Date   : Sat, 04 Jun 2005 19:35:02 +0000
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Domesday Stuff

On Sat, 2005-06-04 at 19:45 +0100, BeebMaster wrote:
> I think the best bet for getting together a Domeday Machine would be to
make it up from the various
> parts.  Complete systems very rarely come up so it is probably as well
to put one together from
> scratch, which is what I did.  The easy part is getting a Master 128 (with
the right connector for
> the SCSI interface) and then "all" you need is:
> 
>  SCSI Interface
>  65C102 co-processor OR 6502 cheese wedge
>  VFS ROM (available on the internet)
>  VP415 Laser Disc player
>  Domesday Discs
>  50-way ribbon cable
>  SCART Lead
>  BBC RGB lead
>  Mouse or Trackerball (or it can be operated from the keyboard)

Yep, I was coming around to that idea too. A SCSI interface can be
built, and the leads and ROM aren't a problem. I think I've got a spare
65C102 copro board he might be able to persuade me to part with. Getting
a broken VP415 player isn't as hard as one might think (getting a
working one's another matter :) - just leaves the trackerball and media,
both of which turn up from time to time I suppose.

Main problem is that the guy's in the states, and those VP415's do *not*
travel at all well. I doubt they'd survive a trip in a plane without
something shaking itself to bits :-( 

cheers

Jules