Date   : Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:11:11 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Andrew W <a.weston2@...>
Subject: Re: The Definitive Beeb?

In <URL:news:local.misc> on Sun 16 Jan, Kris Adcock wrote:
> Morning all,
> 
> I have a collection of about two-dozen Bs, B+s, Masters and Compacts. 
> They've come from the usual variety of sources - Ebay, friends, schools, 
> etc, so I have a good variety of ROMs and add-ons in them.
> 
> I'd like to build myself the "definitive" beeb - one that has the best 
> of everything, and the most compatible with everything. I'd like to put 
> the motherboard in a PC tower and then use a spare Viglen keyboard with it.
> 
> But what ARE the definitive items? I have a feeling there is no 
> clear-cut answer, but here goes: As I'll be using it primarily for games 
> playing (Chuckie Egg, Palace of Magic, Labyrinth) and some 
> hardware-control stuff, what would people recommend as the most 
> compatible DFSs, extra ROM cards, and so on? I think I've seen one or 
> two units with switches hanging out of them which appear to let you 
> switch between different types of DFS, for example.
> 
For a BBC I saw model with 256K it claimed using a Watford board. For
storage then surely this has progressed with the IDE interface that I
think JGH created?

To be able to play Tube elite you'll need a co-processor but doesn't
that require a Master as well?

Don't forget Shadow RAM to be able to play the later Level 9 games.

However, isn't there a trade-off? Doesn't a Master prevent you from
playing some earlier games whilst isn't even a maximum RAM/Shadow RAM
BBC B not enough for the above?

regards,


A.Weston
-- 
Staffordshire, UK of GB&NI.