As an example of how this looks and how to get it going if you don't already have USBFS.
Examples files are from the bitshifters web site - https://bitshifters.github.io/
Any podule I've supplied for the last 6 months or more has my basic programs for reading and writing from USB. We'll use this to bootstrap USBFS onto the DOM (or other storage device).
Here I've copied some bitshifters files and the USBFS zip file onto a USB stick.With a CH376 connected to your Acorn machine, you can run the USBread program to copy the USBFS zip file. Run something like !SetDir so you know where the file will be copied.Open !SparkFS and the open the USBFS zip.Copy the contents of the zip to the local drive.Run the !USBFS app and set the hardware setting. The icon will appear on the far left hand side of the taskbar (If you have a lot of other icons on the taskbar you may have to scroll it to see the icon)Click on the USBFS icon and it will show you the contenets of the USB stick.You can then use this just like any other drive.
Here I have opened the Push demo. You can run it directly from the zip, no need to copy it locally.For disk images (like Django), extract the file locally, Open !ADFFS (in the Jaspp folder on the Dom), set the filetype to "Floppy", dpible-click on it. You can then copy it locally to run it.
Examples files are from the bitshifters web site - https://bitshifters.github.io/
Any podule I've supplied for the last 6 months or more has my basic programs for reading and writing from USB. We'll use this to bootstrap USBFS onto the DOM (or other storage device).
Here I've copied some bitshifters files and the USBFS zip file onto a USB stick.With a CH376 connected to your Acorn machine, you can run the USBread program to copy the USBFS zip file. Run something like !SetDir so you know where the file will be copied.Open !SparkFS and the open the USBFS zip.Copy the contents of the zip to the local drive.Run the !USBFS app and set the hardware setting. The icon will appear on the far left hand side of the taskbar (If you have a lot of other icons on the taskbar you may have to scroll it to see the icon)Click on the USBFS icon and it will show you the contenets of the USB stick.You can then use this just like any other drive.
Here I have opened the Push demo. You can run it directly from the zip, no need to copy it locally.For disk images (like Django), extract the file locally, Open !ADFFS (in the Jaspp folder on the Dom), set the filetype to "Floppy", dpible-click on it. You can then copy it locally to run it.
Statistics: Posted by IanS — Tue May 06, 2025 10:06 pm