Date   : Mon, 08 Aug 1994 22:42:00 GMT
From   : Phineas@... (P.R.John)
Subject: Re: BBC-PC transfers/emulators

HOLD EVERYTHING! My wiring diagram should have read:

RS423            RS232(9-pin)      (25-pin)
1 GND............GND 5             7----------*NB NOT 1

In message <Pine.3.87.9408082110.A28988-0100000@...> Chris Rae writes:
> Thanks! I made up a serial cable (which works!) and I've also been using a
> program called BeebDOS which allows the PC to read BBC disks but it's
> rather old and hence a bit dodgy. Because it doesn't recognise hi-density 
> drives you have to put a low-density *PC* disk in before it will read a 
> BBC one! Don't even ask me how long it took me to work that one out!

Sounds interesting. Is it available anywhere?

> Thanks for the info; my emulator's progressing now, if rather slowly. I 
> might attempt to get BASIC going today or tomorrow.

I'm hunting around for BASIC converters. I know they exist for eg GW and
BASICA->QuickBASIC on the PC, but Beeb BASIC I'm not sure about.


-- 
P.R.John