looks to be the right pin-out but too small : https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/signal-r...
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