Date   : Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:49:52 +0100
From   : "A.J. Davis" <mail@...>
Subject: Re: Beeb in London Review of Books

Jules Richardson wrote:
> Andy Armstrong wrote:
>> On 30 Jun 2006, at 16:55, Andy Armstrong wrote:
>>> http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n12/jone01_.html
>>
>> Oh - mail them and tell them about the errors - it'll be fun to see 
>> if they publish a correction :)
>
> Actually, doesn't seem a bad article - although a bit long, so that I 
> found myself skimming in the middle.
>
> I think I'd disagree with: "There are still a few functioning Beebs 
> around the place" - I'd reckon an 2000-3000 survivors still in the UK, 
> and probably similar numbers scattered overseas. No shortage of them 
> yet for anyone who wants the real thing.
>
> I don't recall seeing one doing the railway station displays for a few 
> years now, though - I think those have possibly all gone. (Possibly 
> related note, we know of the chap who did all the software / comms for 
> the railway signalling network in the 80's; I'll have to ask on the 
> off-chance that his company did the BBC-based display systems too)
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>
Not sure if this is happening to anyone else but I've got the two 
replies before I've got the original post. This has happened on a couple 
of other occasions as well.

Andy