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- Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:17 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Electron Advanced User Guide
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3914
Thanks very much Steve, sounds like it's the usual DIY learning curve then and I'm sure I'll be back.... :? Uh Oh Colin..... Two 'Twisted Evils' and a 'Very Mad' :shock: Thanks for the cartridge tip, I'll give it a go. I did plug one in but resisted switching on until someone gave me a warm feeling ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:06 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Electron Advanced User Guide
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3914
Riding in a timely fashion on the back of this Electron knowledge thread...... I confess, it was me who bought the Electron ACP Plus 4 from eBay last week and to save amateur sleuthing, I am that f00landhism0ney! Anyway, after excitedly winning the auction, I spotted the 'Elk Mode 7 Adaptor' thread ...
- Fri May 30, 2008 2:44 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Display Problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4600
Yes, it's a thorny area when there's perhaps a fault in the very memory the machine needs to run a program to find the fault! You are of course absolutely right in everything you say but there's something of a paradox here in that the very best, 100% effective memory test program would probably need...
- Wed May 28, 2008 9:05 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Cleaning the BBC
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1765
Hi.
I've tried just about everything but all without much success. Reading this article, probably the best I've seen on the subject, I think failure seems inevitable...
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189
Martin
I've tried just about everything but all without much success. Reading this article, probably the best I've seen on the subject, I think failure seems inevitable...

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/189
Martin
- Tue May 27, 2008 10:34 pm
- Forum: for sale / freebies
- Topic: Has anyone got one of these ?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 631
Has anyone got one of these ?
According to dictionaries, Brevity is the quality of expressing much in few words; terseness; Brevity is the soul of wit. So, how about this Beeb accessory (and seller’s other items) for a witty giggle then.... :lol: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290234020216 Martin :wink:
- Tue May 27, 2008 3:59 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Display Problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4600
- Mon May 26, 2008 12:12 am
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Something for the weekend....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1213
Yeah, it's pretty much all about reactions and not letting my Beeb 'O' player get the better of you! :x Incidentally, I meant to say (more clearly) in the original post, the challenge was not so much about the game as written but for anyone into a bit of logical programming having a go at writing a ...
- Thu May 22, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Something for the weekend....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1213
- Wed May 21, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Something for the weekend....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1213
Something for the weekend....
Since the board is a bit quiet at the moment I thought I'd offer you a chance to (gently) flex your retro programming and logic skills on the Beeb. This is something suitable for beginners, re-beginners and experts alike and you might just enjoy the 'challenge'. I was dusting off old discs recently ...
- Sun May 11, 2008 5:36 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Wizzy's Mansion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3456
- Sun May 11, 2008 5:29 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: classic games
- Topic: Wizzy's Mansion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3456
- Thu May 08, 2008 11:24 am
- Forum: 32-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: Flair
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1617
Not an Arc person but I wonder if you're spelling it correctly - was it perhaps Flare because there's references (only) here... http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/emulation/riscos2/index.htm and here... http://productsdb.riscos.com/swcat/graph.htm The references seem to confirm that you are not dreamin...
- Tue May 06, 2008 8:41 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn software: other
- Topic: BeeBugs Toolkit and Exmon
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1249
I'm more of a 'B' person but I do have and use some Master 128's. I've been forced to get to know them better recently with some hardware I was developing and for that I needed a low-level monitor so I plugged in Exmon II (2.02) and it works fine! Not sure exactly how to determine BASIC 4 but my Mas...
- Thu May 01, 2008 12:12 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Smoking BBC!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5536
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:01 pm
- Forum: introduce yourself
- Topic: Hello World...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1517
Hello World...
Hi to all. I’ve just posted for the first time today but haven’t done the intro thing – very remiss of me! I’ve followed STH for years but never got round to joining until recently and then when I did there didn’t seem to be any active threads I could usefully contribute to. That’s why I enthusiasti...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:20 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Smoking BBC!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5536
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Smoking BBC!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5536
They generally survive this apparent trauma but it does to some extent depend on the nature of the final demise of the offending capacitor. If it goes short-circuit it can take out the internal mains fuse which is again, not a 'user-serviceable' item since it also requires dismantly of the PSU. I've...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:50 pm
- Forum: 8-bit acorn hardware
- Topic: Smoking BBC!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5536
Hi. It's actually a Capacitor and does indeed act as an RFI filter to reduce the interference from the Beeb Switch-Mode PSU to other equipment. The Beeb will run ok without it but if you leave it as is the smoke will get thicker and more acrid until the remains finally burn away - not good! The cap ...