Date   : Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:50:07 +0100
From   : Ben Newsam <ben@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Master broken?

Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...> writes:
>Phil Blundell wrote:
>>
>> Looks like it needs a new battery and a CMOS RAM reset.  Hold down the R
>> key while turning the power on, and it should go back to a sensible
>> state.
>
>Thanks Phil. Partial success :-)
>
>It is now coming up with:
>
>Acorn MOS
>
>Acorn ADFS
>
>then a blinking cursor, and it is locked - only Break has an effect, and that
>resets back to the same state.
>
>Do I need to connect up a battery to get it to work?

When you get the star prompt, you could try typing "BASIC" (or other 
language).
-- 
Ben