Date : Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:51:21 -0600
From : julesrichardsonuk@... (Jules Richardson)
Subject: Yes!!!!
David Harper wrote:
>> It turned out to be a Master. Once I'd got it, I decided to open the lid
>> to check for anything interesting. I normally do this, and there's
>> almost never anything interesting inside. On this occasion, it's a
>> Master 512! I was very pleased to say the least.
>> ...
>>
>> I'm so happy I just had to share this with someone :-)
>
> Congratulations! You have hours of fun ahead of you.
Hours? Are you implying that Master 512s are prone to going into premature
meltdown or something? ;-)
Seriously though Alex, nice find. To be honest I think that Master 512s are
actually about the rarest Acorn machine in my experience[1].
[1] I've not yet seen a single Master Scientific, nor heard of a surviving
one, although I've had enough evidence to convince myself that they did exist
- so that one's top of my rarity list!
cheers
Jules