Date   : Fri, 02 May 1997 20:12:48 +0100
From   : Martin Main <mmain@...>
Subject: Archive format / Acornsoft ROMs

Hi,

I been transferring files in archive format from my PC to the BBC B via a 
serial cables and xfer. Great program.

I have now obtained a number of ROM images (from the net) and these are not 
in the archive format i.e. they lack the associated .inf file. I looked in 
these files for other programs I had downloaded and it was not immediately 
obvious what hand coding would be required to transfer the ROM files 
across.

Can anyone please advise what I need to do to get these files across?

Also, I seen reference on the net to Acornsoft ROM images being withdrawn 
due to code being implemented in future Acorn designs. In particular, BASIC 
and the OS. What about all the other ROM based software Acornsoft produced? 
Surely the code used in the Graphics Extension ROM to draw circles has any 
impact in todays mouse driven graphical environments?

Thanks & Regards,

Martin Main