Date   : Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:55:28 +0100
From   : "Jon Welch" <jon.welch@...>
Subject: Re: DFS Explorer 1.0.1 For Mac and Linux Released

Jules Richardson wrote:

> Hmmm. Obvious question #1 - what are the hardware requirements on the BBC
side?

Not a lot.

The program uses standard OSWORD calls to read/write disc tracks so I would
guess any Acorn or Watford DFS should work.

You need to make sure the serial cable is XFER compatible - check the
sercable.txt file which is part of the installation distribution.

> I got an error message saying "problems changing to DFS" trying just now

This is probably down to a non compatible serial cable or you haven't read
the README.txt file :)

Did you get any RX data showing in the trace window ?

If not, it will be a cable problem.

If you did get RX data, it will be the CR->LF translation problem.

I have just dug my old Master out of the loft and the program is able to
transfer disc images to and from this without problems so it looks like the
software is OK.

Jon.