Marconi RB2/PC-1 User Manual
USERGUIDE
FORTNE
BBC
Micro
Model
'B'
Version
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1
Welcome
Intro
2
Connecting
3
4 Software
Loading
5
Loading
6
7 Transferring
Specification
8
User
9
10
Port
Maintenance
Up
Description
and
running
and
running
to
disc
connections
the
Utilities
drawing
Software
program
Paintball
1
I.
WELCOME
This booklet and the cassette tape that
goes with it will help you to get your
Tracker Ball working and show you how
versatile and accurate the Tracker Ball
in positioning the cursor on a video
display.
For the more advanced user, this booklet
contains technical information which
explains how the Tracker Ball works and
ways in which
Firstly check that the box contains the
following:
• Tracker Ball with inbuilt connecting
cable.
• Tape cassette containing the Utilities
program.
TO
THE
112
it
can be programmed.
TRACKER
is
BALL
2. INTRODUalON
The function of the Tracker Ball is to act as
a pointing device to move the cursor on
the video display.
Tracker balls evolved from joysticks, and
are so accurate that the Tracker Ball is
now recognised as the ultimate device for
quick and precise control of a cursor.
The Marconi RB2/PC-1 Tracker Ball has
been designed for the BBC Micro Model
'B'
version and contains three user
assignable buttons which can replace
existing keyboard key functions or act as
additional keys specially assigned by the
user.
The tape cassette supplied with your
Tracker Ball provides a Utilities program
which allows you to run many of your
existing programs but using the Tracker Ball
instead of cursor keys, joysticks or
·mouse'. The tape also provides a
demonstration drawing program
Paintball.
To see how versatile and accurate your
Tracker Ball is follow the next few pages
of
the booklet.
3.
CONNEOING-UP
As
a minimum you will need the following:
e BBC Micro Model 'B'
• Cassette player
or
• Monitor
• Tracker Ball
• Tape cassette
The booklets supplied with your BBC
Micro Model 'B' will tell you all you need to
know about connecting up the BBC Micro.
cassette player. disc drive unit and
monitor (or television set).
Before connecting up the Tracker Ball.
make
disconnected
television set
sure that the electrical supply is
or
switched off.
Connect
connector marked ·user port· on your
BBC
underneath the keyboard in the centre
position.
Switch on the electrical supply. You are
now
the Tracker Ball into the
Micro Model 'B'. This connector is
ready to load the software.
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