Date   : Sun, 10 May 1998 23:56:08 +1000 (EST)
From   : Bob Purdon <bobp@...>
Subject: Re: Master Compact - serial port

> > Was the serial port an option on the Compact?  It's been so long I can't
> > remember.  This port is so dead that if it was a PC I'd say the line
> > driver IC was missing.
> 
> Yes. I've got the docs at home (I'm at uni) I could get photocopied and sent
> up if you like, and I could e-mail it to you. Its a few chips you need to
> put in and its away.

That'd be great.  

I'm having some moderate success with floppy disc transfers.  I can write
DFS images with a combination of BBCim/FDC, but my machine doesn't have a
DFS ROM.  

I've managed to get a DFS ROM over by writing the raw ROM file with FDC
and reading it with OSWORD calls, but the ROM, once SRLOAD'ed won't
actually fire up the drive.  Of course I'm using a 1770 DFS, not an 8271
based one...  I'll fight that one further tomorrow I think.

Regards,

Bob Purdon,
Technical Manager,
Southern Internet Services.

PGP key at: http://www.southcom.com.au/~bobp/bobp.asc