Date   : Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:34:43 +0100
From   : andrew.hancock@... (Andrew Hancock)
Subject: BBC RAM

 

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>Hello,
>Simple question I'm sure.  I have aquired two BBC's recently, 
>don't really know how to use them, bit before my time but I've 
>fallen in love with the old dogs! 
>Now, on the screen, one shows "BBC Computer 32K" and the other 
>just shows "BBC Computer", does that mean that one is a Model 
>A with just 16K RAM and the other a B with 32K?
> 
>Also, is BASIC II just the name of the language? In the 
>instructions for Xfer to connect BBC and PC it states I need 
>Basic II. These machines I have just say BASIC both v1.20, is 
>this BASIC II?
> 
>Any help would be great.
> 
>A new Beeb fan, Andy.
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Press CTRL-BREAK at the same time.

It normally responds with BBC Computer 32K if it's got 32K, if it's got 16K,
it will respond with

BBC Computer 16K.

Does it have ACORN DFS?

ie does it look like

BBC Computer 32K.

ACORN DFS

BASIC

>

Also the command REPORT will return the Basic version, well year of Basic
II, Basic II will return

(C)1982 Acorn, from memory Basic I will return 1981.

Andrew

PS v1.20 os the OS, type *HELP for more.