Date   : Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:18:18
From   : "Tim Matthews" <tim.matthews@...>
Subject: Re: Acorn Promo Videos

The pin nearest the back-plane looks as if it took a nasty knock!
Fortunately he's just been explaining about how to diagnose circuit
board faults...

I'm glad someone else actually appreciates the videos, rather than just
complaining about the download method! ;-)

t.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BRAHMS [mailto:dominic@...] 
> Sent: 22 October 2006 15:10
> To: Tim Matthews; bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Acorn Promo Videos
> 
> Dunno what he meant by the copy key (although in Arthur I 
> seem to remember using it a lot fixing BASIC programs!)
> 
> Is it just me or did he miss the econet upgrade by one pin 
> and bend the last one! He couldn't have done it less gently 
> if he'd used a sledgehammer!
> 
> Dom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Matthews" <tim.matthews@...>
> To: <bbc-micro@...>
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:47 PM
> Subject: RE: [BBC-Micro] Acorn Promo Videos
> 
> 
> Great Stuff!!
> 
> What a nice interview with Roger about the Arm...
> 
> Fred : "So it took you about 4 years [to develop the Arm]?
> Roger : "No, it actually took us 2" hehe
> 
> But what was Fred insinuating here...?
> "And they've included a 'copy' key; something that will keep the
> programmers happy..."
> 
> Thanks for these - made a weekend at work go a little quicker! :-)
> 
> Tim.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...]
> > On Behalf Of Dave Moore
> > Sent: 21 October 2006 18:55
> > To: bbc-micro@...
> > Subject: [BBC-Micro] Acorn Promo Videos
> >
> > All
> >
> > Here are links to some Acorn promo videos that I've converted
> > from VHS to
> > VCD/MPEG-1 format, which I thought may be of interest:
> >
> > Filename: Micro News (BBC-Acorn) (VHS) [Part 1 - Using
> > Archimedes] [VCD].mpg
> > Year: 1987
> > Size: 290 Mb
> > Mirror 1: 
> http://www.filecoast.com/?pg=file&c1=2322087424&c2=APLVXTXc
> > Mirror 2: http://www.pushfile.net/get.php?id=176b504877
> >
> > Filename: Micro News (BBC-Acorn) (VHS) [Part 2 - Archimedes A
> > Technical Introduction] [VCD].mpg
> > Year: 1988
> > Size: 269 Mb
> > Mirror 1: 
> http://www.filecoast.com/?pg=file&c1=2322068710&c2=9uPxT8qT
> > Mirror 2: http://www.pushfile.net/get.php?id=05e0eba0ca
> >
> > Filename: A3000 - The Learning Curve (Acorn) (VHS) [VCD].mpg
> > Year: 1990
> > Size: 22 Mb
> > Mirror 1: 
> http://www.filecoast.com/?pg=file&c1=2322072616&c2=SHwND5sv
> > Mirror 2: http://www.pushfile.net/get.php?id=dab582152b
> >
> > Filename: Home Computer Minefield, The (Acorn) (VHS) [VCD].mpg
> > Year: 1993
> > Size: 191 Mb
> > Mirror 1: 
> http://www.filecoast.com/?pg=file&c1=2322103490&c2=w93N4DnR
> > Mirror 2: http://www.pushfile.net/get.php?id=7f29ed9fc5
> >
> > If you can't get the above links to work, then alternative
> > links are available on http://www.acornpreservation.org
> >
> > I've also scanned in the Video Covers and Video Cassettes
> > themselves, here:
> >
> > Micro News:
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/Micro%20News%2
> > 0(BBC-Acorn)/scan_med
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/Micro%20News%2
> > 0(BBC-Acorn)/scan_pkg
> >
> > The Learning Curve:
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/A3000%20-%20Th
> > e%20Learning%20Curve%20(Acorn)/scan_med
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/A3000%20-%20Th
> > e%20Learning%20Curve%20(Acorn)/scan_pkg
> >
> > The Home Computer Minefield:
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/Home%20Compute
> > r%20Minefield%2C%20The%20(Acorn)/scan_med
> > http://www.acornpreservation.org/archive/videos/Home%20Compute
> > r%20Minefield%2C%20The%20(Acorn)/scan_pkg
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > --
> > Dave.
> >
> > P.S. I thought I could get away without using an OT prefix in
> > the subject line, as the Beeb is prominently featured in Part
> > 1 of Micro News!!
> >
> > P.P.S. More Beeb relevance: Micro News Part 2 features Roger
> > Wilson as the resident techie ...
> >
> > P.P.P.S. If anybody wants DVD-quality MPEG2 files (on a DVD)
> > then let me know.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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