Date   : Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:52:24 +0100
From   : Stuart William McConnachie <stuart@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Master

In message <19980625074808.23536.qmail@...>, Francis Muir
<francis_muir@...> writes
>I've just acquired a BBC Master over ten years after I last used a BBC 
>micro.  However, I still  had all my old software and was excited about 
>being able to use all my old programs.
>
>Unfortunately, most of them don't work on a Master (I used to use a BBC 
>B 32k).  My two favourite games Repton and Zalaga don't work, nor do 
>numerous other educational programs.
Zalaga will never work.  Orlando used some illegal (unsupported) machine
code instructions which were only available on the 6502 processor that
was in the BBC B.  The Master had the more advanced 65C12.  Some of the
other software *may* work, if you configure the machine correctly.  For
example disable the shadow RAM.

Of course you could try emulating the Beeb on your PC! :-)  Try pcBBC
http://www.bburne.demon.co.uk/bbc.html
It certainly runs the two games you mention!

Regards,
-- 
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