The
general articles and the Z88-to-BBC articles and software were originally
published in The Micro User in the late 1980's. The Micro
User is long gone, replaced by the admirable Acorn User so I thought that,
given the small amount of Z88 stuff on the 'net I ought to put the
articles here, together with the software (which originally readers
had to type in by hand - how times have changed) described in the
articles. The articles were written for a BBC micro magazine so they
tend to compare the Z88 to the BBC, but there is still a lot of generally
useful information.
Another
useful Z88 resource site, with support for a broader range of link
software and programming utilities, is Z88 Forever.
All
of the BBC micro programs are available to download in either Risc
OS Spark form or in PC .zip files.
- Z88LINK
- a BBC micro to Z88 transfer program using the Z88's Import/Export
utility. Basic program line numbers are translated between the
different forms.
- CONVERT
- A BBC micro program to convert BASIC programs, flagging incompatibilities.
- ARCHIVE
- Archives the whole contents of the Z88 memory and allows files
to be selectively restored.
- CONVERT
- Converts simple PipeDream word-processor files for use in
Wordwise, Wordwise Plus and Mini Office on the BBC micro.
- SERVER
- A printer server for the BBC micro which allows the Z88 to
print to a parallel printer on the BBC.
These
two items of software allow files to be transferred from Acorn RiscOS
computers to and from a Z88 using a suitable lead, described in
the linked documentation. The software is available for download
in zip file format which can be unpacked on RiscOS machines with
Sparkfs, Spark or Sparkplug (which is a self extracting version
- simply download, save, retype the file as Basic and double click
on it).
- Risc
OS Z88Link - an easy to use desktop
Z88 to Risc OS transfer programme using the Import/Export utility
on the Z88.
- Risc
OS ZLink - Z88 to Risc OS transfer
program using the PC Link Rom, converted from the BBC program
known in the BBC section above as Z88Link.
©John Allen 2009
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