22 Jul
2004
22 Jul
'04
1:04 a.m.
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'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