8BS Disc Image Downloads

Click Here to View the 8BS Disc Catalogue

Using The Catalogue and Catalogue Search:

The catalogue search is a completely separate thing to the 8BS website search.

When you initially go to the catalogue page by clicking on the link above, the whole 8BS catalogue will be displayed in one go.

To refine your search, enter a word or phrase into the search box and click 'Submit'.

Search is not case sensitive.

Click on the catalogue number to download that particular disc.

You can see a whole catalogue section by typing something like: tdu-

The search searches on the whole data record, this includes the filename, title, disc format and size and description.

This is an example of the whole record as stored in the catalogue:

pool/8bs/8bs45.ssd 8BS-45 Oct 95 2D 51 409 <and all the text in the description>

Therefore to display/find this record, you can enter any part of the above text.

I would think that the most useful way to use the search is to enter something you think may be in the description, like 'Adventure games' for example.

Catalogue format:

Each entry in the catalogue follows this format:

Catalogue code. For example TBI-23
Disc title.
Size, format and compatibility codes 1,2,3 etc (number of DFS sides OR number of ADFS Discs). Shown in red

T-Tape
D-DFS

A-ADFS

H-HADFS

B-BBC B only

M-Master/Compact only

HD-High Density

So
1DA represents a disc available as single sided DFS or ADFS L disc
2DA represents a disc available as one double sided DFS disc or 1 ADFS L disc
2A represents a disc only available as ADFS. The preceding number 2 indicates that 2 discs are required.

Files used shown in green. Kbytes used shown in blue. Size of DOS zip file if appropriate
Number of views/downloads. This incorporates all counts that I have ever kept for all items
Detailed description of disc.

Free Downloads:

Yes! Most of the software in this catalogue is downloadable and free. Please show your appreciation by email or signing the guest book.

For more information about the downloads, please see 'Downloads'

Catalogue Sections:

Catalogue Section	Description
512	The Master 512 section (DOS and DOS+ discs)
8BS	8-Bit Software Disc Based Magazines
A&B	A&B Computing Listings
APD	Acorn Programs (magazine) Listings
BBC	Alan Blundell's PD collection
TBI	The main section built up by myself. Stands for [T]oo [B]ig for [I]ssue!
BUG	Beebug magazine
CDR DVD	CD/DVD Roms containing disc images of large sections of the library. Ask me about this
CJR	That's me. My little contribution to the plethora
EDU	Educational
ELB	Elbug magazine
ELK	Electron Software
EUD	Electron User Disc
EUG	Electron User Group Magazines
EMU	PC BBC Emulators
FAC	Fast Access magazine
GLM	GLM PD discs
HPD	Headfirst PD
JJF	JJF PD discs
JGH	Jonathan Harston PD discs
JJR	JJR PD discs
MUS	Music 500/5000 Software Collection
TAU	The Acorn User cover discs
TDU	The Disk User
TMU	The Micro User
TYB	The Yorkshire Boys PD discs
ARC	Archimedes discs