spring clearout. (ok, so I'm late..)

From: Rob O'Donnell <classiccmp.org_at_irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu Jul 22 09:10:03 2004

At 11:04 22/07/2004, Jules Richardson wrote:

> >I wrote
> > Torch Hard Disc 68000 computer.
> > BBC micro + 68000 co-processor + hard disc + monitor in a massive steel
> case.
> > This WAS working a couple of years ago, but ceased to do so after being
> > moved about. It may be something simple, I don't know ..
>
>I've yet to find anyone who has a running one :-) The ones I've seen
>typically had BASF hard drives, which don't seem to have stood the test
>of time like other ST506 units. Yours is a little unusual in having the
>68k board rather than the Z80 though. (I've got schematics for the 68k
>boards by the way, as well as the SASI controller fitted in these
>machines)
>
>Do you have a copy of the utils/hard disk formatter? I've searched high
>and low for someone who has a copy! It'd run on the BBC side of things
>rather than the 68k, so should be the same for all the Torch C-series
>systems.

I'm afraid the only software I have for it is that which is stored on the
hard disc... as to what is there, I can't quite remember! Standard
"welcome pack" type programs were definitely on there, so there is a
possibility it's on there, if you want it and if you can get it working :-)

It's not been treated unkindly - mostly spent it's time sat on the floor in
the corner of the spare bedroom..


>I've got a spare PSU for one of these machines. Also was told of a C500
>available the other day, but I'm yet to hear if that has a hard drive,
>which copro it has, or whether it's got any software. Watch this space
>(it's probably too far away for me to pick it up)
>
>cheers,
>
>Jules
Received on Thu Jul 22 2004 - 09:10:03 BST