Date   : Sat, 04 Feb 2006 15:03:39 +0000
From   : "A.J. Davis" <mail@...>
Subject: Re: Making a 3.5" Beeb floppy drive

I thought it was recommended by Fiaz that you all take this to another 
topic so those of us interested in the original topic of 3.5" drives 
don't have to read it.

Mike Tomlinson wrote:

>In article <43E3D014.7050902@...>, Richard Gellman
><splodge@...> writes
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>>1. Box Standard - A basic set for the finanincally pushed providing 
>>hours of fun for the child, from whence we derive "Bog Standard", 
>>meaning "nothing special".
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>>2. Box Deluxe - The more expensive ultimate set for the construction 
>>enthusiast, from whence we derive (albeit through a lot of coloquial 
>>corruption) "Dog's Bollocks", meaning "the best you can get".
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>"Box deluxe ==> dog's bollocks" sounds very unlikely to me.  I'm not
>convinced of "box standard ==> bog standard" either.
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