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- Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: new projects in development: games
- Topic: New RISC OS Port - The Great Escape test build (soon)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4055
Re: The Great Escape test build (available now)
After a huge delay here's 0.94 (I skipped 0.93 - wasn't happy with it). It can now save games to, and load games from, a human-readable and editable text format. This lets you easily meddle with the game's internals (i.e. so you can cheat, or turn the hero into a dog for a while, and other things - ...
- Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:23 pm
- Forum: past weeknight 'developer' sessions
- Topic: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #10, Thursday 28th January 2021, 7pm - 10pm (GMT)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 676
Re: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #10, Thursday 28th January 2021, 7pm - 10pm (GMT)
I'm in. I mean I'm there. And by there I mean here.
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- Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: Acorn Art Thread
- Replies: 2024
- Views: 163506
- Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:24 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: 4corn update 20/11/2020 - Drawing Office indices
- Replies: 13
- Views: 958
Re: 4corn update 20/11/2020 - Drawing Office indices
I guess this drop is from 1993 or 1994? We get as far as Medusa, but not much further.
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- Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: off-topic
- Topic: Acorn Art Thread
- Replies: 2024
- Views: 163506
Re: Acorn Art Thread
I been re-doing a cut-in/chamfered edge style Acorn logo, that I did in Xara some years back, in Affinity. Can't decide whether the nut should stick in or out...
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- Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:34 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Acorn - A World in Pixels - new book
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4573
Re: Acorn - A World in Pixels - new book
woohoo! Looking forward to receiving my copy.
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Re: LOLPRICE
I see the "stunning package" is still up https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acorn-RiscPC ... 2225599020
"Probably the best RiscPC 700 deal ever!"
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"Probably the best RiscPC 700 deal ever!"
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- Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:46 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: 4corn update 20/11/2020 - Drawing Office indices
- Replies: 13
- Views: 958
Re: 4corn update 20/11/2020 - Drawing Office indices
Interesting. Looks like the Risc PC was planned to have light pipes for the LEDs, and removable drive bay covers...
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- Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:15 pm
- Forum: past weeknight 'developer' sessions
- Topic: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #5, Thursday 22nd October 2020, 7pm - 10pm
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1830
Re: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #5, Thursday 22nd October 2020, 7pm - 10pm
Will try to make it.
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- Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:16 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1457
Re: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
Added a 0197,100 (mark 2) Risc PC board, an ARM610 card and a four-way backplane.
TIFFs are at the link above ^
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TIFFs are at the link above ^
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- Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:39 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1457
Re: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
Tonight's scan: a 0197,000 mark 1 board. This has an IOMD20, rather than an IOMD21.
Flipping between this and the scan of the mark 3 board, I see that the small square RAS PAL that sits inbetween the SIMM banks vanishes on the mark 3. Perhaps integrated into IOMD21?
TIFFs are at the link above ^
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Flipping between this and the scan of the mark 3 board, I see that the small square RAS PAL that sits inbetween the SIMM banks vanishes on the mark 3. Perhaps integrated into IOMD21?
TIFFs are at the link above ^
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- Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:25 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1457
Re: Scanned images of Risc PC motherboards
Well I finally got around to doing a bit of disassembling, dusting off, and scanning in. Low-quality JPEG previews are below. Huge TIFF sources are here: https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code ... 8KRLPl3u1y
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- Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:22 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: I made a 3d printable replacement post to fix broken front flaps
- Replies: 10
- Views: 658
Re: I made a 3d printable replacement post to fix broken front flaps
I had a slice with a broken flap and a missing spring. When I did this fix I drilled through the case behind where the peg sits and bolted two M3 solder tags into place, one top and one bottom. This gave me a point in the same position as the original peg where I could loop the spring through. I've ...
- Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:34 pm
- Forum: scanning of books, magazines, ads and letters
- Topic: BBC Master Reference Manual [Remastered PDFs]
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1053
Re: BBC Master Reference Manual [Remastered PDFs]
Ooh that's so crisp. What are you building these manuals in?
