Date   : Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:28:40 +0000
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: Beeb CNC Interfacing Systems?

At a guess I would say the "S" stands for single density.

Best wishes,


Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: neil f
To:  "'neil f'" <faz@...>, <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:44:50 -0000
Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Beeb CNC Interfacing Systems?

 

> 
> I have a BBC B issue 7 here that contains four ROMs. The 
> first is the standard Acorn part. The next three ROMs are 
> covered with printed labels from "CNC Interfacing Systems". 
> They appear to contain a CNC program called Paramax II v0.8. 
> The Beeb came with a longish, heavy-duty serial cable which I 
> assume supplied output commands to some kind of 
> machining-centre hardware.
> 
> ROM 1 = Acorn ROM
> ROM 2 = DFS 1.2 /CNC etc
> ROM 3 = Paramax II 0.8 /CNC etc
> ROM 4 = OS 1.2 /CNC etc
> 
> I've put a pic of the ROMs here:
> http://www.anf.nildram.co.uk/CNC%20beeb.html
> 
> Has anyone come across the company, software or hardware before?
> 
> -Neil F.
> 

The opening screen is interesting:

BBC COMPUTER

CNCIS DFS

BASIC


*HELP gives:

DFS 1.2S 
   DFS
   UTILS

PARA-MAX II  v1.00

OS 1.20

(what's the 'S' in 1.2S for?)

-Neil.


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