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32-bit acorn hardware • RiscPC, Net100 Podule, PC Card

Stardot about 4 months ago

HiI have a RiscPC which is able to access the network using a NET100 podule which I installed. I think it may have previously had another kind of NIC installed at some point though, because there were already browsers/mail client etc installed.To get it t …

introduce yourself • Hello from Italy

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi everyone!I'm Gabriele, from Bologna, Italy. Growing up here, had no chance to get my hands on an Acorn machine while they were current - but being a sucker for vintage computers, in the last 20 years or so had my chance to catch up, somewhat Currently …

32-bit acorn software: other • CD-R for data transfer - any peculiarity?

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi,I have a question concerning burning CD-Roms for data transfer to my RiscPC.I got a RiscPC with 4.02-ROMs from ebay some time ago and after recapping it I want to do a clean install of Risc OS 4.02. Unfortunately, the RiscPC came without any media.I ma …

introduce yourself • Hello from Bristol

Stardot about 5 months ago

I grew up with the BBC Master, Acorn 3000/3020 and Risc PC in school and have had my own BBC Master and Risc PC for a number of years but never done much with them.I replaced the PSU caps in the BBC a few years ago but done very little else with it other …

introduce yourself • Greetings from Germany

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello all,my name is Christoph and I live near Darmstadt/Germany.My first computer was an Amstrad CPC, which was replaced by an Amiga later.I always wanted to try an try an Archimedes and had the opportunity to grab a RiscPC from ebay for a reasonable pri …

32-bit acorn hardware • Best mouse solution for riscpc and a3020

Stardot about 5 months ago

Original Archimedes mice are hard to come by or expensive. What is the opinion on alternatives such as TruMouse or SmallyMouse or any I've missed?Statistics: Posted by rodders — Mon Dec 18, 2023 5:00 pm — Replies 6 — Views 484 …
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communications • Econet: *Notify fun

Stardot about 5 months ago

I've been having some fun playing with Econet *Notify To send on a Beeb:*NOTIFY <station> <message> To receive on a Beeb:The received message is dumped in the keyboard buffer! To send on a RISC OS 2 Archimedes:The NetFiler icon has a "Notif …

32-bit acorn hardware • RiscOS 4.39 on ROM

Stardot about 6 months ago

HiI have a RiscPC, with ROMs labelled RiscOS 4.39 installed. The HDD was bad so I have swapped it for a spare one which I am currently formatting using !HForm. My question is, once is is formatted, are the ROMs enough to boot the OS? I ask because I also …

32-bit acorn software: other • RiscPC won't boot to desktop

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi!I have a RiscPC which is not able to boot all the way to the desktop. At first it was giving me an error about not being able to set up a Route - so I managed to run !InetSetup and disable TCP/IP. It seems to have fixed that problem, but now the machin …

32-bit acorn software: other • SunFish

Stardot about 6 months ago

Next step on my Risc OS journey.I've got a ton of software for the RiscPC which I wrote many moons ago and I'd like to transfer it across to the working system.Networking is all running fine - so I'd like to get SunFish running so I can use NFS to move fi …

other events + general event chat • Archimedes/RiscPC repairs and upgrades at ROUGOL, Mon 27th Nov 2023

Stardot about 6 months ago

This month's meeting of the RISC OS User Group Of London will be:Archimedes/RiscPC repairs and upgrades, presented by philpem and othersMonday 27th November 2023, 7.45pmThe Duke of Sussex (upstairs in the Chichester Room from 6.30pm)23 Baylis Road, London …

32-bit acorn hardware • RiscPC network card detected as simple card

Stardot about 6 months ago

I have a RiscPC here with network card issues. Main symptom: network cards appear as simple card type &E in *podules output and thus, obviously, don't work. This has been verified with two known working NICs. Has anyone seen this or anything like i …

32-bit acorn software: other • Porting to Acorn

Stardot about 6 months ago

I'm porting a development platform to the RiscPC (and ultimately older machines). Its a bit of a long term project - and just for fun - but I think it will be useful to developers who like to dabble. I'm not going to give details here - thats for another …

