RE: BBC MIcro (Was: Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player)

["jonathan.bhargava" <jonathan.bhargava@xxxxxxx>]

I have fond memories of my Master 128 & the hours i spent doing some
pretty
basic programming for a maths GSCE project - got an 'A' in the end!!

I've still got the Master & an A3000 lurking around somewhere - what HA
tasks could they be used for?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha.diyha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 27 March 2001 22:54
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] BBC MIcro (Was: Creative Labs 6 Gig MP3 Player)
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> Nothing wrong with BBC Micros.
>
> The original Video Switcher that I built in 1995 is controlled by a
BBC
> Micro. It is in daily use in a Fun Pub (http://www.longbar.co.uk).
>
> It has NEVER crashed.
>
> It boots its program from 5 1/4" 40 track floppy drive and runs
an auto
> sequence unless manually overridden. At closing time the power is
turned
> off. Non of this "Please wait whilst you computer shuts down.
>
> Power up  is a case of Mains On.
> BERRRR BEEP (Computer booted in 2 seconds)
> Whrrr Click Click Chugg Chugg
> Program running in less than 10 seconds
>
> The ONLY failure in 6 years was the day it failed to boot. CAUSE
> : someone
> knocked the eject lever on the floppy drive so it could load the disk,
> closed the eject lever and it ran the program.
>
> I have 6 of them just laying around including a 6502 Second
> Processor, and
> may of use them for some HA tasks.
>
> I always wanted an Archemedies but didnt get round to buying one. At
the
> time I could have bought an Archemedies and a PCB Design Program for
less
> than the cost of the software for a PC. That was late 1980's. Then PC
> prices plumetted for Hardware and software and I ended up buying my
first
> PC in 1995.
>
> Keith
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
> >
> > Hey just how long ago must you be talking about!?? - BBC
micro's!?!?
> >
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