Date   : Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:25:43 +0100
From   : Rob <robert@...>
Subject: Re: Cheese Wedge Dating

At 01:51 03/06/2006, David Hunt wrote:

>I remember getting the 6502 Second Processor in February 1984 (my
>birthday!), I know it had been on order for over six months. I vaguely
>recall someone with Prestel on a BBC-B in early 1983, I can't remember if it
>was a wedge or something else though.

I got my 6502 2P about the same time.. I remember i had terrible 
troubles making it work with my BBC B - it was an early B, not sure 
of the revision, or even OS, but it was the original 1981 BASIC in 
it.  The dealer I had bought both from swapped one or the other in 
the end, I think..  It's too long ago, now, and I was still a 
teenager so my memory is a little hazy..

Must admit, I have never seen a Prestel adapter "in the flesh" as it 
were.  despite working at Micronet for a couple of years, and being 
very heavily into the BBS scene as well.  It was just a standard 
modem in the cheese wedge, wasn't it? Connected to the RS423 port.  I 
just had a variety of "normal" modems..

So why wasn't the music 500 a cheese wedge?

Mind you, my desk at the time had 2 B's, one with a 6502 and one with 
the ARM1, all in a row, and they took up some serious space .. the 
music 500, modems, and other assorted hardware, were tucked away 
somewhere more convenient!!

Rob