Date   : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:24:46 +0100
From   : john.abbey@... (ABBEY JOHN)
Subject: Reading/Writing PC disks on a BBC Master

Hi Chris,

Perfect!  Ordering now...

Regards,
JohnA.

On 14 April 2011 11:22, Chris Priest <chris.priest@...> wrote:

> You could always purchase one of Sprow's DOSFS Roms :)
>
> http://www.sprow.co.uk/bbc/dosfs.htm
>
> HTH
> Chris
>
>
>
> On 14/04/2011 11:05, ABBEY JOHN wrote:
>
>   Hi All,
>
> My brother has asked me to transfer some PC software to 3.5" diskettes.  At
> the moment, it's on double density (360Kb?) PC diskettes.  The software is
> used to program Motorola walkie-talkies apparently.
>
> I haven't had a 5.25" floppy drive on a PC for a couple of decades, but I
> *do* have a BBC Master with a 5.25" drive and a 3.5" drive.
>
> Is there any software available that will allow my BBC Master to read these
> 5.25" DOS disks and then write the contents to a 3.5" drive?
>
> I've already had a look at eBay to see if I can buy a 5.25" PC drive but
> they are silly money.  One seller wants ?150!  Also, is it possible to
> change the various jumpers on a Beeb drive to allow it to work with a PC
> controller and BIOS?
>
> All suggestions welcome.
>
> Regards,
> JohnA.
>
>
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