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| nixiefreqq:
thanks. found the wiki page for bbc micro. got it now. |
| PA0PBZ:
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 15, 2022, 08:04:01 pm --- --- Quote from: nixiefreqq on July 15, 2022, 08:00:20 pm ---what is a bbc computer? is it a brit thing? (really......have no idea what that is) --- End quote --- Yes it is. They didn’t sell in America. --- End quote --- Funny you'd say that, I have a model here that was made for the US market with lots of shielding to comply to whatever it needed to. I guess the fact that I have one confirms that they didn't sell (very well) in the US. |
| bd139:
--- Quote from: PA0PBZ on July 15, 2022, 08:18:15 pm --- --- Quote from: bd139 on July 15, 2022, 08:04:01 pm --- --- Quote from: nixiefreqq on July 15, 2022, 08:00:20 pm ---what is a bbc computer? is it a brit thing? (really......have no idea what that is) --- End quote --- Yes it is. They didn’t sell in America. --- End quote --- Funny you'd say that, I have a model here that was made for the US market with lots of shielding to comply to whatever it needed to. I guess the fact that I have one confirms that they didn't sell (very well) in the US. --- End quote --- Yes they pushed a load over there which were used in schools then replaced with Macs (and C64’s if I remember for tax reasons) fairly quickly. The backlogged stock was re-engineered for PAL standards and sold cheap on the European market. That’s probably where yours came from. If you look inside there’s usually a bunch of DIN sockets with shitty soldering wired to the board with jump wires which was part of the rework. Been using BBCs a while here :-DD (1982) |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: Robert763 on July 15, 2022, 06:09:21 pm ---Just done something really stupid and no it wasn't a TE purchase. Went into workshop to continue work on a project. I had "borrowed" the IEC lead from the METCAL to power something last night because it was handy. So today I plugged it in and then went to change the bit, It had been off all night so I didn't bother with the silicone pad. Yes, the damm power button was in and the bits get hot very quick. I now have 1" long blisters on my thumb and forefinger and a 1/4" one on the second finger :palm: Yes, correct first aid and aloe vera gel was applied but I still feel like a right twit and it still hurts... --- End quote --- WTF, you been watching these soldering tutorials again ? Obviously you weren't looking at her fingers ! :-DD |
| BU508A:
--- Quote from: bd139 on July 15, 2022, 08:22:24 pm ---Been using BBCs a while here :-DD (1982) --- End quote --- And for the curtains, were you advised by med6753? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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