Date   : Mon, 05 Aug 2002 17:24:14 +0100
From   : "John Richardson" <j.m.richardson@...>
Subject: Re: RE : Major BBC to PC conversion project

WRT:

      -----Original Message-----
      From: owner-bbc-micro@...
      [mailto:owner-bbc-micro@...]On Behalf Of Darren Logan
      Sent: 05 August 2002 16:08
      To: bbc-micro@...
      Subject: [BBC-Micro] RE : Major BBC to PC conversion project
      Importance: High


      Dear all,

      Here's where i am so far:

      I've installed BeebM and Xfer on to my laptop.

      I've managed to get the files from my BBC onto the laptop user Xfer.

      For some reason, there are 2 copies of each file. One called
      "Filename.ini"
      and the other called just the "Filename". Not sure why i need the two.

The *.ini files contain the BBC file attributes (load address, execution
address, file length). Some emulators can use these files along with the
flat files on a PC hard drive directly. Not BeebEM.


      Anyway, im trying to use BeebM to read the files but can't. I
      guess i have
      to set up part of my hard drive to act like a BBC disk drive
      ????. Disc  image or something ???

Something. In this case you need to convert the flat files and there *.ini's
so they actually reside on one of the BBC disc images....

      From BeebM, i can create a New Disc Image (in either single
      or double sided
      form) which creates a file called "Filename.ssd or
      Filename.dsd" (single
      sided or double sided) but don't see what use this is.

These are blank images (blank discs). You can save programs/data you create
in BeebEm onto these. To transfer files onto a disc image you need BBC
Explorer. Have a look at http://8bs.com/filecon.htm#BBC Explorer 2
....(that's all one link BTW).


      Please someone help !! i seem to be getting soooo close !

You are! Mind you, emulation (and even BBC Basic) aside, have you never
thought of re-coding the conversion algorithm from the BBC Basic program.
Shouldn't be too hard.


John
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John Richardson
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