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8-bit acorn hardware • Master ?

Stardot about 4 months ago

I have started the project to get the Master operational.Bit of an odd start as none of the ROMS are present. But, in a box I have them.What I thought was the MOS does not work. Is the photo the MOS? I have found one reference to this chip on the web, h …
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Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X • Bios freezing after update on Mega CD

MISTerFPGA about 4 months ago

Hello,My issue is similar to the one posted some months ago, because I can get to the "space" screen and then the core freezes. If I try to reload the backup RAM, it displays the disc check message, and then it gets stuck on the loading screen forever. Th …
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communications • BeeBS the BBS hosted on a Beeb is Live!

Stardot about 4 months ago

Hi All,BeeBS the BBS running on my BBC Micro is up and ready for callers. It has undergone some light testing so please let me know if you encouter bugs. I'm adding new content all the time so leave a message on the board and pop back anytime. I'll post …
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Other Computer / System Cores • Soyz-Neon PC-11/16 (UNEON) Core

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Soyz-Neon PC-11/16 (UNEON).Soviet Personal computer with an advanced graphics subsystem, multitasking and compatibility with the PDP-11 architecture.Core for MiSTer and MiST.github.com/xolod79/UNE... the IDE-HDD to work, you need to replace Main_MiSTer …

8-bit acorn hardware • Interesting problems with commands from a rom image in SWRAM on an Electron

Stardot about 5 months ago

I have written my Desktop software in assembler to make a 'proper' rom image.The Keyboard version is attached in a SSD. Control by cursor keys+SHIFT on BBC or Electron if you can get that far!Problems1. Early during development, as soon as I tested on an …
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8-bit acorn hardware • RAM / ROM Board

Stardot about 5 months ago

Over Christmas I was the (very) lucky recipient of a BBC Model B fulfilling a dream of over 35 years to upgrade from my Electron!The Beeb is in fantastic condition and has an IFEL RAM / ROM board already fitted. I can find a couple of listings for this bo …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Model B issue 7 sold for parts

Stardot about 5 months ago

I recently bought an issue 7 motherboard sold as not working,If you look closely at the Viewsheet chip, it's been inserted incorrectly and it may've been the cause of the problem.The motherboard seems to have had very little use, the solder is good and th …
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Genesis / Mega Drive, Sega CD, 32X • Mega Drive Core / Psycho Pinball Issue

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi All,Can anybody please check this game for me and see if they can get it fully running ?On the below video at around 18:55 the game breaks when you shoot the mouth of the whale on the Abyss table.https://www.youtube.c... video, I …
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32-bit acorn hardware • IFEL MABE 1 A3000 RAM Expansion

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello,Does anyone know where the fly lead on an IFEL MABE 1 A3000 RAM Expansion should be connected to please?Thanks HStatistics: Posted by HHH — Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:11 pm — Replies 2 — Views 123 …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Acorn Communicator Restoration

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi AllTrying to restore and get working a Acorn Communicator, bought it 3 years ago during lockdown, it popped up on ebay, at the time hadnt a clue what a communicator was.. was on for 80Euros from Italy buy it now, so bought it...It looked like it had sp …
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8-bit acorn hardware • No sound with externally powered Gotek Drive

Stardot about 5 months ago

As pictured I have my USB-C PSU powered Beeb connected to a Gotek with an external power connection. This is since the USB-C PSU board does not by default have an external power connector and I happen to be playing with a secondary drive for my Plus 3 ear …
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32-bit acorn hardware • RPC 600 video issue, vertical lines all wavy, and its not the psu, any ideas?

