Re: Datel Plus D interface problems

Hi Paul,

Paul E Collins wrote:
> Is there an error message? I can't remember exactly what that program
> does, but if it just loads the Plus D operating system into the 8KB of
> RAM in the Plus D then it will probably just end with an "0 OK" or
> "O.K. G+DOS" report to indicate success.

No error messages.
But the program does nothing excepted returning to the BASIC command
line
as soon as I press "any key". No config choices. No format menu (like
described in the documentation) ... So there *must* be some problem
with the interface I suppose (some chip broken?).

Also, is the drive LED supposed to be ON all the time (I mean, as soon
as I insert a disk) ?
I also tried to reverse the ribbon cable because at first I thought I
had connected it the wrong way. But this time, no LED on the drive,
with or without a disk inside so it cannot be correctly connected.

One of my theories is that the drive (a Citizen OSDC-05A) it not SA400
compatible but after some research it appears like it's a SA400
compatible drive ... Or maybe the drive is dead ?

>
> > - When I press the RED snapshot button, system
> > is frozen, there are border color line scrolling exactly
> > like if some load or save routine had been called.
>
> That's what it should do! While the system is frozen, you can press
> the number keys to activate certain Plus D features (1,2 = send
> screenshot to printer; 3 = save screenshot to disk; 4,5 = save 48K or
> 128K snapshot of memory contents to disk) or "x" to exit.

Ok, at least something is working with it :)

Thanks for your answer.

The only thing I can do now is to buy another interface and/or another
drive because.

Stephane

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