Date   : Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:23:04 +0100
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: Cheese Wedge Dating

The date is very interesting because a later issue of Beebug mentions
the official release date of the 6502 cheese wedge as 14th March 1984.

Best wishes,



Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: David Hunt
To:  <bbc-micro@...>
Sent:  Sat, 3 Jun 2006 01:51:09 +0100
Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Cheese Wedge Dating

> Can anybody give a definitive date for the release of the 
> first cheese wedges, in particular the 6502 second processor?
> 
> I always thought that this was early 1984 after much delay 
> etc but I have an early Econet installation pamphlet dated 
> October 1982 which shows a diagram of an Econet layout with 
> what appears to be a System rack as the server and a BBC B 
> with a cheese wedge sitting next to it!

And there I was telling my Cambridge Co-Processor that he might meet up with
an ARM1 wedge on a little speed dating...

Back to topic, the wedge is generic for all wedge uses, just the PSU, app.
board and top+rear plastic film is different. I'd imagine the cheese wedge
design came pretty much the same time as the Beeb itself. Acorn wanted a
highly expandable computer in the Proton, these modular wedges fitted the
bill nicely.

I remember getting the 6502 Second Processor in February 1984 (my
birthday!), I know it had been on order for over six months. I vaguely
recall someone with Prestel on a BBC-B in early 1983, I can't remember if it
was a wedge or something else though.

Dave ;)