Date   : Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:58:36 +0100 (GMT)
From   : Brian Widdas <brian@...>
Subject: Re: Replacing a tape drive with a disc drive

On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Kathryn Skegg wrote:

> I have been offered ("please!  take it away!") an old BBC computer from my 
> college.  On closer inspection it could be a model A,

Might be a model B. When you turn it on, it'll say "BBC Computer 16K" if
it's a model A, and "32K" if it's a B.

> with a light for 
> Cassette Motor on the keyboard.  I have an old 40/80 track drive and was 
> wondering how to adapt the machine to accept discs.

You'd need to fit a disk interface and DFS/ADFS rom, assuming it hasn't
gone one already. Not sure where you'd get one these days.

When you turn it on, it'll tell you if you have a disk interface after the
"BBC Computer" bit.

Brian
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