8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Disabling Firetrack auto-fire?
You can't, it's part of the game. It's loosely based on the arcade game Star Force which also has auto-fire.Auto-fire is being used to describe two completely different behaviours here.As it's...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Sideways RAM Elite - explained
I feel conned, I only every had the tape version.Imagine being owner of the Elk version, and never having met a Thargoid! Should've just called that one E-Lite Statistics: Posted by Cybershark — Wed...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Beta update for BeebAsm VSCode extension
Can I make a suggestion for the new release:- When you specify a Source File, it saves this information in settings.JSON... The source file is saved with an absolute path. The problem is that if you...
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Hello- a newbie from Cheshire with problems
There's a few chaps I know of in the Yorkshire area, but again, mirroring what Daniel says, I think they'd be reluctant to fix someone else's problem. Have you perhaps discussed the idea of a full...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: BOOKING THREAD: ABUG...
I'm looking forward to meeting/catching up with everyone. I have a decent table which I will bring. I'm planning to arrive early tomorrow afternoon. From when it is ok to be there?DanStatistics:...
View Articledevelopment tools • Re: Acornsoft ISO Pascal object-code format?
neither do I, it would be nice. It could be solved but I fear it could become another rabbit pit...Statistics: Posted by nicolagiacobbe — Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:01 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Tracer Turtle software
Thanks to tomseddon I have archived some documentation for the TRACER TURTLE.The software is missing.Has anyone heard of the Tracer Turtle? I certainly hadn't until now. Even better, has anyone the...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: master revision 1 voltage at PL8 outer pins rises
It is the outer 'GND' pins which are rising above 5V when measured against the GND spade nearby. I don't have any cable or battery connected because when I got it from storage the batteries had leaked...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Acorn A3000
Thanks, I’ll check Statistics: Posted by OllieP — Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:39 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: PiBridge 2.1-dev pushed to github
*** v2.1 now pre-released ***I have added enough and fixed enough bugs now... Whilst v2.0 is still the default branch, please can I encourage use of v2.1-pre as it looks to me like it's fairly stable...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Tracer Turtle software - Now found
Just shows how the memory degrades as one gets older. tomseddon had sent me the software a while back. I had saved it on my computer pending archiving and forgotten where I saved it. The MS Windows...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Today I received.....
The BBC analogue port (inc joysticks) is very simple to use. I have no idea about PC joysticks, but wiring four directional switches to the BBC is not tricky. You just need a resistor on each...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Issue 3 Beeb and ROM boards
Which pins of S21 are you using? I vaguely remember that board used the south-most pair of pins and the north-most pair had a link fitted. S22 & S20 must be north.Statistics: Posted by maniacminer...
View Articlecommunications • Re: Native Gopher browser in BASIC for Model B/Zimodem -...
Hi Brian,Good to see other people also interested in Gopher.As it stands, I don't think the software will work on anything other than a zimodem device. It uses a slightly quirky packet-based protocol...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3010 serial file transfer
I found on the forum that a Startech ICUSB232SM3 should work and they're fairly cheap on Amazon.Would I plug that directly into the A3010 (with a gender convertor), or would I use a null modem cable...
View Article32-bit acorn emulators • Re: Arculator — menu button
I had a similar problem (couldn't find my mouse) and IanS recommended !Warfarin. Load it then while holding Alt the cursors move the pointer and Insert/Home/Page Up are the three buttons. Found my...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Alsystems PowerTec IDE
Hello, I have a A3000 with an Alsystems PowerTec IDE Podule fitted. On the back of the Podule it also includes a user port. I do not have the original disks that came with the card. Would anyone be...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: BOOKING THREAD: ABUG...
Back to Manchester now for an overnight stop. Had a great time at the ABug, meeting faces new, old and even young for once!Statistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Sun Apr 14, 2024 8:39 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Online Beeb emulator with SSD support
Post the ssd here and I will add it to bbcmicro.co.uk Lee.Statistics: Posted by leenew — Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:38 pm
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Creating your own CP/M disks
Thanks for the write up. I remember struggling with this in the pastDStatistics: Posted by dominicbeesley — Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:45 pm
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