32-bit acorn hardware • Dead RiscPC #2 - beeps but that's all
Following the successful revival of one RiscPC in this thread, I have a second candidate for which I'd be interested in any tips. This one is showing signs, not exactly of life, but at least not being...
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Feasible?
Awesome thanks I'm not too worried about aesthetics of it, and a gotek would be the easiest way to get software onto the machine.VGA adapter - awesome. The most I'd run it in is wimpmode 36 so should...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: RiscPC doesn't boot past initial text banner
The most surprising thing that I've learned from working on this machine is the way that RO4 seemed really unhappy during boot unless a floppy drive was plugged in. Seems weird, and I don't recall the...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: In development: Plus 1 Mini
Thanks! Your minus one project was partially the inspiration for this As always I'm running late. More information, pictures of the production units and the order thread will be up probably at the...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC #2 - beeps but that's all
Sounds like it's all working apart from the video output.Try using a non-Strong-ARM if you can and fitting a diode on the post header to force a POST result code on the floppy LED.(from the a540 SM,...
View Articleother vintage hardware, software and languages • Re: SAA5070 LUCY Tantel and...
This all sounds very interesting and helpful. I have been searching for the SAA5070 datasheet for some time and thanks to this forum, I've now got them. I am hoping to revive a Tandata Tantel Data...
View Article32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Red appearing as brown on A3000 over scart
Thanks for the reply! I will give this a go and see what happens.Statistics: Posted by montythegreat10 — Thu Oct 24, 2024 10:31 pm
View Articlemiscellaneous new bbc and electron games • Re: Elite Compendium (BBC Micro +...
I just happened to notice this in the manual:In use, the two RAM sockets (14L and 14H - logical socket 14/&E) are only active when accesses come from on the ROM board.This matches what tricky...
View Articlegeneral • Re: Question for those with 3D Printers
Seconding OpenSCAD for people who want to try a more programmatic approach. It's kind of a weird language, though: it looks a lot like C, but it's statically evaluated like Lisp or other functional...
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
Good old Scramble, the logic remains the same, hug the landscape within a pixel of death and carpet bomb everything I do far, far better in Moon Raider than I do in Rocket Raid - partly because of a...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Elite II source discs: initial findings
Last month Ian Bell released the source discs for Elite II on the BBC Micro (with a 6502 co-pro). I've been poking through the contents, and thought you might be interested in some very early...
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Elite II source discs: initial...
That's really cool! You did far better than me - I managed to get it to fail to build, then load a bit of the ship's display before hanging Statistics: Posted by iainfm — Fri Oct 25, 2024 10:26 pm
View Articlescanning of books, magazines, ads and letters • Re: New Advanced User Guide...
Is this an error? There is a discrepancy between the NAUG and BeebWiki on the assignment of the CPU Type codes in ROM type byte of the ROM header. The NUAG, on page 285, has CPU type code 3 as 6800...
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8-bit acorn hardware • Re: Master goes "Beeeeee...." and no video...
I've never actually used it, but this might be of some help - section 7:Looks good. A lot of that I've already done though, alas - as far as the RAMs.This machine's in a physically bad way, with lots...
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other events + general event chat • Re: London Show returns on Sat 26th Oct 2024
YES! Finally a show down the road from me That was my thought, too... (about 10 mins walk in my case, so really no excuses available!)Me too lol Look forward to seeing you tomorrow! (err, nearly...
View ArticleEconet in all its guises • Re: Econet to AUN bridge on Raspberry Pi - released
Code: *ROUTE * x.x.x.x… is the grail you seek…COH WOW!!!! I cant believe I have never tried that!! It's probably the most obvious thing to try, ever!! Awesome! Thanks @cr12925Statistics: Posted by...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master white screen
This would include handling VDU 7. I can’t remember if it still works if the configuration is not set to a language though.Yes, on the Master if the configured language isn't a language ROM, you get...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: FileStore E01S RTC Running Erratically
I've heard you all asking me (silently and telepathically) about the "ingenious solution" to the broken drive door sensor I mentioned three days ago so here it...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: 5.25 Discs - HD change to DD
I'm not sure what's going to happen if you try to write a 5.25" DD disc in an HD only drive. It's a bit more straightforward with 3.5" discs as they have an extra HD hole so the drive can detect DD vs...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Sim City 2000
The only patch I used was from the R-Comp Krisalis Gold Collection that I boughtIn that case, no need to send it as I already have it. Incidentally JASPP hold the rights to that CD, I've just never...
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