Date : Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:20:12 +0100
From : bbcmailinglist@... (Ian Wolstenholme)
Subject: Master Compact Questions (case cut-outs and
*SET as supplied in the Econet libraries is the same utility for all the Master
series. At the beginning it does a check for the operating system version and
if it finds version 5 (Compact) it does something different than for MOS
3 & 4.
As I remember, *CONFIGURE (and presumably also *SET if you could
separate out the time it takes communicating with the network from what
it's doing inside the Beeb) takes a little bit longer to give control back to
the user on the Compact than it does on a Master 128, presumably because
it's a bit more involved writing to the EEEEEPROM than the CMOS RAM.
I noticed these case cut-out areas recently when I was photographing my two
Master Compact keyboard units before they went into storage - no idea
what they are though!
Best wishes,
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Ford [mailto:acorn@...]
To: bbc-micro@...
Sent: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:40:45 +0100
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Master Compact Questions (case cut-outs and econetstation)
Hello. :)
I've been lucky enough to be given a Master Compact. It does have a few
issues but I am in the process of sorting these out (and some I have
sorted out already)
A couple of questions though...
1. As this machine has an eeprom (I think) rather than the more usual
battery backed cmos, will I need a special version of SetStation for a
Compact ? , I do have a version for the standard Master but have not
tried that yet (not fitted the Econet board yet)
2. More curiosity but I would like to know. On the left side of the main
(the computer!) unit, there is a small removable section held in place
with a screw. What was this intended for ? , I'd have a random guess at
possibly the potentiometer (if fitted) for volume control. Probably
totally wrong guess though :)
3. Along the same lines as (2), there is another cutout with a nice
factory blank about the centre of the back. What was this intended for ?
, I cannot think of much for this one, apart from passing some kind of
cable through but for what ?
Thanks as usual :)
Andy.
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