Date   : Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:51:38 +0000
From   : Mike Tomlinson <mike@...>
Subject: Re: VFS: (BBC Video Disk) : Doomsday Project

In article <3A54575A.FC1CA195@...>, Paul Wheatley
<p.r.wheatley@...> writes
>I think the Master starts up but the Domesday software won't start with it
>in.
>
>> 
>> If you whip the cartridge open, what are the labels on the EPROM chip(s)
>> inside?
>
>Not much you can read unfortunately. A hand scribbled label thats half torn
>off has the "VDU" on it tho...

Oh, I thought you meant the Master wouldn't boot at all with the
cartridge in.  Plug it in, power up, and type *ROMS.  This should help
you identify it - it'll be in slot 0,1,2 or 3 depending on which
cartridge slot you've chosen to plug it into.  If it reports, for
instance, "VDU" then try a *HELP VDU to see if it has additional
commands.  *HELP, *HELP . and *HELP .. are sometimes useful for getting
lists of the * commands available from fitted ROMs.

If there's no response to *HELP, try *FX142,n where n is the ROM slot
number given by *ROMS above to jump straight into it - if it's a
language ROM, it'll run whatever it's intended to run then.

Mike

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