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Will my R260 live again?

james.hol...@gmail.com (James Holtom) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:32 UT

Just before ripping my R260 to bits, in order to swap out the
alarmingly crusty battery, and replace the SCSI drive with compact-
flash (via a SCSI-IDE, and IDE-CF adaptor), I figured I should recover
the CMOS settings to disc, so I'd be able to get RISC iX booting
easily again...
And of course it won't start. Admittedly it hasn't been used a great

I need to replace my printer

c.n....@virgin.net (Chris F) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 17:37:52 UT

The smoke has finally escaped from my Canon pixma ip4000.
It never worked properly with the Iyo - streaky prints and even colour
substitution with !Draw - (although it did well from XP) but I don't
think I've had my moneys-worth.
I like taking photos and want to replace the thing with something of
good quality. I also have a need for a scanner/photocopier and I think

WTB Eurocard rack for Acorn gear

twe-15...@kaspop.com (sil) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:31 UT

Hi,
Posted before - but thought I'd check again if anyone has a spare
Eurocard
rack (of any kind). This could be just a backplane, or a Eurocard box
without
a rack, anything really.
I'm trying to re-case an expanded Acorn Atom system, that has several
cards
hanging of a 'ribbon cable' backplane and its not great, something a

What's the latest?

gofys...@wrong.address.com (lk) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 20:24:14 UT

At the risk of asking an obvious question - what is the latest RISC OS
hardware? According to CJE - the A9home is - but according to wikipedia
this was 2005 vintage? Are all RISCOS developments now beind made through
emulator?
Which site has the answers to this?
Thanks

RiscPC in tower position

rl.h...@orpheusmail.co.uk (Roger Hird) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:36 UT

I'm trying to find more space in my crowded office.
I think that when I bought it in 1997, using the RiscPC in tower
mode, as I think of it - ie sitting on its side - was an option.
There may even have been special feet provided.
Sometime since, in an earlier search for more space, I was
advised by someone who seemed to be an expert not to try to

FS SA Risc PC

fornewsgro...@ntlworld.com (John Sandford) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:56:39 UT

For Sale
offers above 60 ukp.
location: Herts near to Junction 8 on M1. prefer collection.
In working order, used regularly for email/wordprocessing on a home
network, up to about a year ago, kept fully charged since.
RiscPc single slice (second slice/pins available if wanted)
202mh sa-110K processor 64MB ram 2MB Vram

Looking for an Iyonix

r...@robheaton.co.uk (robheaton) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 22:40:33 UT

Hello,
I'm looking at purchasing an Iyonix, so I can devote build time to
RISC OS Open.
(Basically the machine will compile a daily build of the RISC OS Open
source code.)
If anyone has one collecting dust somewhere, please get in touch.
Best Wishes,
Rob Heaton - r...@robheaton.co.uk

FS: Various Risc PC hardware

cs...@btinternet.com (Christopher Self) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:19 UT

Offers invited for the following Risc PC stuff (located in Bury):
233 Mhz StrongARM processor
Risc OS 3.7 ROM's
StrongARM software CD
I-Cubed 10 Mb NIC (Combo)
I-Cubed 10 Mb network podule
Simtec 16 bit IDE podule
APDL Blitz IDE podule
(boxed with a £50 software voucher probably not worth the paper it's printed on,

Power Tec SCSI

bristolmoo...@gmail.com (m_o_o_k_i_e) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 20:46:10 UT

I recently acquired a Power Tec SCSI card through a certain auction
site, which I was hoping would allow me to ressurrect the hard disk
that remains from my original RiscPC. There is a good chance the
filesystem has been corrupted, but the SCSI card did not come with the
original software and I'm having little luck trying to configure the

Saving CMOS in RPC

dsd....@hehg.com (freddy) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 12:33:09 UT

Hi,
I've come across this site [link] which
show you how to replace the onboard battery with a NiCd. I just want to
relocate the current onboard battery so there is no chance of leaking acid
on th motherboard for now, however before I do this how can I save my
current CMOS settings so they can be restored afterwards ?. I've looked on

Paper Jam - HP Color laserjet 2550L

john.no...@orpheusmail.co.uk (John Nolan) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 01:13:33 UT

Hello All,
After many, many years of no trouble, I have a paper jam and can't clear it.
Stupidly, I have mislaid the manual !! :-(
Of course, if I cannot get guidance from any of you, I'll go to HP and then
a local computer shop.
Basically, a second sheet of paper began feeding in, before the first had

The Iyo Double Shuffle

c.n....@virgin.net (Chris F) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:36:16 UT

Has it been established why pressing the elliptical button followed
shortly by pressing the circular button on the front of the Iyonix, is
more likely to result in a non-pyjama screen? Or is this just a
peculiarity of my machine?
(I run Geminus at startup but I've never had two pyjama screens.)

