BBC Micro to Desktop Cable
Although Eazylink2 has primarily been designed to be used with the Z88, it supports the 'built-in' Imp/Exp protocol that the Z88 uses. BBC Link also used this protocol which means in theory, file transfers should be possible between the BBC Micro and the Desktop without a Z88 being in sight.
- The cable details may be downloaded from Yellow Pig's BBC Computer Pages
- The software to run on the BBC Micro may be downloaded from John Allen's ... ...Z88 Pages
See Z88 BBC Link for more details
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The BBC Micro to Desktop connection will only work with Imp/Exp. All the other modes described in this document only apply to the Z88. USB to Serial Adapters should work but as yet none of this has been proven. The author does not have a BBC Micro, so feedback would be appreciated. |
Z88 to Desktop Cable
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There are two types of PC to Z88 Cables available that can be used on all the Desktop computer platforms.
- Z88 9 way male to 9 way female (Later PC Standard)
- Z88 9 way male to 25 way female (IBM PC standard)
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Please DO NOT be tempted to rush out and get a standard 9 way male to female cable. They WILL NOT WORK. There are two reasons for this.
The correct cable (still sealed in a bag from Cambridge Computers) is available from Rakewell Ltd. |
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If you use the Z88 9 way male to 25 way female cable, you will need to use a 25 to 9 way adapter to use the 9 pin plug on the modern Desktops or USB Adapters.. Please ensure that all the 9 way pins are connected. Some adapters only connect 3 of the pins, sometimes the only way to tell is to buy one and test the connections with a meter before use.
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Z88 - 2 Speed Operation
The speed of the transfer depends on the following:-
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| Price | £8.32 | £2.21 | £11.59 | £26.02 | VG | ||||
Price | £26.25 | £6.95 +£9.95 | £12.36 | £10.99 | £1.37 | £12.95 | £7.49 | £25.86 | VG |
| Price 09 Feb 2016 | £19.11 | £6.45 +£9.95 | £10.03 | £10.99 | £1.49 | £14.95 | £7.49 | £26.10 | VG |
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