Date   : Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:12:37 +0100
From   : Rob <robert@...>
Subject: Re: Any future fora Beeb?

At 16:49 04/09/2006, Pauline Watson wrote:


>
>I have come to the point where my son's much loved and cherished 
>Beeb has to go. It comes with external disc drive, Cub monitor, 
>small dot matrix printer, software on disc and tape and several 
>manuals (User Guide/Advanced User Guide/Basic Rom User Guide/Econet 
>User Guide etc.).
>
>It boots up OK, but there is a problem with the connection to the 
>keyboard. Can anyone tell me if this is likely to be of any use to 
>anyone or does it just have to be dumped?
>

I've had several beebs with keyboard issues - in my experience, it's 
usually the ribbon cable connection to the keyboard.  I've not had to 
do it yet, having had spares, but it should be easy to bodge a 
replacement with a cut down IDC cable from, say, a PC.

As for how much use the equipment is, then that rather depends where 
you are!  The cost of postage is probably more than the value of the 
equipment, (especially w.r.t monitor and printer) but if you were 
relatively local to me, for instance, near Manchester, I'd take it 
off your hands, especially if it's got an econet interface fitted 
(since you mention the user guide..)

Best wishes, and don't dump it yet!

Rob O'Donnell.