Date : Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:00:41 +0100
From : darren.storer@... (Storer, Darren)
Subject: 2nd processor problems
Hi Tony,
*>Actually, I was wondering what use a 6502 2nd processor is (I should have
wondered this before buying it) apart >from playing the executive version of
Elite, running existing programs 50% faster or writing more bloated
>programs using Hi-BASIC that wouldn?t fit in a standard 32k? Did anyone
ever release any other software > >especially for it?*
Yes, the BitStik CAD system required a 6502 2nd processor... I still have my
original BitStik joystick stashed in storage, (home converted/hacked from an
original Apple II unit for use on BBC A-D I/O):
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/8bit_Upgrades/Acorn_BitStik.html
Cheers
Darren
On 21 August 2011 14:11, Tony Law <tony.law@...> wrote:
> Hi everyone,****
>
> ** **
>
> I?m quite new to this list, having only been reading posts for the last few
> weeks. I?m also returning to the world of BBC micros, having had one from
> 1984 to around 1990 when I bought a Mac?****
>
> ** **
>
> Over the last few years I have picked up a Master and a model B, but
> recently acquired both 32016 and 6502 ?cheese wedge? 2nd processors.
> Unfortunately neither seemed to work in either BBC! After realising I needed
> to ?configure? the tube on the Master, all was well but that still left the
> model B to sort out. OK, the obvious mistake was that I didn?t have a DNFS
> ROM, but now I do and I still can?t see the other processors. Endless
> Googling has come up with no further troubleshooting steps so I was
> wondering if anyone here could tell me what I should do next (apart from buy
> another model B from ebay!!).****
>
> ** **
>
> Actually, I was wondering what use a 6502 2nd processor is (I should have
> wondered this before buying it) apart from playing the executive version of
> Elite, running existing programs 50% faster or writing more bloated programs
> using Hi-BASIC that wouldn?t fit in a standard 32k? Did anyone ever release
> any other software especially for it?****
>
> ** **
>
> All help and suggestions appreciated?****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> ** **
>
> Tony****
>
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