Date : Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:34:36 +0000
From : peteveg@... (Pete G.)
Subject: Acorn "System" machines & software
Thanks Jules - yes, if you ever do get reunited with your System hardware
I'd be really grateful for a DOS rom image, and even more so if you'd be
persuaded to part with a RAM card (for payment of course!) . It would just
be really nice to get someting up and running again after all these years.
I do actually have quite a lot of Atom stuff also, and even the Colour Card,
which I've never actually tried, but I do have the full schematics for it
also so should be able to get something working. I also have a boxed BBC
Basic card - but the really odd thing that I seem to remember is that it
isn't compatible with Atom DOS, so you can't use the disk drive - only cassette?!
I could be wrong here, but this is what I remember from powering it up and
playing with it a year or so ago!
Cheers!
Pete
> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:59:21 -0500
> From: jules.richardson99@...
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Acorn "System" machines & software
>
> Pete G. wrote:
> > Hi folks - As part of a long running project of mine, that kind of gets
> > revived evry once in a while, I've almost got enough Acorn "System"
> > eurocards to attempt putting someting like a System 3 sort of machine
> > together (the big dilemma though is whether modifying a System 1 to put it
> > into a rack would be a crime in itself!). Anyway, I could still use a VDU
> > interface & an original RAM card of any description. It's a very long shot
> > I know, but if anybody does have any System cards that they might be
> > persuaded to part with then please shout!
>
> I think I may have a spare Acorn RAM card - and almost certainly some CU ones,
> although possibly with no memory on them... problem being they're all in
> storage (still, grr) so I have no idea when I'll be able to get to them :-(
>
> > The other problem with the System stuff is of course the almost total lack
> > of software/firmware. I'd dearly love to find a copy of System DOS & System
> > Basic - must be out there somewhere?
>
> I certainly had DOS running on one of my System boxes - again though,
> aforementioned "stuck in storage" problem. (At one time I had a System 1, 2, 3
> and 5 - I kept the 1 and 5). I've got quite a monstrous pile of Control
> Universal System-bus boards and enclosures, too (but about 60% of it was scrap
> as it had been "wet stored" in someone's garage for years, bah!)
>
> > (Swap ya for a rom image of BBC Basic OS for the Acorn Atom ;-) )
>
> I couldn't bear to part with my Atom with the beeb BASIC board... I have a
> disk pack for it too, and an Econet board. Never did find the colour board,
> though - just the manual, so building one might be on the cards one day.
>
> Anyway, I'm rambling as usual :) Upshot of that is that if you don't get
> anywhere, keep asking every once in a while - one day I will actually manage
> to get my collection to where I live again, so should be able to help out...
> (I'm pretty much AWOL from the mailing list right now too, but happened to
> spot your message)
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>
>
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