May 12th-14th 2017 Cambridge ABUG (FULL) & Acorn World event at CCfCH

[JudgeBeeb]

There is free parking at the museum. However, it is a small car park and it is likely to be busy because of the event.

I think last time we (ABUG folks) boxed ourselves in to the car park behind, as we didn't need to leave by 5pm like the regular visitors. Pretty sure I left my car at the museum overnight last time. Are we getting to stay after hours again this time BTW?

I am dependent on leaving my car there as there is no parking at my hotel.

[jbnbeeb]

Hi,

Yes we can stay late Friday Saturday as per last year!

Parking is available but limited spaces.

It's all detailed in first post at top of this thread

We'll probably order takeaway in to museum on Friday night.

I've booked the geldhart pub for meal on Saturday at 7.30

[dp11]

I should also say Cambridge has a lots of road works on some of the major routes.

[Elminster]

I should also say Cambridge has a lots of road works on some of the major routes.

So has everywhere. Keep closing a120 and a12 in Essex. Right pain. I shall probably hire a helicopter.

[Elminster]

Parking is available but limited spaces.

It's all detailed in first post at top of this thread

As I am coming as a member of the public I shall make you all move you cars for me then. Ha ha.

[IanS]

Yes we can stay late Friday Saturday as per last year!

Parking is available but limited spaces.

There would have been more if the garage next door hadn't put a chain across their parking bays. When I spoke to Jason F about it he said he forgot to ask them to leave it open. If you are in contact with him before the weekend, you could remind him.

[jbnbeeb]

Yes we can stay late Friday Saturday as per last year!

Parking is available but limited spaces.

There would have been more if the garage next door hadn't put a chain across their parking bays. When I spoke to Jason F about it he said he forgot to ask them to leave it open. If you are in contact with him before the weekend, you could remind him.

Wasn't aware of that but yes I will ask...

[dixiestoat]

If i was to bring my Matchbox Co Pro with me could some kind person please put the latest Firnware on it with all the latest goodies ? Mine was one of the original batch so i'd love all the enhancements that have come since ?

Nick.

[jbnbeeb]

Yes we can stay late Friday Saturday as per last year!

Parking is available but limited spaces.

There would have been more if the garage next door hadn't put a chain across their parking bays. When I spoke to Jason F about it he said he forgot to ask them to leave it open. If you are in contact with him before the weekend, you could remind him.

Wasn't aware of that but yes I will ask...

...Jason F tells me the chain is gone already So we have more space than last year for parking.

[daveejhitchins]

I'm hoping to bring a working version of the New AP5 to play with Note: It may NOT be fully working! Dave (hoglet) is working very hard to iron out some peculiarities with the 1MHz Bus synchronization, probably due to the speed of the CPLD.

The other thing I'll be doing is trying to work out the equations for the IdeAIN interface PLDs - manually! That should keep me quiet for a while

Dave H

[dp11]

With a bit of programming on a beeb using the printer and user port we could you your pal work . A d possibly reverse engineer any difficult bits.

[daveejhitchins]

With a bit of programming on a beeb using the printer and user port we could you your pal work . A d possibly reverse engineer any difficult bits.

Ooooow! Yes please I'll bring some suitable cables - I don't have a working Beeb! Could someone loan us one for the weekend, please?

Dave H

[sydney]

I'm pretty sure there will be one or two available on site Dave. I'm sure I counted about a hundred upstairs last year!

[dp11]

I'll have my master with me.

[Elminster]

Semi related question.

I have bought my tickets to Acorn World event via Musuems website and have email confirmation. Should I get some tickets now? Via email or post? Or do I just turn up and they have a record. Perhaps I will give them a tinkle but thought it was worth asking.

[BigEd]

They are pretty relaxed - show them the email on a phone or printout and you'll be fine, I'd think.

[Elminster]

They are pretty relaxed - show them the email on a phone or printout and you'll be fine, I'd think.

Printout? What is that? Is that like those things made from trees?

Phone email doable.

Thanks.

[Prime]

The other thing I'll be doing is trying to work out the equations for the IdeAIN interface PLDs - manually! That should keep me quiet for a while

You of course have a schematic of the bit of the circuit that it's from? That would at least tell you what pins are inputs and outputs and if there are any external feedbacks (e.g. a combinational output wired externally to the clock input for any flipflops).

