Date   : Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:04:32 +0000
From   : robert@... (Rob)
Subject: Byte Back Meetup (Sat 7th March)

2009/3/7 Joel Rowbottom <joel@...>:
> Hi Rob --
>
> --On 7 March 2009 01:15:26 +0000 Rob <robert@...> wrote:
>
>> Should be able to run
>> my old bbs's too for local login anyway. And if anyone knows what a
>> "beebpack" file is, we might have a go at loading up a TG at H snapshot..
>
> I'll be there both days. I'd certainly be interested in having a poke at
> that data and maybe trying to decrypt it!
>

A dump of the file shows plain text, and familiar enough load
addresses in the hex, so it's not going to be too hard; I've just
never managed to get it anywhere useful before this week, as the PC
and acorn systems couldn't easilly communicate.  Now thanks to Alex I
have a RISC PC that has a CDROM, so can read bigger files in, and
/that/ talks to the L4FS on the A5000 quite hapilly...  I've also
actually managed to see it across the LAN from the PC, before
!smbserver crashed..

My wife seems pretty sure I should be there even if she can't come..
so you may all see me after all.. I'll bring the kit I mentioned
before, but monitors for the Beebs might be an issue.. got one
portable telly, which didn't like the sinclair stuff I'd promised Mat
I'd bring, but it should do a Beeb if I can find a suitable cable to
link to the SCART (I know I can do composite, mighthave to make an RGB
one,,) .. I've also got an acorn monitor that came with an A3010? that
might do a Beeb, also if I can find a cable..  I'll bring a soldering
iron...

Just got to find a moment to dig it all out and put it in boxes..

Rob