For Sale on eBay - Irlam ADdsp 12 Bit ADC Expansion Card

a...@ray-family.org.uk (Andy Ray) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 11:08:39 UT

I am offering the following on eBay:
Irlam Instruments ADdsp for Acorn RISC OS Computers 12 Bit Analogue to
Digital Converter Expansion Card
[link]

Tasty expansions for your 8-bit Acorn

kort...@inter.nl.net (John Kortink) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 00:03:32 UT

Now both with HTML documentation, so perhaps it's time to
(re-)introduce these modern upgrades for 8-bit hardware :
GoMMC is a storage system for the Acorn BBC model B, BBC
Master and Electron. Store all your floppies, harddiscs
and tapes on an MMC (MultiMedia Card) and use them just
like before. See :

Desktop FM - Raymond Datalink

step...@barriball.co.uk (Stephen Barriball) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 15:47:47 UT

Does anyone have the software for the Raymond Datalink Desktop FM radio
podule as I have the card but am missing any disks.
Cheers
Stephen

Hardware Porjects

charlesmo...@googlemail.com (Charlie) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 11:55:39 UT

For some months I've been collecting old hardware projects for the Arc
& RiscPC - for my own use. Also as I've been making them I've been
writing detailed ReadMe's for any others who may be interested.
So Far:
-VIDC enhancer
-HDFloppy Upgrade
-How to make your own PCB
-Joyport for the A3000
-Overclocking the ARM

Net working on your way

madhukeswan...@gmail.com (Madhu keswani) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 07:03:16 UT

Did you undergo that an increasingly large number of employ vacancies
are filled without the chosen politician responding to a vacancy
advert? The reason for this? Through the world of networking, a
polit..
.
[link]

Disaster has struck my RiscPC

bmcqu...@pnc.com.au (Brian N McQuillan) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 04:15:57 UT

Disaster has struck. For only the second time since 1982 has my acorn
computer failed me. My original BBC B died of power supply failure, the A
5000 never missed a beat and the RiscPC (nowSA) bought in 1996, has been
soooo reliable. But alas, now being very much an end user, I don't know
what to do. Would the faithful in the northern hemisphere please advise me

Sharing sexy very hot girls & woman’s Naked Photos

resourt...@gmail.com (jkjkjk) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:15:39 UT

Sharing sexy very hot girls & woman’s Naked Photos
[link]

Networking parts for A5000

use...@garethlock.com (Gazza) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:24:45 UT

In a follow-up to my previous post on the subject "AUN to Econet". I
am now looking for specific parts for the A5000 I'm planning on using
as the fileserver. Initially I thought this machine had a Master 128
Econet expansion board fitted, but it doesn't seem to have any
networking hardware at all. So I'm in need of two things...

Printer driver

aw29...@gmail.com (Andrew) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:45:15 UT

What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level 3
emulation HP printer? The printer is ~£170 on Amazon
Andrew

Looking for hard drive interface

ke...@northwestlinux.co.uk (Keith Morris) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 18:53:42 UT

Hi!
I've not used my Acorn computer for over 10 years, and during a clear
out
I found my trusty old A3010!
I still have a lot of software for it, and wanted to get away from
floppy discs.
Can anyone tell me where I can get a hard drive for this machine, or
does anyone here have one for sale?
I have looked on ebay, and was surprised there was nothing there!

For Sale on eBay

a...@ray-family.org.uk (Andy Ray) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 09:01:11 UT

I am offering the following on eBay:
Acorn Computers ADF10 Issue 2 Econet Modules (6 off)
[link]
Rare Intelligent Interfaces Ltd SYSCON 6 Interface
[link]

Unable to reformat hard disc on RPC

posa...@rocketmail.com (posaune) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:30 UT

Hi,
I have a RPC running RO 4.39 Adjust which is soon to go to a new home,
and I'd like to reformat the HD before it goes to its new owner. Only
problem is, I can't!
I've copied !HForm to floppy and booted off it (shift-boot). Then run
it as *!hform. Although it runs, it fails to format the disc. I've

Offered: Acorn A5000

peter.ad...@argonet.co.uk (Peter M. Adams) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 21:31:36 UT

I am posting this on behalf of a friend whose mother would like to
dispose of a RISC OS machine.
It is an Acorn A5000 with Olivetti monitor, mouse and keyboard. The
computer has one small floppy drive and a 511 Mb IDE hard drive.
Free to anyone who wants to collect it from Shropshire or Cambridge.
Contact she...@granta.demon.co.uk.