32-bit acorn hardware • format the hard drive

Stardot about 6 months ago

I have a RiscPC which I believe is OK - but the hard disk has failed. It doesn't even spin. I've checked on another PSU and confirmed it :/I've tried connecting a new HD but of course I'm not able to boot to format the disk. Any idea what I can do at this …

introduce yourself • Hello from Oxfordshire

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hello all,My name is Chris, and yes I do like cycling I've got a selection of Acorn machines from the model B to the RiscPC, also an Iyonix. I've used the Iyonix quite a bit since I bought it, but have only recently powered up the older machines... lead …

32-bit acorn hardware • RiscPC backplane connector source

Stardot about 7 months ago

I have a RiscPC here that appears to have a rather bent backplane edge connector - or more accurately, bent contacts within its backplane connector.While I'm sure in theory they could be bent back into place, I have the dexterity of an inept gibbon, and w …

introduce yourself • greetings to all from manchester uk

Stardot about 8 months ago

hi allI started off with acorn machines back in school, with networked BBC's and a 25mb winchester hard drive, i then had a few electrons, 3010,3020, then a Riscpc! i stayed with my 700 for a good few years, but the internet beckoned and i gradually moved …
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32-bit acorn hardware • Reviewish: Elesar RiscPC Econet NIC

Stardot about 8 months ago

Elesar have released a new Econet module for RiscPC/A7000. Nice to see new 32bit (26bit) hardware products.The package arrived well within 48 hours of ordering, and contains the NIC itself, the custom Econet lead (not sure if this is the pinout as the of …
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32-bit acorn hardware • A3010 recovery

Stardot about 9 months ago

Hello.I've started on my dad's old A3010 as the first restoration / recovery project - the ZX81, Beeb, and RiscPC will have to wait. (I joked that the project to catalogue his house contents should be called "Operation Star Dot".)The summary is a mix of …
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32-bit acorn hardware • RiscPC flap clip

Stardot about 10 months ago

I bought a slice from eBay for the grand sum of 15 quid, which I think was a decent price.The slice was in good condition, but was missing the spring and the clip from the left hand side. The pegs that the spring attaches to were intact though, so a few …

32-bit acorn hardware • Battery solutions for A4000 and RiscPC

Stardot about 10 months ago

HiVenturing away from my normal 8-bit Acorn world, I thought it high time to give some of my other Acorn machines some TLC.First - batteries.In my A4000 I have a basic AA with a diode arrangement that was fitted some years ago. No leakage and does still r …

wanted • 1 / 2mb Vram for RiscPC 700 / ZideFS Podule

Stardot about 10 months ago

Hi, currently looking for :- 1 or 2mb Vram for a RiscPC 700- ZideFS Podule for Acorn A5000 , RiscPC. Ians sells these but don't send international ( i'm in Portugal )- Ide Podule for the above machines.Best regards,Pedro TorresStatistics: Posted by o0Nosf …

wanted • 2MB VRAM for RiscPC

Stardot about 11 months ago

After not having too much luck with one from ebay viewtopic.php?f=16&t=27146 I'm looking for another 2MB VRAM for a RiscPC 600. I've seen the CJMs's website still lists them, but the price tag is a bit eye watering Statistics: Posted by dave_b5678 …

32-bit acorn hardware • Cheap RiscPC ram.

Stardot about 11 months ago

Since I've resurrected my RiscPC and saved it from further battery damage, I have bought a DDE license from ROOL and have been re-familiaring myself with RISCOS and looking at various bits of code that were on the machine that I wrote.I have also done a f …

32-bit acorn hardware • Risc PC NIC using RPi PicoW?

Stardot about 11 months ago

With the price of NICs for the RiscPC getting to silly levels has anyone had a go at making an interface using an inexpensive microcontroller like the RPi PicoW?It occurs to me that this device with its PIO capability should be able to emulate the interfa …