Date   : Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:27:15 +0100
From   : Sprow <info@...>
Subject: Re: Anyone seen a BASIC III?

In article <00b001c426be$8b3a1de0$f19a193e@...>,
   MARK of EALING <m-and-m@...> wrote:

[Looking for BASIC III]

> > BASIC III as has been pointed out was supplied with the American build of
> > the beeb (along with a set of screen definitions in the MOS to drive NTSC
> > tellys) - hence my test to find if the alternative spelling of COLOR is
> > accepted.
> >
> > It would appear from the machines people have been trying (along with my
> own
> > tests) that the B+ is BASIC II, so I guess we may be looking for anyone
> with
> > an American beeb too?
> > Sprow.
> >
>     I have an American B.B.C.b somewhere,  From what I can understand it
> was
> one of  a batch sent over to the U.S.A., Converted to their system for sale
> there. I assume they were a poor seller as they in my opinion were over
> priced.  In England  £400 for just a box with keyboard and many empty slots
> for more chips was all you got no matter what way you looked at it. Compare
> that with U.S.A. prices and they must have been in shock. However, a batch
> came back to England, reconverted back to U.K. specs with some U.S.A.
> extras. These were advertised in The Micro User for about £100 and I bought
> one. As and when I find it, if it has a BASIC III ROM, I can do a disc
> image
> of it on a 5 .25 floppy 40T or 80T and post it to whomsoever. I  haven't
> got a clue how to on how to transfer from B.B.C. to P.C. to send down the
> line.

Lovely, any format/shape will do - as long as I can fit it in the hole on
the drive I'll be able to read it!

>     On another subject, how do I unsubscribe from these newsletters?

I believe
 http://bbc.nvg.org/netresource.php3
has what you need,
Sprow.