Date   : Wed, 07 Aug 2002 11:50:40 +0100
From   : Sprow <news@...>
Subject: Re: Sorry guys....

In article <OE20IHnTG8da46yjI5T00018b1d@...>,
   Dawn and Austin <dawnandoz@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Is there an accepted etiquette for questions sent to this group? 

Step 1:
 Check you can't find the answer in the user guide or via Google
Step 2:
 Look at http://www.8bs.com/ and "The BBC Lives!"
Step 3:
 Curses,can't find the answer so ask the BBC-Micro list
Step 4:
 If no one answers,you've obviously asked a silly question,but in general
 someone will pipe up
Step 5:
 In replying,inline your comments with the previous message and snip out
 all the irrelevant junk.Avoid attaching files - point to a URL instead.

> Has anybody else had difficulties using Brian Swatton's BBC Downloader with
> a PC running Windows 2000? 

[snip]

> I made up a serial cable which works great ( I
> can get text both ways using HyperTerminal 1200 BAUD 8-n-1). 

The beeb can muster 9600,or even 19200 with a following wind (though of
course you can't type that fast so you could transmit at 75 baud!)
Sprow.