To: 999 (all members)
From: D6F (John Crane)
Subject: Disc Drives FW Nevin
I can recommend :
FRC ELECTRONICS
52 QUEENSWAY
CAVERSHAM PARK VILLAGE
READING
BERKSHIRE
RG4 6SJ
TEL: 0118 954 5424
They can supply all types of disc
drive.5.25,3.5,High density,Low
density,with PSU or without,BBC or non
BBC,new or reconditioned.They even
stock the internal drive for Acorn's
original Electron Plus 3.They also
repair and calibrate drives,but its
usually cheaper to buy a recon.
To: 999 (all members)
From: K3H (ALBERT SCHOFIELD.)
Subject: TAPE TO DISC ON THE BBC B
DROGNA is a game in two parts, DROGNA
and the file name for the second part
is a control code which shows up as a
query. The first part can be
discarded. The second part is locked
and will not work when unlocked. This
is because the execution address is
false. If *OPT1,2 is used the load
address is given as EFF and the
execution address is given as 5CB9.
Both are false. So load in the file
from cassette using *LOAD""1900 using
an unlocking utility. Then save to
disc using *SAVE DROGNA 1900+4402 5C7F
Typing *RUN DROGNA will now load and
run the game.
SLICKER PUZZLE is a game which can be
made to work on disc just by juggling
the files about in memory. It is in
three parts SLICKER, SLICK1 and
SLICK2. The first two parts are in
basic and the third part is machine
code. Load in the first part and alter
the &1600 in the last line to &2000
and save to disc. Load in the second
part and add the following three lines
2 *FX3,2
3 *KEY9
MODE7|M*TAPE|MD%=PAGE-&1600:FOR
L%=PAGE TO TOP
STEP4:!(L%-D%)=!L%:NEXT:PAGE=&1600|MOLD
|MDEL.0,4|M*FX3,0|MRUN|M
4 *FX138,0,137
Save it to disc as SLICK1.
Load in the last part from cassette
using *LOAD""1900. Save it to disc
using *SAVE SLICK2 1900+C2F 900 900.
This file will, of course, need
downloading to &900 using the method
of your choice. Chaining SLICKER will
now load and run the game. More next
month.