Date   : Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:23:17 +0100
From   : Mike Tomlinson <jasper@...>
Subject: Re: E00 DFS in an emulator?

In article <35347806.D96C4D1A@...>, Robert Schmidt
<rsc@...> writes
>The last one comes with this text file:
>
>MRM Software's E00 DFS.  This was an Acorn compatible DFS on a carrier
>board wit
>h 8k ROM and 4k RAM.  By using the RAM on the carrier, the DFS was able
>to leave
> PAGE at &0E00.  Works in a sideways RAM slot and was invaluable for
>copying hug
>e tape games (mainly adventure games) to disc.
>Limitation: only 4 files max open instead of 5 in Acorn DFS

I recognise that text - I wrote it <grin>

The E00 DFS is for 8271.

Just stick the E00 DFS rom image into the beebfile directory as normal,
and delete any other DFS rom you have there.  BeebEm will start up with
no DFS.  Go to Options, Allow ROM writes, and enable writing to the DFS
ROM.  Press control-break and presto!  A DFS with PAGE=&0E00.  Test it
with

PRINT ~PAGE

I've tried it with a few disc images, including Elite, and it works for
me.  I have not tried writing to any discs yet.

Nor have I yet tried it with pcBBC.


-- 
Mike Tomlinson
"Watch me not care."  - Dogbert