Stardot about 5 months ago

One of my RISC PC 600's develops this video issues after its been left on for a while, it gets gradually worse and worse, the kid said 'and then it crashed', I whipped out the PSU and and had a pile of electrolytic on my bench before you could say "they …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Master 512 stalls

Stardot about 5 months ago

Master 512 displays the following (attached image) at boot. Any * command causes it to hang so it won't boot DOS except sometimes when it displays a few random characters. It's not the TUBE interface cables - I have tried both internal and external, and o …
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8-bit acorn software: classic adventure games • Castle of Riddles competition

Stardot about 5 months ago

In order to promote their new text adventure game, Castle of Riddles, Acornsoft, in conjunction with Your Computer magazine, launched a competition whereby the first person to send in a correct entry would receive a trophy worth £700 and £1,500 of hardw …
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acorn & bbc micro user group (abug) events • ABUG Canada West Meet Up #28 December 23 2023

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi Folks,Well this is our last ABUG for 2023 but it was a great one for us................During this particular ABUG Paul ended up showing me a tremendous amount of things he'd been working on, hence the plethora of tubs of Beeb stuff. He's been really …

8-bit acorn hardware • An interactive navigation for MMFS(2)...

Stardot about 5 months ago

With a new Beeb build I decided to explore the workings of MMFS, having focused on GOTEK exclusively till now in my other machines. I was immediately drawn to the MMFS2 version as it works more like the GOTEK in terms of using loose SSD files. The command …
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8-bit acorn software: games - high scores • High Score Challenge - S21 - Champ - Rubble Trouble

Stardot about 5 months ago

Stardot high score challengeSeason Twenty One: Round ChampRubble Trouble chosen by Venger=====================... Round Champ starts at 9pm on Monday the 25th of December and ends at 9pm o …
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other vintage hardware, software and languages • Sega Megadrive 2 PCB

Stardot about 5 months ago

This is something I haven't seen before, Z80 and 68000 CPUs on the same motherboard.There also seems to be 3 different types of memory chip and something likewise unusual that I've never seen, a capacitor array, next to the crystal.Apparently the Z80 cont …
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8-bit acorn hardware • merry christmas and a big thank you to all

Stardot about 5 months ago

if mods could bump this, just for today, it would be much appreciated as it would allow more people to see this! hello everyone and merry christmas! i hope you all are having a great day!i ended up getting my beeb and i am super happy with it!i want to th …
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Arcade Cores • Journey Cassette player not working

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi,according to Github https://github.com/MiSTer-d... this Video: https://youtu.be/akgru2jscZ... Cassette Player in Journey should be emulated with a sample file. However, I put the zipped sample file in the sou …
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communications • OBBS (without needing Pace Modem)

Stardot about 5 months ago

Afternoon all,I spent some time yesterday faffing with the copy of OBBS on the forum removing the dependency on the PACE hardware and getting it to answer calls via TcpSer, shockingly (for my limited knowledge) I've had some success...but for some reason …
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8-bit acorn software: classic games • Elite: load commander?

Stardot about 5 months ago

First post. I came across B2 emulator. And got Elite (Master 128) running on the MacBook. So cool, with the craters and much smoother than the Amiga port. Played a while, got a laser upgrade and shot my way to Average. B2 doesn't save state between sessio …
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Ian Micheal has released a Christmas Collection for Dreamcast!

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 5 months ago

Cover by The Sega GuruOn the 23rd day of Christmas, Ian Micheal gave to the community... a Christmas collection for the Sega DC.Ever since his work on the Sega Powered demo disc, homebrew extraordinaire Ian Micheal has really been experimenting with the id …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Model B Issue 7 "40th Anniversary Edition" not working

Stardot about 5 months ago

On the last ABUG-NL I got a blue (pcb) Beeb that doesn't work at all. Just a soft everlasting beep after power on. I plugged in the ICE-T65 and looked at the ROM. It only shows the block &2800-&287F repeated throughout the memory map from &C00 …
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Input Devices • SNAC adapter with USB on both sides?

MISTerFPGA about 5 months ago

Hi. I've tried to google that question, but didn't find any answer. Can someone explain what's this adapater for? I saw it in several shops and on Aliexpress of course. What does it do? It has USB3 on both sides. Is it a kind of debug board? A level conve …