6-colour refils for BJC-7100 Printer

hedl...@arcade.demon.co.uk (Hedley Hunnisett) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:36:36 UT

May be of interest to anyone using a Canon BJC-7100 ink jet printer.

I have several 6-colour refill ink tanks (the inner section, not the
complete cartridge) which are now surplus to requirements. They are
MMC compatible cartridges, not original Canon, but I found them to be
perfectly satisfactory. You need to have the green base unit, which

Stored A4 won't startup

removeala...@blueyonder.co.uk (Alan James) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:25:37 UT

I started working through all my stored computers to remove all the CMOS
batteries. Before doing so, I decided to check they all worked still.
All of them did, except the A4. The LEDs light up, but nothing else.
I've stripped it down and checked the board. All seems fine, even the
tiny batery on the board looks fine.

Lots of BBC micro stuff needing a home

n...@here.com (Not Me) — Fri, 10 Oct 2009 15:09:35 UT

Free to anyone that wants it.
To best knowledge all waorking when 'mothballed' years ago.
Hampshire UK.
2 x BBC 'B' computers
1 x Electron computer
1 x Z80 2nd processor
1 x Cumana twin dik unit
2 x single disk unit
1 x Computer tape drive
1 x Epsom FX-80 printer
1 x Epsom LX-800 printer
1 x EPROM programmer

hot stuff

kumaravelapar...@gmail.com (kumaravel aparnaa) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:06:10 UT

[link]

Atom Power

m...@nowhere.com (Mark) — Thu, 10 Oct 2009 15:26:21 UT

Hi All,
Watching Micro Men on BBC4 has spured me on to get the Atom I have stashed
in the loft up and running.
It was originally sourced with no power supply so not even sure if it will
power up yet, but just in case....
....can anyone let me know what supply I would need to test it? The net
seems to point at the original Acorn supply gave 8v at 1.5amps, but what

Riscstation ROS4.03 ROMS in RiscPC?

nws...@ntlworld.com (S G) — Thu, 10 Oct 2009 12:36:47 UT

I recently obtained a set of RO4.03 ROMs (previously installed in an
R7500) with a view to upgrading the OS in a RiscPC, however, with
these ROMs installed, all that appears on screen is a cursor at top-
left.
My question is then - are these ROMs intrinsically unsuited to
installation in a RiscPC or are they duff? Also, if the former, why

Set-up advice for file sharing with VirtualRPC

quat...@clear.net.nz (quattro) — Wed, 10 Oct 2009 00:58:45 UT

Many of you probably made the move to a mainstream-OS computer to
add your RISC OS gear, and some might even have a similar set-up to
what I want for mine.
I want to continue using RISC OS as the main working OS, with
VirtualRPC-AdjustSA on the notebook and 5.14 the Iyonix. I'm looking
for a 10in notebook to network (802.11n) to the n-router/modem and

Storing a Risc PC & the CMOS Battery

posa...@rocketmail.com (posaune) — Sun, 10 Oct 2009 13:18:51 UT

Hi,
I'm putting my venerable Risc PC to bed (well, back into its original
shipping box in the attic) and was wondering if I need worry about the
CMOS battery?
Having taken the lid off the RPC and furtled around the 'net it seems
it's soldered to the motherboard so it's not straightforward to
remove.

MassFS

n...@email.invalid (Andrew) — Sun, 10 Oct 2009 11:51:50 UT

Does MassFS reportthe same "bad block size" problem when trying to
access certain USB storage devices as the Iyonix does?
Andrew

Is this a terminally fatal error?

da...@orpheusmail.co.uk (Dave) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:55:50 UT

Hi folks,
Had a fractionally brief power cut this morning. Just long enough to
trip my linux boxes off, but, oddly, not long enough to trip out
either my RiscPC nor my A9Home.
Unfortunately, when I started to use the RPC, is started to give 'Bad
Free Space Map', and when I tried to access the hard drive it gave

Testing the water for new ARM netbooks running RISC OS

tr...@cwazy.co.uk (trevj) — Fri, 10 Oct 2009 18:59:05 UT

Background
==========
Hi. I've been reading about these and was excited to see RISC OS
running on the Beagleboard (basically the insides of a tiny computer
running a new ARM chip) at the recent RISC OS London show.
The first publicly available netbook based on this technology appears
to be the Touch Book, designed and sold by Always Innovating. As you

