From: D3W (PETER D.WATERS)
Subject: 5.25" DISK DRIVES
THE MASTER 128 WITH A WORDWISE PLUS
CHIP, IS A FIRST CLASS WORD PROCESSOR,
AND DOES EVERYTHING I WOULD WANT. WHAT
A PITY IT IS THAT I COULD BE WRITTEN
OFF DUE TO LACK OF DISK DRIVE.
I THOUGHT I HAD LOOKED AHEAD AND PUT
ASIDE HARDWARE SPARES, BUT I AM NOW
DOWN TO ONE WORKING 80 T, AND IF THIS
PACKS IN I AM FINISHED.
AN 80 T OPUS WENT CRUNCH. OPUS DIDN'T
WANT TO KNOW, AND BEEBUG CAN'T FIX IT.
THREE OF THE SPARES I THOUGHT I HAD
WERE 1.2M HIGH DENSITY TYPES, WHICH
WON'T WORK WITH OUR DFS OR ADFS.
NEITHER ARE THEY GOOD FOR SPARES, EVERY
SINGLE COMPONENT BEING DIFFERENT IN
EACH.
WITHOUT A DISK DRIVE, THIS MACHINE IS
JUST A PILE OF USELESS JUNK AS FAR AS
WORD PROCESSING IS CONCERNED.
THOUSANDS OF BEEBS AND ASSOCIATED HARD
AND SOFTWARE WERE SOLD, ONLY TEN YEARS
OR SO AGO. WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE? I
NEVER SEE THEM AT CAR BOOT SALES. THERE
SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT SPARES OUT THERE
TO KEEP ALL US ECCENTRICS GOING FOR
YEARS TO COME.
HELP, ANYONE?!
I CAN BE CONTACTED ON TEL/FAX 01904
709338
From: 15A (Steven Flintham)
Subject: Colour composite video
Does anyone know how to convert an
Electron to give colour composite
video output? I know there was a
message a few issues ago about how to
convert several machines but I don't
think the Electron was mentioned.
From: E4Y (Mike GALVIN)
Subject: Disk drives
I have just purchased a Tandon TM65-2L
there are also marked D-25B SANKYO
702v on the circuit board, there is a
34 way edge conector also a 4 pin
inline socket which I assume the 5V &
12V feed go..there is no indication as
to wireing apart from the 34w which
looking from the rear marked 2 and 34
left and extreme right which indicates
to me even nos on the top odd on the
bottom ie 1 to 33. There is also a
side selector marked;
DS 3 PIN 6
DS 0 PIN 8
DS 1 PIN 10
DS 2 PIN 12
MUX PIN 14
Can anyone help as the BBC B manual
dont have the same lettering on the
wiring diagram .
From: E4Y (Mike GALVIN)
Subject: Mice
While on the subject of wiring I also
picked up a mouse 3 button German the
wiring inside is as follows;
DTR COLOUR WHT
G COLOUR BLU
RTS COLOUR GN
RXD COLOUR OR
TXD COLOUR BRN
SG COLOUR BLK
What I require is the pins at the I O
port looking into the port from the
rear of the BBC or Master
Mike G tel 01703 320725
postage will be refunded on diagrams.
From: E4Y (Mike GALVIN)
Subject: AMX ART
I have in my possesion the above disk
which on entering,rom not found I did
manage to print a file but on trying
to do it again failed, all I get is
bad program On my C64 programs that
wont load can be listed..is there any
way this can be done on BBCs as I
have a disk which some programs load
but others get the bad program message
If anyone can help with the above
problems all postage will be refunded
My postal address is:
Mike Galvin
5 Regents pk gdns
Regents Pk
Southampton
SO15 8SD 01705 320725
From: E2U (LEN MAPP)
Subject: LEARNING basics OF MASTER 128
New member,novice,would like to hear
of other members experiences of
beginning to learn computing e.g.
sources of basics the Manuals assume
that you already know.
I have Welcome Guide and Reference
Manuals.
From: E2U (LEN MAPP)
Subject: ANALOGUE AND USER PORTS
New member would like to hear of
members experiences or suggested
reading on programming using these
ports for data acquisition and
control.
From: E2U (LEN MAPP)
Subject: CONCEPT KEY BOARD
Wanted,information on Concept A3-128
What can it be used for?
How is it used? software required?
Type of connecting lead for Master
and P.C.
From: E3J (Roy Keeling)
Subject: CANON PRINTER
I have recently got a Canon
BJ300 Bubblejet printer,but no
information with it.
Does anyone have a Manual either for
sale or to loan.I particularly need
the DIP switch settings and Control
Codes.
Are the cleaning kits which I have
seen advertised,worth buying or does
anyone have any suggestions for
cleaning the print head etc ?
Any help to get this printer 'up and
running' will be appreciated.
Roy Keeling,
18 Tongue Lane,
BUXTON,
Derbys.
SK17 7LD TEL: 01298 26986
From: L1M (Janny Looyenga)
Subject: Paragon game
The January '94 Micro User has a
screen designer for Paragon and two
example screens which can only be
played with this game. Who can tell me
more about that? Is it a type-in game
from the Micro User or? And where can
I find it else?
From: L1X (Mark Usher)
Subject: File Formats
I am trying to get the details of
various file formats, especially
Interword, View, Wordwise etc,
preferably with definitions for the
control codes used. Can anyone help?
From: L1X (Mark Usher)
Subject: Hard Drive Layout
There exists some PCB layouts in the
Pineapple format for the BBC, detailing
a Hard Drive Host Adapter. Does anyone
have these files?