Date   : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:40:48 +0000 (GMT)
From   : ajg@... (Alan Griffin)
Subject: bbc-micro Digest, Vol 50, Issue 19

On 09 Nov, <bbc-micro-request@...> wrote:
> Alan Griffin wrote:
> > I removed all the chips he told me to. (I had a terrible job getting
> ...
> > When I had done that I got a double bleep, and "Basic" came up on
> > the screen!
> ...
> > I then put them all back (except the ROMS) and it still seemed to
> > be working.

> Hold on, you've just said "Basic" was displayed. Now you've said you
> haven't put the ROMs in. The ROMs *must* be in if "Basic" is
> displayed.

> > However, when I put ROMS in, it goes back to the flashing cursor,
> > and no "Basic" on the screen. I've tried moving the "Basic"

> Exactly what did you have plugged in when it started up and said
> BASIC?

> Exactly how far did you get in putting things back one at a time when
> it stopped booting up?

As instructed, I removed the chips, and all the ROM chips except for
the OS and Basic chips.

I put all the other chips back in, and it seemed to be working normally.
As soon as I put any ROM program chip in, such as the Watford drive, or
Wordwise, or my bell-ringing program, things go wrong.

The Watford DFS gives the double bleep and displays "Watford DFS on the
screen, with a flashing cursor, and ignores the keyboard.

Wordwise runs "Wordwise" and you can't get out of it, even with *QUIT
which it does not recognise.

My ringing program gives a double bleep, with "Basic" on the screen and
reacts to the keyboard, but no mention of the program and it says "Not
found" with a Control/Break.

Does this help?
                        Alan