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BeebLink support

BeebLink is a file storage system for the BBC Micro.

For instructions, see here: https://github.com/tom-seddon/beeblink/blob/master/README.md

You will need a BeebLink release dated July 2024 or later - older releases will not have the required ROM for use with b2, and the server will not support the new features it requires. For now, you may need to download a prerelease version to get a build that's recent enough: https://github.com/tom-seddon/beeblink/releases

To use BeebLink with b2, add the --http option when running the server, so that it listens for connections from b2. Run b2 on the same system, create a new config in b2 with the BeebLink box ticked and the appropriate beeblink_b2.rom ROM from the BeebLink zip, then use File > Change configuration to select the new config. You should get the BeebLink (b2) - OK banner.

Notes:

  • if BLFS is the default filing system, the emulated BBC won't boot if the server isn't running. Run the server and try again, or select another filing system (e.g., with D+BREAK)
  • because the server's state is outside the emulator's control, save state and timeline functionality is disabled when BeebLink support is enabled
  • you need to use the specific b2 ROM - the Tube Serial, UPURS and AVR ROMs are not supported. (Older versions supported the AVR ROM, but this support has been removed)

Configuring BeebLink server

If you're not running the server and b2 on the same system, use the --http-all-interfaces option when starting the BeebLink server. Do this at your own risk - BeebLink's HTTP interface has no security.

In b2, use Tools > BeebLink Options to add the server's URL to the list of URLs to try - probably along the lines of http://192.168.1.2:48875/request or similar, as per the default.

b2 will try the servers in the order given.