Date   : Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:20:08 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Doomsday machine.

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 08:32, Jim Hearne wrote:
> Hi, I've got what i believe is a complete Doomsday machine setup, laserdisc
> player, laser discs, BBC Master, monitor, trackball, software etc etc,
it's been
> unused in a cupboard for the last 15 years or so, before that it was stored
by a
> friend who never tried it and before that it was (supposedly) owned from new by
> a director of the BBC whose kids used it a couple of times.

Interesting. Given the rumour about past BBC ownership, is there
anything extra about the machine other than the standard documentation
that comes with them? Be good to get it scanned from a preservation
point of view if so!

> So everything is as new.
> Assuming it all still works when i connect it up has anybody any idea of the
> value of the system.

They go for silly money on EBay as far as I'm aware - somewhere around
the 400/500 pound mark or so. Condition of the manuals / disc box, and
even the hardware doesn't seem to affect the price much so long as it's
a complete system.

(the players are unreliable as hell, so it's rare to find a working one
anyway! :)

If you do stick it on EBay then post to comp.sys.acorn.hardware and let
people there know about it, I'm sure you'll attract some interest.

> Unfortunately while i'd love to keep it for tinkering with some day my present
> financial situation means it will probably have to go on Ebay along with my
> Microtan 65, 

You know, we've got just about one of everything over at Bletchley, but
I'm not sure if we have a Microtan. Hope you find a good home for it!

cheers

Jules