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ScuzzBlog: Diaries May 2017

Entry 30th May 2017: Post: 3


Kitchen Corner


Hi

I so wish I could verify that the floppy drive unit on the BBC Master is 
working. I get the power on and floppy drive light but no recognition 
from the computer. It would be a real joy to know that its working. 
Anyway I asked another question on the BBC forum and this was the reply 
followed by my response having done what was asked...

[Advice first]
If you type *CO. FILE 9, followed by - followed by *CAT (or 
*.) you'll be able to catalogue BBC discs.

[My response]
Well I never !!!!! Well done Whooo Hooooooooooooooo !!!!

I get..

DD.DOS UTILS(03)FM
Drive 0 Option o(off)
Dir. :0.$ Lib. :0.$
FORMAT VERIFY
*

As soon as I put the disk in I got the notification that this was not a 
language but I got the prompt so I could *cat

That's the first time I've been able to read a disk. I so wanted to know 
that the floppy drive unit was working. Its one of those double disk 
drives that the Cub sits on by User Friendly.

[ End response ]

So the drive is working.

The drive looks a bit like the one on this site .....

https://martin-jones.com/2016/01/10/refurbishing-a-jvc-5-14-floppy-disc-drive/

There is a pdf of their kit here... Mine isn't in the image on the cover

http://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/docs/Akhter/Akhter_UserFriendlyDiscs.pdf

Anyway.. just waiting for my battery to arrive now.

scuzz


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