Date   : Thu, 18 May 2006 14:07:35 +0100
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: RAF Beeb?

I think the "portable Beeb" has already been done with Sprow's
MiniB.

Best wishes,



Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: Kris Adcock
To:  bbc-micro@...
Sent:  Thu, 18 May 2006 13:43:02 +0100
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] RAF Beeb?

Jules Richardson wrote:
> Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
> 
>> Does anybody know anything more about this unusual Beeb:
>>
>>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8285607945&fromMakeTrack=true

>>
>>
> 
> *somebody* made luggable beebs, although I don't know if they looked 
> like that one. Can't remember the manufacturer name though. I'm pretty 
> sure someone on the list has one (JGH, was it you?)
> 
> Somehow the idea of a luggable beeb doesn't excite at all - maybe it's 
> the fact that the darn thing's huge and I wouldn't have anywhere to put it!

I'd be interested in something like that, though I suspect it'd be one of
those things that I bought and then never found a use for!

Besides, wouldn't this be one of those things that we could do much better
now? I mean: instead of a 5-inch CRT we could find a TFT monitor from
somewhere that did RGB or composite input - one of those monitors for playing
a PlayStation in the car would do. And we could do away with the heavy floppy
drives and replace them with GoMMC or JGHs harddisc project (with a
CompactFlash card). The weight saving may even make it plausable to fit a UPS
battery in and make it /properly/ portable!

Are those 'luggable' cases available in a DIY-enthusiasts form, from the
likes of Farnell or RS?

Cheers,

Kris.