Date   : Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:02:07 +0200
From   : dkupers@... (Dethmer Kupers)
Subject: Acorn Z80 2nd processor

Jonathan,

>>>> I just acquired an Acorn Z80 2nd processor for my beeb, including
>>>> all books, floppies and even the keystrip.
> Keystrip? Any chance of posting the details?
Yes. You can find them at www.dkupers.nl/AcornZ80_Keystrip.zip. (4.5Mb, 
300dpi pictures).
Can you host the pictures on mdfs?

>>> At least model B needs a patch for DFS when using 3.5" drives. Have you
> I've never needed DFS 1.21 when using 3.5" drives under CP/M. The
> CP/M BIOS does several retries when calling OSWORD &7F, so that
Also, as far as I understood, the patch is only needed when you use the 
8271 indstead of the 1770 (as I do)?

> One thing I /have/ notice, though, is CP/M doesn't like being booted
> with NET selected. I have to do Ctrl-D-Break to start up correctly.
No difference for me;(

> The ROM image on my website was saved 'live', so it has a '*SAVE Z
> F000+1000' string overwriting a bit of 6502 code in it. I've just
> uploaded a copy created by plugging the ROM into a ROM socket and
> reading it raw, to http://mdfs.net/Software/Tube/Z80
Thanks.
[few minutes later]
Doesn't work either, same behaviour as before;(


Dethmer.