Date   : Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:35:30 +0100
From   : jon@... (Jon Ripley)
Subject: Re: BBC B progs on a B+128k - any known problems?

Sprow wrote:
> In article <20070330131946.9672656B96@...>,
>    neil f <faz@...> wrote:
>> If I standardised on a B+64k or B+128k, (as opposed to a plain
>> B), would I find a lot of B-based programs wouldn't run. 
> 
> The most likely cause of pain would be the change from 8271 to 1770 disc
> controller, in the event that they use any whacky copy protection scheme on
> the disc.

IIRC (Ctrl+)Z+Break selects a special compatibility mode that allows 
greater compatibility with software that expects a BBC B.

Regards,
Jon
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