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- Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:34 pm
- Forum: past weeknight 'developer' sessions
- Topic: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #2, Thursday 10th September 2020, 7pm - 10pm
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3568
Re: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #2, Thursday 10th September 2020, 7pm - 10pm
Will try to make an appearance, might be late on though.
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:36 pm
- Forum: programming
- Topic: A new BBC Micro MOS Reassembly
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2333
Re: A new BBC Micro MOS Reassembly
Excellent work. Thanks!
- Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:02 pm
- Forum: past weeknight 'developer' sessions
- Topic: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #1, Thursday 20th August 2020, 7pm - 10pm
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2014
Re: Weeknight 'Virtual' Dev session #1, Thursday 20th August 2020, 7pm - 10pm
I'll be there, but it might be late on, once I've got the kids to bed and had some exercise.
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- Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:16 pm
- Forum: past all-day virtual ABugs
- Topic: All-day 'Virtual' Acorn session #6, Saturday 1st August 2020, 9am - 11pm [NOW FULL!]
- Replies: 105
- Views: 7321
- Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Today I received.....
- Replies: 6133
- Views: 701273
Re: Today I received.....
Of course. It was A1 Graphics of Annan, via this eBay listing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Personalised ... 4009033936
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- Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:28 pm
- Forum: wanted
- Topic: WANTED: Viewfinder 128MB Version for Risc PC
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: WANTED: Viewfinder 128MB Version for Risc PC
There's a Rage 128 Pro 32MB version on eBay at the moment:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Viewfinder-p ... 4071148333
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Viewfinder-p ... 4071148333
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- Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:10 pm
- Forum: past all-day virtual ABugs
- Topic: All-day 'Virtual' Acorn session #5, Saturday 4th July 2020, 9am - 10pm
- Replies: 70
- Views: 5830
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:33 am
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Iyonix video card
- Replies: 3
- Views: 518
Re: Iyonix video card
It needs to be an Nvidia GeForce *PCI* card (not PCI Express or AGP). The Iyonix shipped with a GeForce 2 MX. I upgraded mine to an FX 5500 which helped solve the "pyjamas" issue (booting up with the card funted, it just showing stripes). I've actually been keeping an eye out for a spare l...
- Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:43 pm
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: FS: USB "POST box" adaptors (for debugging Archimedes / Risc PC systems that don't boot)
- Replies: 144
- Views: 6707
Re: FS: USB "POST box" adaptors (for debugging Archimedes / Risc PC systems that don't boot)
Yes! Put me down for one.
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- Mon Jun 22, 2020 6:19 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Which OS for RPC?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 800
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:29 am
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Help identify this Risc PC modification
- Replies: 5
- Views: 708
Re: Help identify this Risc PC modification
Thanks, that does look like the (attempted) mod.
Unfortunately it turned out that the motherboard is gubbed and needs further diagnosis. I can get some sort of a video signal out of it, but it's not right at all. I'll be needing one of these new fangled POST boxes I reckon.
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Unfortunately it turned out that the motherboard is gubbed and needs further diagnosis. I can get some sort of a video signal out of it, but it's not right at all. I'll be needing one of these new fangled POST boxes I reckon.
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- Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:55 am
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 799
Re: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
I was just having a look at electronics books. I started leafing through "Starting Electronics Construction" by Keith Brindley and ... 

- Tue Jun 16, 2020 4:27 pm
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 799
Re: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
I double checked. The pin pitch is 2mm. Looks most like a PH connector to me.
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- Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:20 am
- Forum: 32-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 799
Re: Does anyone have a Bush IBX200?
Sorry, I've no calipers but with a steel ruler: exterior is ~ 15.5x4.5mm, pin pitch is ~ 2mm, gap at the front is ~ 9.5mm.
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