Date   : Mon, 05 May 1997 10:28:07 +0100
From   : Robert Schmidt <rsc@...>
Subject: Re: Info about BBC micro

Hi Ivo,

I'm at a loss to why your BBC doesn't display the correct messages.  You
don't need a bootable floppy to start the BBC - you should instantly be
able to write and run BASIC programs.  Maybe some other language ROM
than BASIC is installed, and is broken.  Also, your BBC seems not to be
a model B, but a Master (because of the "MOS").  I don't know much about
Masters, but I know they store some setup parameters in CMOS memory -
maybe the CMOS battery is flat.

I have forwarded this reply to the BBC Micro mailing list, and maybe
someone there can be of assistance.

Ivo van Poorten wrote:
> 
> Dear sir,
> 
> Two days ago, I bought an old BBC micro (a model B, I think, after
> reading some of your web-pages) at the fleemarket on Queensday for
> only Fl.10,- (that's for about 5 US$). Now the problem is, I don't
> have a bootable floppy. When I turn it on, it greets me with
> 'Acorn MOS' and on the next line 'Acorn ADFS'. It does not say
> BBC Microcomputer, Basic > etc.etc.
> Do you have any suggestions? As I said, it's probably a model-B
> with two diskdrives with a 40/80tracks switch at the backside.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Ivo
> 
> PS. I am an Atari 8-Bit fan but beside all atari 8-bit stuff, I also
> collect old 8-bit computers from the 70's and 80's. But after buying
> one, I also want to see if and how it works and I'm especially
> interrested in the BBC because it also has a 6502 CPU in it...
> 
> --
> Ivo van Poorten
> ipoorten@...
> http://pmwww.cs.vu.nl/home/ipoorten/
> Mega Magazine -- The Atari 8-Bit Homepage

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