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Date   : Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:46:49 +0000
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: BBC Serial number query

Littlefield Aaron wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Can anybody confirm my suspicions please? Does a serial number of 02-UNB09
> signify one of those converted USA edition BBC Micros? I understand quite a
> few were returned from export, converted and sold off back in the UK?

I can't be certain about the serial number, but that looks right.  Yes, 
Micropower (or Greyhound Marketing) brought quite a lot back and sold 
them here with little modification (I seem to recall they fixed the 
video though).  It should have a version of BASIC that uses COLOR 
instead of COLOUR, as well as a few other changes.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York
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