Date   : Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:36:52 +0000
From   : splodge@... (Richard Gellman)
Subject: Green BBC light?

D.G. van der Pol wrote:
> Op 7-jan-2007, om 11:47 heeft Littlefield Aaron het volgende geschreven:
>
>   
>> Just spotted the following BBC B on eBay - anybody else noticed the  
>> green
>> LED? Do you think its factory spec, or modded by the original owner?
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBC-MICRO-COMPUTER-SYSTEM-ACORN-LEADS-FULLY- 
>> BOXED_W0QQ
>> itemZ110075370964QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>>     
>
> I wonder if the machine on the receipt is the same as the one on the  
> pictures. The machine on the pictures seems to me, a model B or  
> upgraded to a model B as it has 32k ram and OS 1.2. And would a Model  
> A have all the connectors fitted under the keyboard? They look  
> exactly like the ones on my model B.
> I have never seen a BBC with green leds, if this is indeed an  
> upgraded model A, then someone has done a lot of work inside. Maybe  
>   
Its a bit harder to tell, but the Cassette Motor LED also looks like a 
green replacement on my monitor.

I also find the term "Model A+" interesting. I know theres an offical 
"B+" model (who doesn't?) but I believe A+ may refer to a model A thats 
been upgraded at the shop prior to sale. That would explain the fully 
populated underside connectors and rear connectors.

Certainly the machine starts up as a 32K system, so whatever "A+" refers 
to, its definitely not a bog standard model A.

Maybe it was a refurb that arrived with damaged LEDs and the only ones 
to hand to replace them were green?

-- Richard