8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b2 - new emulator
I've tweaked the CI setup, so releases will now include a native Apple Silicon build as well as the previous Intel macOS and Windows versions. There's a prerelease version with an Apple Silicon build...
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Flappy Bird for Acorn Electron...
I'd love to put this out at the Comic Con and Educraft events that I support/run, but it would just be too difficult for young kids. Is it possible that you could produce a altenative version for...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: file won't run in ADFS (BeebFAX)
Thanks James, will give that a shot and post an update later.Statistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Mon Aug 19, 2024 6:11 pm
View Articlegeneral • Re: Raspberry Pi Pico 2
The big thing that looked interesting to me, aside from faster and if you use the big chip more GPIO's, is the new HSTX feature.Essentially it seems to allow streaming almost directly to a TDMS...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
I was really hoping I wouldn't have to play this again.....Almost to 100k.....Ruptus-13.pngStatistics: Posted by KarateEd — Mon Aug 19, 2024 6:44 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Plus 1 - slightly water damaged.
Keep in mind that if a semiconductor chip suffers from substantial internal degradation, it does not matter if a pin is an input or output, it can become a low resistance path to the 0v/GND pin, the...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: B-Em
Cross-post: b-em icon on LinuxStatistics: Posted by Diminished — Mon Aug 19, 2024 6:58 pm
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b-em icon on Linux
I have checked the Allegro documentation and it seems there is way to do this from within B-Em itself. For the moment, though, as you are on Linux you may have success by running b-em from a .desktop...
View Articlegeneral • Re: BeebRoom 2024
First update to the BeebRoom for some time. I finally stopped using the spare pod as a dumping-ground and tidied it up ready for its new occupants:BeebRoomAugust2024-3.jpgBeebRoomAugust2024-5.jpgThe...
View Articlearchive submissions • Re: 30th Anniversary BBC and Electron Collection
Hi all,Just re-posted Disc003 in Section 1 due to amendments to the specially made loader for Maze Invaders.It says "please wait while the main program is being loaded", but it had a REPEAT UNTIL...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
I remember this one from a while back.Some early scores.Statistics: Posted by MatthewThompson — Tue Aug 20, 2024 4:48 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: accessing the hardware directly
If you want to be the NMI handler, you need to claim the NMI with service call &0C and release it when you've finished with service call &0B. If you're not a filing system use identify...
View Articleprogramming • Re: Reading / Writing to RTC from BASIC
Thanks folks. I was aware that I couldn't write to FRED directly from the second processor and that is one of the reasons I was looking for a more official way of doing this.From what I understand the...
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programming • Re: Simple Word Wrap procedure
Hey All,I'd cobbled together a word wrap procedure for the beebs message editor, which up until yesterday I though was working pretty well; but I've noticed if you press enter to move on to a new line...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Mirco Dual Disk Drive 40/80 track selection issue
When you say it's not switching to 40 track, what is it doing?Most 40/80 switches is an extra double pulse circuit. And some 80 track drives won't read 40 track disk properly.Statistics: Posted by...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
I may have to beg a shove in the chair if we end up going outwith the hub.Statistics: Posted by AndyMc1280 — Wed Aug 21, 2024 6:15 pm
View Articlenew projects and releases: text and graphic adventures • Re: Exploring...
There are links to useful Quill resources here but most of the useful information came from the BBC and Spectrum Quill manuals (available online as PDFs).My approach to SWRAM usage will almost...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Advice from PCB Creators
Thanks all - that's definitely not how I did it. In Mark's photo, pin 1 bottom left - I (somehow) understood it to be top left. So all the pins are wrong!Looks like v2 is about to be designed - all...
View Articlecommunications • Re: the Night Owl BBS Wed 21st
The Night Owl Host is now waiting for calls.thanksBrianStatistics: Posted by brianmartin_2001 — Wed Aug 21, 2024 7:48 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: CPLD Coding - Boolean vs Bitwise Operations
Quick update on a couple of fronts...Firstly (and a bit off topic), the PSU:A few weeks ago when starting to rework my V2 boards, there was an almighty flash from within the PSU of my beeb. I think it...
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