We had this weird steel bridge in the back of the barn leading to a disused outhouse. It was in the way of todays operations, so I hooked it up and dragged it away. Alas, as I turned around to see if it's following nicely, I see a field mouse sprinting away in panic mode, the steel roof of its previously impenetrable fortress ripped away by force majeure, its safe tunnels and carefully stored acorn stashes exposed to open air!

Oops. Sorry mouse.

Working in an Acorn RISC PC600 which Had battery damage.
Looking lime this without VRAM module ... so the error must be around the onboard VRAM or it's logic.
Any hints?

There are at least two, TWO people on my feed that will be interested in this.

RISC OS North show in Warrington.

https://www.riscosnorth.uk/

29th March, Village Hotel, Warrington, WA1 1QA.

10:30 - 16:30. £7 door, under 14s free.

Found out via a flyer in the foyer in our mill.

The most Northern of communication mediums.

GBoyEm – an altered version of the GameBoy emulator which will run in a window on the desktop, although it won’t multitask. https://archivegame.org/gboyem/ #game #emulator #acorn #nintendo

I don't subscribe to very many streaming services. Right now it's just Apple (Severance!!) and Acorn. There are a lot of great police murder mysteries on Acorn I really like. Currently watching the extensive library of Midsomer Murders with my husband. In addition I recently finished The Gone set in New Zealand, I really liked it (where is season 2??). Currently watching A Remarkable Place to Die set in Australia. I'd love recommendations for other good shows on Acorn. #Acorn #TV #Mysteries

Desperately seeking suggestions for the best Solitaire or Mahjongg games on all retro systems. Preferably with screenshots.

Anyone have any leads on a retailer of acorn flour in Canada? Like, we have so many oak trees, and I know it was a traditional ingredient for people here. It seems kinda bonkers that the only non-American retailer that I can find is Turkish.

#acorn #AcornFlour #TraditionalFoods #flour #glutenfreeFlour #baking
#oakTrees #oak #trees #HelpMeFindThis

Just found out about a 2009 TV film on retro computing called "Micro Men". It's a sort of comedy-drama about UK computer manufacturers in the 1980s, done on a tiny budget by mixing in archive footage. It works really well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH5L-iTIbP8

There's also a video of some of the real people depicted watching it and commenting on the authenticity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaonVYOTSsk

cc @retrocomputing

Fixed the RISC PC power supply. Needed a new Schottky diode, and I replaced the optoisolator for good measure. Booted up fine after a CMOS reset. #acorn #retrocomputing #riscpc

Extending one's retro computer collection is not planable at all as some rare hardware only turns up for sale once or twice a year. I was lucky to get my hands on my first Acorn machine - an extended A3000 - and spent some time learning about it as it is so different to all my other stuff. I started off my exploration by removing battery and acid and tried to get a picture out of it - that worked after several attempts. But I have it more or less running by now I guess!

I am delighted to announce that the 2nd of four #risc_os AI Assistants, designed for beginners and those wanting to enjoy playing with AI and BBC BASIC, is now available to everyone!

More details on how to access it for free in the link below:

https://www.riscosopen.org/forum/forums/1/topics/19699

Any #Acorn #RiscPC users remember The Clan? #retrocomputing

This is from 2014, still makes me miss summer every time I look at it.

My pfp is available as a sticker on my Redbubble!