Date   : Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:30:05 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Connecting a BBC Micro to a PC

Jon Welch wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
> 
>> Speed's the main problem - it's not blindingly fast at BBC serial port 
>> speeds. It's a shame there isn't a project around to cable up the 
>> BBC's 1MHz bus to a PC parallel port and transfer data that way!
> 
> If someone can provide me with a ready made cable from the BBC's
> printer/user/1MHz port to a PC's printer port, I will modify the XFER
> software to support it.

I'll have a look around. I know I *did* have a load of spare cables with User 
port connectors at one end, and I went and chucked them out because I didn't 
think I'd ever use them for anything (and nobody else would possibly want them!)

Knowing me I may well have kept a couple "just in case" though. John K - do 
you have the pinouts of the 65Link cable handy? I suppose it'd make sense to 
wire any Xfer-type ones the same way to avoid confusion. Presumably data lines 
go straight through and the 'modern' host is assumed to have a bi-directional 
port, but you use CB1 and CB2 as some sort of acknowledge lines too (in which 
case which lines are you using for the RPC end of this?)

cheers

Jules