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Question about the repository. - CheshireNoir - 26-07-2021
Hey Folks,
Possibly a dumb question here: In the repository, is there any way of easily finding tape games? They all seem to be in disk format.
Unfortunately I don't have a disk based Microbee, so I need to rely on WAV files, presumably. (I assume there's no "Dandanator" type device for the 'bee?)
(Is there a Disk drive that can plug into, say, the 50 way connector on a series 2? Better yet, is there a modern replacement available?)
Cheers!
Chesh
RE: Question about the repository. - someone - 26-07-2021
After logging into the repository:
The microbee tape path is as follows:
Repository /
[*]MbeeTech /
[*]Microbee /
[*]Software /
[*]Tapes /
[*]Original /
RE: Question about the repository. - CheshireNoir - 28-07-2021
Thank you.
Someone helped me with the problem I had.
Chesh
RE: Question about the repository. - ChickenMan - 28-07-2021
(26-07-2021, 11:33 PM)CheshireNoir Wrote: (Is there a Disk drive that can plug into, say, the 50 way connector on a series 2? Better yet, is there a modern replacement available?)Yes there is a Microbee Floppy controller or Dreamdisk controller that can plug into the 50way to give Floppy access (as well as installing a boot rom also) but these are as rare as hens teeth.
If you have access to a EPROM burner, in your Series 2 bee you can replace the Wordbee ROM with a game eprom for almost instant game assess. See here for more info - Some new Game ROMS for Series 2, 3 & PC85 Microbees (microbeetechnology.com.au) The game needs to be 8k or less to fit to a 2764 eprom. I can burn you one if you wish, just let me know which one.
RE: Question about the repository. - CheshireNoir - 29-07-2021
Thanks for that. I'm happy to burn my own EPROMS, so I'll play around with tape images for a bit.
With respect to the Floppy Controller, are they documented well enough that a reverse engineering could happen? I'm happy to take a schematic and plug it into KiCAD.
RE: Question about the repository. - ChickenMan - 29-07-2021
Okay sounds good, we have the schematics and even original PCB artwork in the repository, so check that out.