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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [FIVE SPACES LEFT]...
I'll book a half-table please Statistics: Posted by Square Mezzmer — Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:01 pm
View Articleoff-topic • Re: UK eBay seller fees changes
It is surprising given how heavy the fees wereStatistics: Posted by vexorg — Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:21 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Trying to get an A7000 working
The most likely problem is an issue with the battery (most likely with the series resistors that control the charging current). Check the voltage on pin 8 of the RTC: with the power on, it should be...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: dragon 32 all green screen
Visual studio, then write a small program to read the 16k image then write two 8k files???I prefer old C, so fopen, fread, fwrite (x2), fcloseStatistics: Posted by vexorg — Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:56 pm
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: AKA05 16L8
I really should go back to the starters course Acorn battery demage diagnostics. Where's this course run?Statistics: Posted by IanJeffray — Thu Oct 03, 2024 9:58 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC doesn't boot past initial text banner
That's also a great tip!I haven't had a chance to experiment with the board yet, but I will do soon. Good point about supporting it from bending as well.Statistics: Posted by jms2 — Thu Oct 03, 2024...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: Programming challenge - biggest octahedron...
Thanks for the coords and the observation!Statistics: Posted by BigEd — Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:13 pm
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master Compact Disk Cable
All resolved. I do need pins 1 and 2 strapped at the 34-pin IDE connector end for most external or additional drives physical. It is not needed for a Gotek FDD emulator. I need pins 3&4 strapped...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Using a GOTEK with a Master Compact
An old thread, but I have a question relevant to this title.I have a Gotek working nicely with my Compact.I set it to drive 0 and flipped the switch on the side of the existing physical drive to drive...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: A3000 questions
and can't see any other end points for La<18>.Well, LA18 feeds pin 66 of IC13 (the IOC). You've been checking the schematics, right?But you should perhaps be looking at LA19 and LA20 via LK19...
View Articleoff-topic • A BBC Micro podcast generated by NotebookLM
Disclaimer: I work for Google but this post is in my retro capacity, not a professional one!I’ve been having a play with NotebookLM and specifically the podcast generation function that seems to have...
View Articleacorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: [TWO SPACES LEFT]...
Hello, may I book a table? Probably just me and my laptop for Friday evening / Saturday / Sunday.Statistics: Posted by davel — Fri Oct 04, 2024 9:24 pm
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: IDE 40pin to 44pin DOM adapter
I realised it's possible to fit a female IDC header to the same board(s) and fit the thing on the end of a cable. This means it can be used to replace the spinning rust in a RiscPC with ADFS, whilst...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
First Space Bar level - score: 69050tapper3.jpgI find the serve/pour really twitchy; sometimes it doesn't register and sometimes it serves one more drink than the number of times I pressed the button...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Two players simultaneously
Grid is two player only. Two Joystick, One Joystick/One Keyboard, or two Keyboard.https://bbcmicro.co.uk/game.php?id=3819Well worth a mention. Slick looking game which I think you deleted the thread...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: The BBC Micro ROM Library
I thought I'd posted it before, but see I didn't actually upload an imageAlmost certainly of no use to anyone, but here's the "Lambda 7 spectrophotometer simulation" ROM:LAMBDA7.romThanks! I've added...
View Articleoff-topic • Re: A BBC Micro podcast generated by NotebookLM
since no human effort went into creating this, no human effort went into this transcription from whisper. Which got some terms wrong ("page-dromes", anyone?) but at least it was hilarious.The complete...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC doesn't boot past initial text banner
Unfortunately what I thought was version 3.70 is actually 3.60.So use that. RISC OS 4 and later don't include any POST test code. You need a 3.x. And yes, you can use 3.6 with a StrongARM for...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Cub Monitor Question
Is this 2N3904 pinout picture wrong:https://www.apogeeweb.net/upload/image/ ... 411245.jpgStatistics: Posted by BeebMaster — Sat Oct 05, 2024 11:20 pm
View Articleprogramming • Re: Comparing 6502 multiplication routines
It is going to be a fight between ZP and cyc and the full version will have less ZP free!Still, decent saving if ZP is available.Statistics: Posted by tricky — Sun Oct 06, 2024 8:49 pm
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