Date : Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:19:33 +0100 (BST)
From : Steve Fewell <kranser@...>
Subject: Re: Programming the 8271 and 1770 FDC's from BASIC
--0-2056563340-1129202373=:5159
It's here: http://www.8bs.com/aumags27.htm
Steve.
-----Original Message-----
From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
Kris Adcock
Sent: Thursday 13 October 2005 10:30
To: bbc-micro@...
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Programming the 8271 and 1770 FDC's from BASIC
--- Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...> wrote:
>
> Out of interest, how easy is this?
>
> I'm idly thinking that having a BBC hooked up to the PC via a serial
> link and running some sort of "Son of Xfer" software would be handy in
> making/restoring disk images for some of the other non-Acorn hardware
> that I use. The BBC's probably got the best BASIC in a machine of that
> timeframe.
>
In Acorn User October 1984 there's an article called "Take Command of the
8271 chip" by Richard Harris which describes this sort of thing. It even
includes a program in the Yellow Pages that clones floppies.
I seem to recall finding this article on one of the Beeb sites that began to
collect AU/TMU page scans.
All the best,
Kris.
To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo!
Security Centre.
--0-2056563340-1129202373=:5159
<DIV>It's here: <A href="http://www.8bs.com/aumags27.htmhttp://www.8bs.com/aumags27.htm">http://www.8bs.com/aumags27.htm>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix
= o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="mso-no-proof:
yes"><FONT face="Courier New">Steve.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"><FONT face="Courier New"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="mso-ansi-language:
EN-US"><FONT face="Courier New">-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Majordomo
List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of Kris Adcock<BR>Sent:
Thursday 13 October 2005 10:30<BR>To: bbc-micro@...<BR>Subject:
Re: [BBC-Micro] Programming the 8271 and 1770 FDC's from BASIC</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">---
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...> wrote:<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
Out of interest, how easy is this?<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
I'm idly thinking that having a BBC hooked up to the PC via a serial <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
link and running some sort of "Son of Xfer" software would be handy in <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
making/restoring disk images for some of the other non-Acorn hardware <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
that I use. The BBC's probably got the best BASIC in a machine of that <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
timeframe.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">>
<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">In
Acorn User October 1984 there's an article called "Take Command of the<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">8271
chip" by Richard Harris which describes this sort of thing. It even<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">includes
a program in the Yellow Pages that clones floppies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">I
seem to recall finding this article on one of the Beeb sites that began to<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">collect
AU/TMU page scans.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">All
the best,<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Courier
New"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Courier New">Kris.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P></DIV><p>
<hr size=1><font face="Arial" size="2">To help you stay safe and secure
online, we've developed the all new <a href="Yahoo">http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/uk/taglines/default/security_centre/*http://uk.security.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!
Security Centre</b></a>.</font>
--0-2056563340-1129202373=:5159--