BBC Micro Acorn 8-Bit 3-Way!

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• PI

  @pixel_fandango · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  :face-turquoise-covering-eyes:Apologies for spelling RISC (Reduced instruction set computer) as Risk - just stupid brain failure! 😖

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• RO

  @RobertHellier · 7 months ago

  I remember my Junior School had a BBC A with a portable TV and Tape deck that was used for good 6 months the school got it upgraded and replaced that second hand colour TV for a Microvitec monitor it wasnt that long later the disc drive came along

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• MS

  @MSHarvey_Lyricsmith · 7 months ago

  The BBC also came out in the BBC B+ range of expanded memory versions 64K and 128K. They came out before the Master System.

• 37

  @37Retro · 1 year ago

  I grew up with the Spectrum 16K, 48K, 128K and finally +3 but a friend had an Electron and I really liked the colourful graphics style on it. I remember games like Hobgoblin, the golden figurine, Magic mushrooms and of course Repton. I must pick one up at some point, really enjoyed it back in the day.

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• CI

  @cigmorfil4101 · 6 months ago (edited)

  Part of the 32k &quot;ROM&quot; was actually memory mapped IO for the interface chips.<br><br>The 32k was split into two 16k ROM areas. &nbsp;One was the machine OS (including the memory mapped IO) and the other was the &quot;language&quot; ROM which were &quot;sideways&quot; ROM - IIRC 16 could be swapped into that memory (one at a time). &nbsp;The base machine had a BASIC ROM there and most users added a Disk Filing System there (in the same address space). &nbsp;You could add other &quot;language&quot; ROMs, eg Pascal, Word processor, terminal emulator, and not even have the BASIC ROM installed.

• ST

  @StreborKram · 1 year ago

  Really solid video! Frankly better than most - thank you!

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• BR

  @brnrds · 1 year ago

  The Electron not having a serial port and modern retrofits seeming less than straightforward really does go to show that life doesn&apos;t really go as one might hope. That said, I&apos;m really hoping to get a passable case with a fixable keyboard that I can plonk a Pi into and scratch all the itches.

• TH

  @TheSaabClinicUK · 10 months ago

  I had an Electron back in the day. It meant i could carry on my Computer Studies project programmes at home. And so finish my coursework ahead of others. Mine had issues with the ULA. I remember having a stack of Cardboard inside the case on top of the ULA which kept pressure on the chip when the case was put back together. That kept it running ok.

• AC

  @AcornElectron · 1 year ago

  Merry Christmas me!

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• RO

  @roylewis8418 · 1 year ago

  Very interesting and thorough explanation of the differences between the 3 models, very much appreciated, thank you for all your efforts. Merry Christmas and New Year

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• FD

  @fdcast · 1 year ago

  I’ll have a P now, Bob. 😂

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• BA

  @barryscarr · 1 year ago

  I learnt to program on a BBC Model B using the Pascal ROMs (and a copy of Findlay and Watts book on Pascal). Thanks to that machine (and book), I&apos;ve been a professional software developer for past 35 years.

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