Date   : Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:25:33 +0100
From   : acorn@... (Andy Ford)
Subject: Master Compact Questions (case cut-outs

Thanks Ian :)

I think the cut-out's will have to remain one of life's little mysteries 
then. :)


Andy.




Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
> *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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