Date   : Wed, 06 Jun 2001 13:54:24 
From   : "C Davies" <davies_@...>
Subject: Re: Problems reading BBC disks on a PC

I've managed to get it sorted.  This is fantastic - £2 for a 5.25" drive 
from eBay and I'm in retro heaven :o)  (Naturally, owing many thanks to the 
programmers of FDC and BeebEm).


>From: "C Davies" <davies_@...>
>To: bbc-micro@...
>Subject: [BBC-Micro] Problems reading BBC disks on a PC
>Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 19:29:37
>
>This has probably been covered a number of times on this list, so I
>apologise if I'm repeating earlier threads.
>
>I want to transfer files from the BBC to the PC without actually using a
>BBC.  I've got a 5.25 1.2Mb floppy drive for the PC, and have tried FDC.  
>It
>seems to be able to read every other sector.  Am I likely to be able to
>solve this by tweaking parameters?  Or maybe by using a different transfer
>utility?  Most of my BBC disks are in ADFS (large) format.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Cliff
>
>
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