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simply_graham wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:33 pm

I'm not in any great rush But I'd like one in the future please.

stevebubs wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:53 pm

If you're doing a batch when you feel better, I'd quite like one for my Master, too?

I have a couple made up now if either of you are still interested.

I've had the same issues when I've sold my VideoNuLA boards on eBay. I send out a printed cover note with my contact details and a link to the support pack. However, a small number of users have lost this in the time between receiving the board and getting around to fitting it. So, they naturally co...

I'd try reseating the 6845 a few times as this generates the sync signals. If that doesn't work, try switching it with one from another Beeb.

Also have a look at IC41 on the scope as this generates the CSYNC.

Does it happen in every mode or only in the teletext mode as shown?

I've dug out the Master Replay manual but, unfortunately, it doesn't contain any fitting instructions or technical details.

I'll have a look for the fitting instructions but it's possible that I fitted it by just working it out from the cable lengths etc.

Pernod wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:04 am

That's all for the earlier BBC version, completely different implementation.

Even the "Vine Micros Master to BBC B Conversion Kit" and "Vine Micros Master OS Overlay Board"?

Sounds like you've made good progress. I've been a bit under the weather this week so haven't had time to dig out my manual yet but I've remembered that there's some documentation here.

Hi Graham,

Thanks for the interest. Unfortunately, I only have one here at the moment and that's reserved for someone who wants it fitting to a Master.

I'm a bit under the weather at the moment but I should be able to make one up on the weekend. I'll let you know as soon as I have one available.

I have a light phaser wired up to my BBC B following tricky's pinout diagram. It'll work on a model B, B+ or Master 128. The Master Compact has a 9-pin connector so needs a different plug and wiring. The games should work on all Beebs but they were originally designed to be loaded from tape. So, it ...

My thanks too to the organisers. It was great to spend some time talking to tricky and Jim Russell even though I got soaked taking my kit back to the car and seem to have made my cold worse :( There was a fair bit of interest in PiTubeDirect with quite a few people asking for software that uses it. ...

I have one and used to have it installed in my main Master until it was replaced by a multiOS board. I should have the manual here - I'll see if I can dig it out. You're welcome to borrow the manual and the board if you want as I'm not using it. EDIT: Should have said that I have the Replay board an...

tricky wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:06 pm

I can't find the adapter!

I'll bring mine although it's not cased yet!

tricky wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:28 am

Looking forward to our mini micro ABUG at the RISCOS show tomorrow.
See some of you there.

Are you bringing a light gun? If not, I can probably bring mine along...

Looking forward to it.

ilcook wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:35 pm

I was wondering if it possible to drop off some old Archive Magazine CDs, at the charity stall Tomorrow.

They usually have old magazine CDs on the stall so I suspect they'll be welcome.

Are you using BASIC or assembler? If you're using assembler, there's a useful discussion around sprite plotting (with code) here . It sets up a timer on each vsync interrupt that triggers as soon as the visible part of the screen has been rendered - this buys you back some time as vsync usually happ...

A lot of money to pay for a curiosity Yes - and apart from the "Welcome" disk, I'm not aware of any specific software for it. It's a nice enough machine but the lack of software means that it has no real advantages over the TC01. I traded my 256 as it wasn't getting any use but I kept the TC01. My ...

I'm sure the two A-series I have here use normal floppies with the front fascia removed. The eject button may be a specific size, I don't recall off hand. The original A310 eject button is indeed an unusual size - it's far more elongated than those found on a typical 3.5" drive. What's shown in the...

I think B&H have stopped trading.

Someone was selling 256s on eBay a while back but they seem to have dried up. When I bought mine from B&H, John told me that someone had bought a load from him and was selling them on at big margins...

billcarr2005 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:39 pm

I found this...

Many, many thanks

Can these be replaced - if so where can I get them from? Can they be replaced without having to replace the whole socket? They are IDC male pcb headers with latches. The latches can be replaced without removing the whole header by easing the header apart as you slot the new latch into the holes. Ho...

Hi,

Does anyone happen to have the Beeb version of the Penman plotter software/utility pack or know where it's archived?

I've tried looking in the usual places but can't find it.

Thanks,

Rob

I don't recall there being anything special about the drives, I believe they're just DD Citizen's and shouldn't cost more than £10 second hand. I think DutchAcorn is after the correct drive to fit the original A305/A310/A440 fascia. Later Arcs have standard sized cut-outs so any drive can be slotte...

Also a SCART lead - does anyone know of any sellers or plans and pinouts to make one for yourself. I must admit that I am unsure of how to get around the fact that the output is an edge connector 🤔 I made one myself by cutting down a connector like this one: https://www.unicornelectronics.com/Conne...

Super cool, well i don't have the VideoNuLA but have played the zx81 emulator and jupiter ace also and they work very nice. The zx81 emulator for some reason don't seem to start from the disk image but i can load it from floppy. That may be some oddness with the command-line parsing. It works fine ...

There's an implementation of *SRLOAD from the ever reliable MDFS here . I'm guessing that you could load this into memory (using *LOAD) from the MMC DFS, switch to MMC ADFS and then *SAVE it to the hard drive image. Once on the hard drive image, you can use it to load the DOOMROM file into sideways ...

Thanks rob for the information, how do you load the doom rom on sideway ram ?. I usually use the *SRLOAD command in DFS but I don't think it's available in MMFS. That disk image is from my ADFS hard drive so I've only used it with ADFS. I think tricky wrote a little assembler routine to do it for t...

I can run doom it starts show the shareware version message and start loading the ........... after a wile it will drop me back to the command line having the error "bad command" in a low res mode. Did you load the ROM image "DOOMROM" into sideways RAM before doing *DOOM? For info, doing *DOOM runs...

Do you still have VideoNula boards available? PM sent. Unfortunately, due to work and family commitments, I don't have the time to make as many boards as I used to or do Beeb stuff in general :( . However, I have a few ready at the moment and can usually find time to make one or two boards now and ...

DutchAcorn wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:19 am

Thanks for checking Rob, £70+p&p would be ok, if it would be shipped with an A310 around it.

It does list the exact part number - might be worth checking a well known auction site from time to time.

I think the BBC Master Compact may have the same drive but with a black fascia?

CJE Micros have them but they're not cheap.