Date   : Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:07:15 GMT
From   : Dave M <dllm@...>
Subject: Re: [Re: BBC Issue 1]

Micropower/Software Bargains sold off a number of US Beebs in the early 1990s
- £150+VAT - and each system included View, Speech ROM and 'Steel Reinforced
Keyboard' (wow!) fitted as standard.

Quoting one of the ads:
"These machines were originally manufactured for export to America. Having now
shipped them back we have to make various modifications, which includes
fitting a UK power supply and TV modulator"

Dave.


> This looks more like a US model (your photo of the back label appears to
> show an FCC ID) or prototype 'industrial environment' BBC, particularly
> with the amount of shielding it has.
> 
> In addition, the PSU looks like the later standard switched-mode Astec
> unit.  Early BBCs used a black metal-cased linear-regulated PSU which
> ran VERY hot.
> 
> Also interesting to note that it has the speech upgrade present.
> 
> Finally, Issue 1 was introduced in 1981 and this board is dated 1983.
> 
> I seem to remember a few years ago one of the electronics clearance
> houses was selling off stocks of 'industrialized' BBCs.  Perhaps this is
> one of those?
> 
> Still very interesting.  Thanks for putting the photos up.
> 
> -- 
> "Security-wise, NT is a server with a 'Kick me' sign taped to it."
>                       - Peter Gutmann


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