Question about the repository.

[CheshireNoir]

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

[someone]

After logging into the repository:
The microbee tape path is as follows:


Repository /

[*]MbeeTech /

[*]Microbee /

[*]Software /

[*]Tapes /

[*]Original /

[CheshireNoir]

Thank you.
Someone helped me with the problem I had.

Chesh

[ChickenMan]

(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.

[CheshireNoir]

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.

[ChickenMan]

Okay sounds good, we have the schematics and even original PCB artwork in the repository, so check that out.