Spectrum Computing

that's in british pounds right? you do now i'm on american soil right?

Yes, Amazon US have it for $13.50

Here is an interesting overview of the Electron.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpE-E_7lNJI[/media]

It's probably the closest thing you are going to get to a BBC Micro on original hardware in the US at a reasonable price (shipped). Assuming you have a PAL -> NTSC converter lying around your house.

I rescued my BBC Master from the Physics department of my 6th form college in 1995. Was minutes from going into a skip. I've only JUST got the final bits of dried chewing gum out of one of the expansion cartridge connectors!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I86s8cWfRso

That's pretty neat. At least compared to one of my Model Bs that has SCIENCES melted into the lid with a soldering iron

Non-interesting fact No.1

I wrote my first game on the Spectrum simply as an effort to get enough money for a BBC Micro and a copy of Planetoid (although it was originally called Defender until renamed for fear of copyright issues)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f5Hzm7B4xU&t=5s

My ploy worked because they gave me £500 in advance royalties

That was a nice Defender.

I just picked up a model B on eBay, I’m stoked. Rare as hens teeth from US sellers.

Seven.FFF wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:07 pm That was a nice Defender.

I just picked up a model B on eBay, I’m stoked. Rare as hens teeth from US sellers.

U.K. model, USA model, or German model?

Mark

Richard (tricky) is currently working on a new Scramble demo/game for the Acorn BBC Micro. Here is a video he posted last month:
https://youtu.be/nMgHZjkSvJM
It's moved on a bit since then. He's not yet sure if he will develop it into a full game.

Mark

1024MAK wrote: ↑Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:08 pm U.K. model, USA model, or German model?

Not sure till it arrives, Mark. It has a UK mains plugged fitted, but a very odd serial number! Unless it's a third-party inventory sticker. Any ideas?

That looks like it has lost it's serial number sticker (often a paper label).

If coming from the U.K. with a U.K. 13A standard mains plug, it's most likely a U.K. spec. machine.

There is plenty of help over on StarDot including how to convert a U.K. spec Beeb PSU to work on 110/120V mains.

Mark

Cheers Mark. Yes it looks like the PSU mod is pretty straightforward. I reckon it's been imported privately to the US but never used here

Don't forget to replace C1, C2 and C9 before powering on (assuming that they have not been changed and are still the originals). These are all in the PSU.

Mark

Just found out about BBC DOS. Holy sh*te