32-bit acorn software: other • Re: best hardware for Acorn demos
The A3010 should run most if not all demos. But if you really want them running on the Pi...You could probably get some working on the Pi with ADFFS, by wrapping the !Run with "GOARM3JIT 0" /...
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: CABALIST - a challenge....
Well, I started to have a look at this when I first received it and made the SSD copy.The directory is hidden, which is a common happening. ADI was used to view the catalogue titles. The first few...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • VTOL keys
Hi, does anyone know the keys to play the unreleased game VTOL?The game can be downloaded here:https://www.stardot.org.uk/forums/viewt ... 36#p384836This game doesn't appear to be in the Complete BBC...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Elite II source discs: initial...
This thread is absolutely fascinating, thanks for all your work on this Mark! Flying down to the surface of planets was certainly something I wanted to be able to do when playing the original Elite,...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: Decoding Podule IDs
Well, I’ve studied the lists and had a go at writing a little application (very rusty, haven’t touched BBC BASIC for probably 25 years and all of that was on a BBC B), to decode the headers in all the...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: "Modern" RISCiX development...
The EtherLAN 100/200/500 driver was specific to the acorn26 port rather than shared between ports like many others were, so once that port was removed in 2018, the port-specific drivers were removed...
View Articlesoftware preservation • Re: cassettes with music
I recorded/archived these around 20-25 years ago.http://stairwaytohell.com/music/bonustracks.htmlStatistics: Posted by Arcadian — Mon Oct 28, 2024 1:45 am
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: UMI 4M
I believe Mr. Naiff is alive and well and posting videos of some very accomplished piano playing on youtube! You could always try reaching out.https://www.youtube.com/@diretonic/videosStatistics:...
View Article8-bit acorn software: other • Re: A superfast 3D maze shooter for the PDP-11
Its seems the PDP11 core in the PiTube is the same, as it gives the same results. Which are interesting.DIV divisor,Rn should do a 32-bit divide: R(n)*65536+R(nOR1) DIV divisor. So, eg, DIV #10,R0...
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Introduce Yourself • Re: Hello everyone! o/
Welcome, hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do. No body starts out as an expert but trying is a good start to becoming one. Statistics: Posted by Drobell — Mon Oct 28, 2024 9:20 pm
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32-bit acorn hardware • Re: Dead RiscPC #2 - beeps but that's all
Sadly, it did not. But it may have yielded a new clue, perhaps.Neither cap was too far out of spec, one was about 5% high and the other 20% low. Both had ESR values which seemed high at 10 ohms...
View ArticleIntroduce Yourself • Re: Hello from sunny (hahaha) South Wales
Okay so now I'm suffering information overload, so many good posts on the forums...I feel I may end up doing more upgrades than I intended...Statistics: Posted by LaughingInPurgatory — Mon Oct 28,...
View Article8-bit acorn emulators • Re: b2 - new emulator
There's a new release on GitHub: https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2/releas ... 41-a8b4f2a Add native Apple SiIlicon build, targeting macOS 13+ Add support for 32+ KB ROMs: Inter-Word, Inter-Base,...
View Article8-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Simultaneous 2 player games
Rumble - excellent game for 2 to 4 players. This was a joy to play with 4 friends crowded round a Beeb, two using keyboard, two using joysticks. The laughs we had, especially when using guided...
View Article8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • Re: High Score Challenge - S23 -...
OK, I'll go first up. Pretty slick, great fun game. My only gripe is that you can be wiped out by a spider appearing at the same time as you in the box at the start of a level. Happened to me...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Help on The Dungeon or Acorn...
Here are the next three maps: Levels 6-8. Should be able to finish the other three soon hopefully as they're smaller. Level 7 was the most complex to map, so I'm glad that's finally done now. I'm...
View Article32-bit acorn software: other • Re: best hardware for Acorn demos
ok, so I have some progress, but it still isn't working correctly here. I muss say that I have a Pi400 (don't know if this can make any difference).For Icon:I edited the !run file this way: I tried...
View Article32-bit acorn software: classic games • Re: Sim City 2000
Try running the game manually outside of the Wimp and see if it still hangs on exit. ieCode: F12GosDir $.apps.games!SC2000I can’t see any reason for it to hang after exiting and haven’t managed to...
View Article8-bit acorn hardware • Re: BBC Master white screen
Check that link7 hasnt been altered from default, it should be 5v to pin 27 of vidprocStatistics: Posted by marcusjambler — Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:03 pm
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • Re: ABUG Scotland Day Event...
I’ll probably bring my Pi400 so that folks can play Starfighter TNG, which is the 3DO version of SF3000 back-ported to RISC OS. I will also likely bring something else as yet unknown that will most...
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