Sounds like a job for an Arduino board and a bit of C code.....

Cheers.

Phill.

[sbadger]

Something I thought of though, i'd still really like to buy a physcial copy of mountain panic. Does anyone think there a chance?

Leave it with me!

[Prime]

Right planning on bringing :

Valiant turtle belonging to Arcadian allong with Beeb containing logo roms, DFS and floppy drives. ***
Beeb Master with Co-pros, Datacentre BeebSID, BeebOPL etc
Atoms as normal.
Soldering / desoldering gear to do repairs etc.
Arduino mega + breadboard + cable.
Eprom / flash / AVR /CPLD / PIC programemrs.
Tools & Scope.
I'll try and remember my monitor & keyboard this time !

Anything else anyone wants me to bring?

*** Dave, Jason you'll need to provide a monitor for this but somehow I don't see this as being a problem

Cheers.

Phill.

[nudelooney]

Semi related question.

I have bought my tickets to Acorn World event via Musuems website and have email confirmation. Should I get some tickets now? Via email or post? Or do I just turn up and they have a record. Perhaps I will give them a tinkle but thought it was worth asking.

Last year they had a list of names on the desk. So, obviously, I walked to the desk and announced as loudly as I possibly could "I'M NUDE LOONEY".

Good job I didn't name myself "hotlips 69" or something.

[1024MAK]

Semi related question.

I have bought my tickets to Acorn World event via Musuems website and have email confirmation. Should I get some tickets now? Via email or post? Or do I just turn up and they have a record. Perhaps I will give them a tinkle but thought it was worth asking.

Last year they had a list of names on the desk. So, obviously, I walked to the desk and announced as loudly as I possibly could "I'M NUDE LOONEY".

Good job I didn't name myself "hotlips 69" or something.

You won't be needing a T-shirt then...

Mark

[Elminster]

Semi related question.

I have bought my tickets to Acorn World event via Musuems website and have email confirmation. Should I get some tickets now? Via email or post? Or do I just turn up and they have a record. Perhaps I will give them a tinkle but thought it was worth asking.

Last year they had a list of names on the desk. So, obviously, I walked to the desk and announced as loudly as I possibly could "I'M NUDE LOONEY".

Good job I didn't name myself "hotlips 69" or something.

I shall just walk about shouting 'I am a nude looney' and see what happens

[JudgeBeeb]

LUXURY ROOM AVAILABLE IN CAMBRIDGE HOTEL

Something has come up that means, sadly, I am now not able to attend. I am completely gutted about this - I haven't missed an ABUG meeting since I joined StarDot.

I had booked a prepaid on a no cancel basis, a King Room with Breakfast at the Cambridge Hilton. I paid the (eye-watering) sum of £322.30. It seems a pity for this room to go to waste. If anyone is interested, please PM me. I am not looking for anything like £300. Any vaguely reasonable offer will be accepted. Just don't want it to go to waste.

Hope you all have a good time. Post lots of pictures.

[IanS]

Something has come up that means, sadly, I am now not able to attend. I am completely gutted about this - I haven't missed an ABUG meeting since I joined StarDot.

That's a shame, who is going to make all the noise now (I was looking forward to seeing/hearing the new noise maker)

See you at the next meeting.

[sydney]

I am completely gutted about this - I haven't missed an ABUG meeting since I joined StarDot.

I was thinking this before I read it.
Damn shame you'll not be there, I was really looking forward to you demonstrating your new project.

[jbnbeeb]

Yes shame you can't be with us Robert
Will we have BeebOPL so we can still make some lazarusr-derived noise at Cambridge?

[jbnbeeb]

I guess this means we have a space available -- so if anyone wants to come along last minute and have some table space, please drop a note here or PM me.

Thanks,
Jason

[JudgeBeeb]

YWill we have BeebOPL so we can still make some lazarusr-derived noise at Cambridge?

I think a couple of people said they were bringing theirs along.

[jgharston]

Will there be anybody coming who can get my Matchbox and/or PiTube up and running? I think the Matchbox needs somebody with better eyesight than me to solder a capacitor on it, I can't remember what stalled me getting the PiTube working.