I bought a 32016 Cambridge Coprocessor back in the day. It's in my loft.
On 25 April 2016 at 23:49, Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:
On 04/25/2016 10:02 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
I meant to develop this point slightly, and did
in a blog post, here:
http://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/48593.html
But in the meantime, it kept the 6502-based, resolutely-8-bit BBC
Micro line alive with updates and new models, including ROM-based
terminals and machines with a range of built-in coprocessors: faster
6502-family chips for power users, Z80s for CP/M, Intel's 80186 for
kinda-sorta PC compatibility, the NatSemi 32016 with PANOS for
ill-defined scientific computing, and finally, an ARM copro before the
new ARM-based machines were ready.
I'm not sure if a user could go out and buy a 32016 copro, though. The
only ones I've ever been aware of have come from educational institutions
and I get the impression they were employed more for testing the market
than anything.
What I dismissed as one of the ROM-based terminals was the Acorn
Communicator, a single-box machine (i.e. main
board in the keyboard,
like an Amiga 500 or original 520 ST.)
I had a couple of those, and I know one went to a museum, but I'm not
entirely sure what I did with the other! I may still have it.
cheers
Jules