Date   : Tue, 31 May 2005 19:09:59 +0100
From   : "Matt Cocker" <themicrouser@...>
Subject: Re: Zif thingy

Hi Aaron,

We get everywhere don't we.

I do not have a spare Zif socket (that is what the suppliers called them) 
but I can tell you that it connects to one of the spare sockets on the 
motherboard so that you can swap roms (with the machine switched off!).

If you had too many roms it would save you having to prise the chips out 
(and break the sockets) everytime you needed a different rom.

There is an instuction sheet on 8bs that I supplied some time ago, it is in 
the manuals section.
http://www.8bs.com/manuals.htm
http://www.8bs.com/othrdnld/manuals/sidewayszif.zip

Thanks
Matt Cocker
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/themicrouser/


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Littlefield Aaron" <CALITTLEFIEL@...>
Cc: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 6:06 PM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Zif thingy


>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Would anybody happen to have a spare Zif thing that fits into the 
> 'ashtray'
> slot on the BBC B? I might be getting my hands on a beeb with a hole and
> this would fit the gap nicely. Incidentally what are they used for? Does 
> it
> permit an extra ROM to be used?
>
> Apologies for my lack of knowledge!
>
> Aaron
>
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