Date   : Sun, 02 Apr 2000 19:13:08 +0200
From   : Carsten Langkvist Brasholt <clb@...>
Subject: Re: Fw: *TAPE command wont work

Hi Tracy,

The *TAPE command only selects the tape filing system - it doesn't do
any reading/writing!
After the *TAPE command has been given, you must manually set page to
&E00 (and type NEW). But this is only necessary if you need the extra
memory.
Then all the normal LOAD, SAVE, CHAIN, *RUN etc. commands works on the
tape.
Alto try *MOTOR ON and *MOTOR OFF to toggle the relay for motor-control.

Regarding the DFS issues... Your DFS is a Double Density DFS. This means
(as you correctly states) that it sits on an extension board. It also
means that the support chips normally needed by a DFS are not all
needed, and the link you mention is also seen on this kind of DFS, so -
NO panic!!

Happy Beeb'ing and welcome to the club :-)

Regards
Carsten

Tracy Oldfield wrote:

>   Hi Im Eric, new here. I bought a second hand BBC B. OS 1.2Fitted
> with Watford Technomatic DDFS 1.54T disk drive operating system.Drive
> is an Opus 5&1/4 inch floppy : 40/80track switchable. Ic socket 78 has
> a birdcage type thing fitted in it with a circuit board on top been
> told this is disc drive controller Ic socket 87 has no chip in it but
> A link like a staple from pin 9 to 12. If I take this staple out the
> disc drive wont operate sensibly. Problem 1 is I have loads of
> programs on tape but cannot use them as the *TAPE comand will not work
> and it doesnt reset page to &E00 Problem 2 Is I have got wordwise 1.10
> rom fitted in this beeb but not got the instructions for it could
> anyone supply me with them. thanks Eric.

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