Date   : Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:49:06 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Tim Fardell <tim.fardell@...>
Subject: Re: Connecting a BBC Micro to a PC

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005, Littlefield Aaron wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In the New Year I'm hoping to link my PC up to a BBC Micro in order to
> transfer games and other software across. I've heard that there are software
> out there on the net but I'm wondering if any of you have had any level of
> success with these software applications? I've heard that XFER is quite
> good.

I've used XFER quite extensively with 100% success so far. Once you've 
made the cable, using it is a piece of cake. 

> What techniques do you use? Is it realistically possible to use files
> intended for emulators to be loaded directly to a BBC B?

Yep, absolutely. I use BBC Explorer on the PC to extract files from disk
images, then XFER to shove them over to the Beeb. Works a treat.