ICS Wizzo IDE interface ROM for A5000

cuthred1...@yahoo.co.uk (cuthred1969) — Fri, 10 Oct 2009 09:51:10 UT

I have acquired a Wizzo IDE interface ROM produced by Ian Copestake
Software (ICS), it is fitted in the 5th ROM socket of a dead A5000
that I have acquired for spares, and I am trying to locate a copy of
the original installation instructions for the ROM so I can try and
fit it to another A5000. The ROM was supplied by APDL (David Holden)

kingston 1GB stick

m...@daveandsylvia.plus.com (Dave) — Thu, 10 Oct 2009 14:22:46 UT

Hi all,
Is there an app for the kingston 1GB stick please.
SA RPC 128Mb.4.02. 128GB HD.
Dave

Re: USB missile launchers not working? (OT)

pnyo...@ormail.co.uk (Dr Peter Young) — Thu, 10 Oct 2009 09:44:08 UT

I think there may be more than one problem here. We bought one of
these for a facetious Christmas present for a Windows-using friend,
and it's never worked, either on their computer or on my Windows one.
I bought it via Amazon, and was given a refund without question and
without having to return it. This makes me think that this was a

For Sale on eBay - Irlam ADdsp 12 Bit ADC Expansion Card

a...@ray-family.org.uk (Andy Ray) — Tue, 10 Oct 2009 08:10:36 UT

I am offering the following on eBay:
Irlam Instruments ADdsp for Acorn RISC OS Computers 12 Bit Analogue to
Digital Converter Expansion Card
[link]

AUN to Econet...

use...@garethlock.com (Gazza) — Mon, 10 Oct 2009 12:10:46 UT

I've just about given up trying to find Econet NICs for the two RPC
class machines we have at the club. Apparently these NICs are like
gold-dust. Anyway, from what I can make out, AUN is just Econet over
IP.
So... What I want to ask is whether there's an easy way of knocking up
some custom hardware that takes a RJ45 as input and spits out Econet

My feet are melting

d...@davespace.co.uk (David Thomas) — Sun, 10 Oct 2009 22:35:24 UT

Not my own feet, but I found some spare Risc PC feet in a box in work
and the grey rubber had part turned into liquid. Has anyone else seen this?
Regards,
Dave

BBC B

m...@daveandsylvia.plus.com (Dave) — Sun, 10 Oct 2009 09:56:19 UT

Hi anyone,
I have found a loose blue wire, one end, on underside of a BBC B
board. Anyone point to where it is connected please? It is the longer
of the two blue wires and is still connected to the solder near the
edge of the board.
Dave.

Modern printer

n...@email.invalid (Andrew) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:00:23 UT

My Deskjet has just stopped working (constantly trying to feed paper).
Could anybody recommend a low-cost but high quite quality modern
printer for which there is a driver for RISC OS?
Andrew

vacancy's for fresh\exp apply resume

networkingjobs...@gmail.com (networking hardware) — Fri, 10 Oct 2009 07:19:37 UT

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Acorn mouse repair tales (tails?)

theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Theo Markettos) — Thu, 10 Oct 2009 19:00:39 UT

I dragged out my Risc PC's quadrature mouse today. When I put it away it
was having a quaking fit - the point would jitter slightly when the roller
for each direction was spun, but not actually move. I've now fixed it, and
here are some tips I worked out on the way...
Firstly, if you have any other old Logitech mechanical mice, the insides are

Free - Marconi Tracker Ball for Acorn M/Cs

marthodg...@freeuk.com (Martin Hodgson) — Tue, 10 Oct 2009 18:11:12 UT

Hi,
I have a Marconi "Marcus" Tracker Ball, model RB2, with connector for the
mouse port of Archimedes / Axxxx / RISC PC computers.
It is large and substantial for a trackball, intended for long term
sustained use, and is a three button version. It is virtually unused.
Free to a good home, for the cost of postage (under a fiver I guess).

USB to serial cable.

d...@davenoise.co.uk (Dave Plowman (News)) — Tue, 10 Oct 2009 07:55:15 UT

Anyone know what these consist of - ie any electronics involved?

Re: Canon i560 printer won't print black

pe...@chocky.org (Peter Naulls) — Mon, 10 Oct 2009 15:25:43 UT

Really a hardware issue. FUs setup.
Well, I don't really print from RISC OS these days, but I have this
too, and it seems upset - multiple power cycles before it will come
up without flashing amber. I've tried suggested resets, and I see
references to cleaning out the waste ink counter:
[link]

Iyonix not starting up

nos...@cityweb.de (Michael Gerbracht) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:14:27 UT

Today I was working on my Iyonix which is slightly more than one year old. I
was working normaly and then restarted the computer at one point but it did
not start anymore.
I think it might have to do with the graphics card or the HD. If I start the
computer there is absolutely nothing on the monitor, it does not even leave