programming • Re: Mental Gymnastics Challenge
Here's how far I got:- if no bad angles, all done- if one bad angle, will need to split it- if a line hits an edge, it causes a problem- so if we hit an edge at all, we need two lines hitting an edge...
View Articlescanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Re: LISP on the BBC...
How was the rom patch created and can it be applied to ebcdic's version?Statistics: Posted by pstnotpd — Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:47 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC B issue 2 - missing connectors
The 1MHz bus also needs IC71, IC72, R108 and diodes D14 and D15.MarkStatistics: Posted by 1024MAK — Tue Jun 03, 2025 2:15 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A5000 VGA connection - Purpose of the ID pins?
It's been many years since looknig at it but they can have some i2C type comms to identify the monitor correctly.That is part of the Display Data Channel suite of protocols, specifically DDC2B, which...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: PS/2 keyboard & mouse to Archimedes adapter...
HiThank you for replying. Yes, I'm a little skeptical about some of your products, and this is my personal opinion, but I am always prepared to publicly apologise when faced with evidence that proves...
View Articlenew projects in development: games • Re: Probable 3D Maze Game
Fabulous! The sound makes such a difference. The whole thing is super-impressive. Also really like the font!How did you generate/convert the new title screen graphic?Statistics: Posted by AngusH — Tue...
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32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Help - Code Runs To Low Error
Have a look in the README about the following and see if that helps if you have permission issues:Code: *NETCONFIG <+/->ACORNHOME*NETCONFIG <+/->ACORNDIRThat's setting the functionality of...
View Articleeconet and other acorn specific networking • Re: Econet on the research...
We never supported hard drives on the 380Z - at the point it became relevant, RM hadn't released a product and we would have been building our own interface - but by that point with the Econet card,...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Problems with T48 Xgecu Programmer
have you read the manual on the B32 with wordwise ? last few pages on the manual ?Computer Concepts ROMsMost of the current Computer Concepts ROMs are capable of working withshadow RAM systems. If you...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Why did BBC BASIC store PRINT# strings backwards?
PRINT (and PRINT#) in every other basic but BBC Basic means "write a text representation of the variable to the channel". WRITE is for when you want to write delimited values, and it properly handles...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: ADJI Testing and Results
Thanks for the reports - looks like I'll have to find some time to unpack my Electron!Joystick commands such as *JSETUP and MMFS commands such as *DD. and *DCAT blank when ADJI is loaded into the...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S25 -...
Getting better ... 19050alpha2.jpgStatistics: Posted by chrisn — Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:45 pm
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn ALF03 Data Recorder - Replacement LEDs???
It turns out the LED is actually fine .I got myself a bit confused, because I replaced the original rectangular data indicator LED with a 3mm diameter LED, and the new LED would light up when I...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Recording UEF to cassette
I have tried the WAV file from vanekp's Google Drive and it loads the KNIGHT that is one block long, the starts loading the splash screen that I never see, all I get is a black screen. I can hear the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Did anyone ever connect a 5.25" HD drive to...
Thanks for the help, I'll see if I can find a 1.2MB floppy drive, do I need to do anything else, or does DFS "just work"?Statistics: Posted by maniacminer — Wed Jun 04, 2025 1:42 am
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miscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Lander - demo
Its great I've only played about 20 seconds of Zarch, but though it could do with a beginner mode where it had up and down instead of thrust to keep it up, or maybe some sort of hover...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Is Through the dragon's eye -...
I found this listing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/396619445598 ... 5c585c755eAlthough there is a version of Through the dragon's eye - Adventure already preserved, it is a different piece of software...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em
Another issue I have with b-em is the screenshot function where the image is saved but 256 of the 512 vertical lines are transparent when saving a .png see this postWell they are transparent in the...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: BeebEm v4.19 - Possible Mode 7 Emulation Bug
Note a previous thread on BeebEm and Set-At vs. Set-After and teletext: https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14105 Hold mosasic is mentioned there in the second post of the...
View Articleother events + general event chat • Re: TNMOC ECONET LAN PARTY JUNE 7 & 8...
Hi all,I've been getting the Viewdata modem access equipment setup this evening.If you're planning on either hosting or accessing something Viewdata / BBS related with a real modem it's...
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