Date   : Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:09:25 +0100
From   : "Chris Thornley" <C.J.Thornley@...>
Subject: Re: BEEB Stuff

"It doesn't emulate BBC Basic, it runs BBC Basic, but it's such a hacked
about version to get it to work on the *spit*spit*.  It needs that extra
BBCBIOS file that's tagged onto the end of BBCBASIC.EXE to extend the RM's
BIOS to get it to do anything sensible."

If you run BBC basic on a system ie you are using bbc basic you are in all
intent and purpose emualting it. It might not be a complete emulation but
bbc basic programs can run on it and can accces io through the user port /
printer card.

I don't understand what your hatered of IBM (based) PC's are they are the
defacto standard and if I am not mistaken most of the BBC emulators written
are running on them.

The Mac or iMac is another alternative.

The OS and hardware you use depends on what purpose you wish to use the
device for.

Sadly the Amiga and the Archimedes don't really count anymore due to there
decling sales and lack of new hardware / software. plus most of the
education establishments have dropped them in favour of PC and macs.

What computer are you using to read messages from this group?

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-bbc-micro@...
[mailto:owner-bbc-micro@...]On Behalf Of Jonathan Graham
Harston
Sent: 25 July 2001 00:42
To: bbc-micro@...
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Re: BEEB Stuff


Chris Thornley <c.j.thornley@...> wrote:
> RM Nimbus 186 could emulate BBC BAsic and BAsic (86) you could even get a
bbc
> io card with userport, printer etc

It doesn't emulate BBC Basic, it runs BBC Basic, but it's such a hacked
about version to get it to work on the *spit*spit*.  It needs that extra
BBCBIOS file that's tagged onto the end of BBCBASIC.EXE to extend the RM's
BIOS to get it to do anything sensible.

Even Windows <agh!> had to have horrible things done to it to get it to
run on the RM.

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