Date   : Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:52:06 +0000
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: Happy New Year for 2006

In that case it must be BL Marketing of Kettering, which were a
subsidiary of Weetabix, according to Beebug Magazine.  They were
replaced by Vector on 1st September 1982.

It's quite fascinating to read the early issues of Beebug to hear of
the persistent problems of supply and machines arriving broken etc.
It's a wonder the machine ever took off!

Best wishes,


Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Turnbull
To:  <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:40:33 GMT
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Happy New Year for 2006

On Jan 2 2006, 14:04, Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
>
> I belive it was Vector Marketing of Wellingborough.

AFAIR they were the *second*.  They handled Acorn fulfilment for quite
a while because the previous agency couldn't cope.  So who was the
first?

-- 
Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York