software preservation • Re: Preserving old BBC discs and tapes
WARNING: Side A. WORD-PLAY missing block 16.The WAV file you sent suffers from a recording glitch:Screenshot 2024-07-16 at 23.08.21.pngThere is a discontinuity here. It looks like the PC that was...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Explore the 2024 UK general election...
This is quite fun. I always find projects to address large amounts of data in the limited resources of the Beeb interesting. I like the way you've stored the constituencies.In terms of the search...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead Elk, repairs ongoing
I guess given that the monochrome pic on the Electron is very sharp and clear, and that they shipped from the factory with L4 open (Similar to the BBC B I guess, was it C53 that you have to install?)...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Electron Users: Your Best Utility ROMs ?
I'm looking for you best Electron Utility ROMs - In order of preference . . . Please!Why:The New Plus 2 is almost ready - there'll be a seperate thread describing this, soon! It will be shipped with 2...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: PunyInform and Ozmoo
@SteveF, @KenLoweThanks both for the pointers to other threads and for your time and advice. There is quite a learning curve around Econet and FS3 as I have found.a) *DIR ^ - I was initially using FS3...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Artic Adventure...
Just to demonstrate that this rough port can be completed, here's a transcript of my existing walkthrough. Text wrapping will be different from the onscreen experience.JeremyStatistics: Posted by...
View Articlenew risc os games and conversions • Empire Builders - simple board land grab...
Written by me in 1988 for the Archimedes (just a BBC Basic program launched from the filer, not a true app) following the BBC B version that I originally wrote, which I will also share.(Runs in MODE13...
View Articleintroduce yourself • Re: Hello from Southampton
Thank you folks. This place is a lovely santuary and I am looking forward to reading lots here and contributing. Check out a post on a game I wrote here:...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Introducing the Retro Hardware Plus 2 for the...
Incredible!!!Can’t get my head around all the options it opens up.Statistics: Posted by rmbrowngr — Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:03 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: M5000 DAC ( AM6070 ) Wanted
Good News I have some of the M500/M5000/M3000 DACs spare now.I bought a batch from a US/China broker . These were shipped to me from the US. They are date coded 1978. I have tested them all in a M500...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Another FPGA Atom techy question
Anyone here know how to bit-bash a MicroSD card using its SPI interface?I have an extra port at address #B004 that I'm using to control CS, DI and CK of the uSD.I seem to be able to send the CMD0 and...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: Acorn Art Thread
Eggs in a basketStatistics: Posted by pixelblip — Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:44 am
View Articlegeneral • Re: Beeb Screen of Death
Love it, Ian.BITD the blue screen of death was very common on our Econet until I discovered the little oik who was doing it. Statistics: Posted by flaxcottage — Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:46 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Example / tutorial cartridge projects?
Are there any guides which describe simple electronics projects that can use the cartridge slot on a Master (or Electron) that people can build using say a breakout and breadboard similar to this one...
View Articlescanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Re: BBC Master 128 Circuit...
Sorry there is another typo IC20 ( mem controller) has two pin 16'sStatistics: Posted by dp11 — Sat Jul 20, 2024 9:46 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Music500 to Music5000 conversion
Maybe I can't see for looking, but I can't see the new capacitor in the photos. Could somebody point me in the right direction?Statistics: Posted by lushprojects — Sat Jul 20, 2024 10:25 am
View Articlecommunications • Re: Teletel (MiniTel)
Well I had a good play with the Teletel emulator last nighton my Model B and Wi-modem232, and kind of establisheda way to get around the available servers and the limitationsof use.There is obviously...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • The Thompson Twins...
Be careful what you ask for...Cybershark wrote ↑Mon Jul 08, 2024 8:54 pmThe Thompson Twins Adventure next? The Department of People With Too Much Time on Their Hands, in association with the Faculty...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Pulse stretching
timed interrupts from the 6522 via might helpI put some skeleton code together a while ago to do this.......viewtopic.php?p=394804#p394804The more I can put into hardware the faster it will run and...
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: The Thompson...
you can put the twins (why are there 3 of them, that makes no sense)The Thompson Twins were a 1980s pop group, which had 3 members. As far as I can recall, the original graphics included a silhouette...
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