Date   : Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:47:09 +0100
From   : "BeebMaster" <beebmaster@...>
Subject: Re: floppy discs

Yes, I can get you a copy no problem but first of all have a go with this:

http://www.beebmaster.co.uk/BeebHelp/Format8271.html

which might help although I would save it on a tape if you can before you
type RUN!

Best wishes,


Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Colin
To:  <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 21:52:40 +0100
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] floppy discs

So is it possible to actually get a hard copy of a disk that would allow me
to format?
Anyone out there who could copy one perhaps and let me have it?
Anyone got any for sale?
It seems  a shame to have all these DD disks (around 50 or so) and be unable
to use them.
Thanks for you patience.
Colin Hill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Turnbull" <pete@...>
To: <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] floppy discs


> On Jul 14 2005,  0:14, Colin wrote:
> > *HELP produces the following:
> > DFS 1.20
> > DFS
> > UTILS
> > WORDWISE 1>10
> > OS 1.20
> > >
> > so presumably my machine can't format the disks.
> > I don't have a welcome disk.
> > Now is there any way I can get one or does it require fitting a part
> or
> > something like that. As I haven't got any usable disks, I can only
> input via
> > tape.
>
> No, there's nothing in that list that will format a disk.  I'm pretty
> sure disk stuff is available on the net but then you have something of
> a chicken and egg problem getting it onto a disk.  There exists PC
> software to read/write BBC disks but not many PCs have a controller
> that can handle single density.  An alternative would be to find a ROM
> image for Disc Doctor (or any other utility that includes a formatter)
> and blow that into an EPROM, if you have (access to) an EPROM
> programmer.
>
>
> -- 
> Pete Peter Turnbull
> Network Manager
> University of York
>
>
>