Date   : Fri, 11 May 2012 08:10:07 -0500
From   : jules.richardson99@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Torch discs.

On 05/11/2012 02:36 AM, Jim Hearne wrote:
> Hi All,
> I've just acquired a BBC 5.25" floppy drive which came with 3 boxes of
> floppys.
> Most of these are labelled Torch Computers 1983
> Some are labelled Unix so from looking on wikipedia it seems they may be for
> there 68000 unicorn co-processor.
> Is there a store of these disc images on the net anywhere so i can see if
> I've got anything new.

As far as I know, they're not available. I had (well, have, but currently 
in Deep Storage overseas) floppies for their Z80 and TX/QX hardware, but 
the only software I had for the BBC-based Unix systems was on a ST412 disk 
in a Torch 725 which was just too unwell to salvage anything from.

I've got a handful each of the Neptune (256K/1M) and Atlas (1M/4M) boards, 
so it would be nice to get copies online at some point in order to one day 
try and get a running system (although no hurry from me personally as I've 
got no near-term plans to ship the hardware over).

I think that the install was supposedly about 25 floppies though, so if 
only a few of what you have are labeled as unix then it perhaps suggests 
that you don't have the full set :-(

cheers

Jules