Date   : Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:45:59 +0100
From   : faz@... (neil f)
Subject: BBC B progs on a B+128k - any known problems?

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bbc-micro-bounces+faz=nildram.co.uk@... 
> [mailto:bbc-micro-bounces+faz=nildram.co.uk@...
> ] On Behalf Of Jon Ripley
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:36 PM
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: [BBC-Micro] 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

That's interesting, Jon, thanks. I didn't know that.

-Neil.