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by carlsson
Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:57 pm
Forum: BASIC programming
Topic: Basic function
Replies: 13
Views: 24888

Does Oric Basic allow a line like this: 30 STORE A$,"FILENAME.TAP":::::::: Note all the trailing colons. If that works, you might traverse the FN$ string as follows: FOR I=1 TO LEN(FN$):POKE address+I,ASC(MID$(FN$,I,1)):NEXT where address happens to be the location of the literal string FI...
by carlsson
Mon May 04, 2009 12:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Pico-PSU anyone ?
Replies: 2
Views: 5104

I'm using a bog standard universal DC adapter for my Oric, but I see what you mean about powering many items from the same cord. Some devices have a high tolerance, e.g. a 9VDC machine might work on anything from 5 to 12V but draw more power the lower voltage you use. I don't have a clue what is the...
by carlsson
Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:17 am
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Oric, cassette recorder and disk drive questions
Replies: 14
Views: 20816

Which kind of RGB (SCART I assume) cable did your friend make? As far as I remember there has been some argumentation over the years which is the best and most reliable way to do it.
by carlsson
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Oric, cassette recorder and disk drive questions
Replies: 14
Views: 20816

As for the cassette cable, I have found the one used with Acorn BBC and Electron to be identical (?) with the Oric pinout. I'm not sure if it helps you any. I seem to remember the US computers like TRS-80, IBM PC (!) and PCjr use a 5-pin DIN cable but I'm not sure the important pins are in the same ...
by carlsson
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Restricted screenshots on Oric.org
Replies: 6
Views: 9364

I noticed Lemon64 recently has added this function to their site, so perhaps it is time to reimplement it to Oric.org as well. :-D
by carlsson
Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Restricted screenshots on Oric.org
Replies: 6
Views: 9364

By the way, does the checkbox "I own this program" have any function? I'm sure it is recorded somewhere, but is there any page which displays who owns what or even how many people own a particular game?
by carlsson
Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:42 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Doing 3D games on the Oric ?
Replies: 434
Views: 403505

Would it be an odd use to say you're scooping up icecream from a box?

Mmm.. a 3D game about managing an icecream stand.
by carlsson
Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:56 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Keyboard partial failure
Replies: 23
Views: 36023

I haven't investigated any further, but saw a thread on comp.sys.oric from September 2008 where another fellow had the exact same fault as I have (and my machine most definitely is not bought from him). So it must be relatively common, whether it is the 4051 or something else.
by carlsson
Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Small LCD display...
Replies: 16
Views: 21757

So if I get this correct, the 5-pin (UK) Oric has a video output like this: * RGB + composite sync * Signal values close to 75 ohm, but not steady? * VSYNC 50 Hz (as per Dbug's comments elsehwhere) * HSYNC 7.90 kHz (?? as per Dbug's comments elsewhere) This page says the SCART voltages should be 1Vp...
by carlsson
Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:56 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Small LCD display...
Replies: 16
Views: 21757

rgb will only work on french orics because the signal the real oric outputs is high enough to trigger the rgb lines. Do you mean the voltage levels on the RGB output is higher on an UK market Oric than on a French one? SCART devices usually expect analog signals in the range of 0.7 - 1V. On the oth...
by carlsson
Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:16 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Keyboard partial failure
Replies: 23
Views: 36023

Hm, thanks. In that case, I'd better save the little checksum program to tape since the faulty Oric won't let me type in the 2, S or X:s. Or actually the letter gets echoed, then the keyboard stops responding.
by carlsson
Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:31 pm
Forum: Technical questions
Topic: Keyboard partial failure
Replies: 23
Views: 36023

Keyboard partial failure

This year I have increased my collection from zero to two Oric-1 computers: one loose and one boxed. I wrote about the loose one before, that it had problems displaying a colour picture on antenna signal. It seems to work better now, only that it strays in frequency so the TV needs to be calibrated ...
by carlsson
Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: getting (PAL) composite signal from the ORIC
Replies: 10
Views: 21706

Well, true. Personally I'm rather mediocre at soldering, but believe I could manufacture a cable myself from the diagrams on Internet. But I didn't quite understand if the RGB is TTL, half-TTL or something else. In the mean time, composite video would be the simplest mod if it worked out.
by carlsson
Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:37 pm
Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
Topic: getting (PAL) composite signal from the ORIC
Replies: 10
Views: 21706

Did you ever got anywhere with this hack? I have just become the proud owner of my first (!) Oric-1, a 48K model in visually very nice condition. It was sold as spares/repair on eBay (some of you may have seen it) because it didn't do colour! I have adjusted the two externally available knobs withou...
by carlsson
Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:55 pm
Forum: BASIC programming
Topic: English version of the Hyperbasic for Telestrat manual!
Replies: 12
Views: 28884

Tip: Styles can be applied quickly to selected text.

NAME OF wholesale ORDER heavy type and GENERAL SYNTAX approximately light-faced letters. Out of curiosity, what French word here was translated into wholesale? I kind of understand "heavy type" = bold and light-faced probably means regular or italics. :-) Surprisingly good language in the...