Date   : Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:25:55 +0100
From   : pete@... (Pete Turnbull)
Subject: A new Element 14

On 02/08/2009 00:17, Michael Firth wrote:

> Other pages on Chris's site confirm that all the original multi-box Axxx 
> machines
> also had red function keys.

Perhaps that's just expressed badly (I'm not exactly sure what Michael 
means by "multi-box"), but it's not correct.  The A305, A310, A310M, 
A3000, and A3020 all have red function keys because they're affiliated 
to the BBC; the first three of these are multi-box machines and the 
other two are single-box.  The A410, A440, A410/1, A420/1, A440/1, R140, 
and successors (A4000, R260, A540, A5000 etc) all have grey function 
keys, and are all multi-box; of these, the A440 and A410 are 
contemporary with the A305/310 and all up to the R140 are either 
contemporary with or predate the 3000.  The A3010 has green function 
keys as it's purely intended as a home machine.

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Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York