25 Apr
2016
25 Apr
'16
7:20 a.m.
I can't speak for Sinclair and Amstrad, but aquiring BBC Micros in the
UK is incredibly easy. There are many of them and a huge number of them
are still working flawlessly.
Roughly ten years ago I was secondary school. I noticed a BBC Master
128 had disappeared from one of the maths classrooms. I immediately went
to ask the IT guys what happened to it. They told me they were getting
rid of them so I asked for one. Still working to this day, dual 5.25"
disk. Only issue is the CMOS battery, which I have not bothered to
replace.
There are usually quite a few on eBay for an acceptable price.
Aaron
ethan at 757.org writes:
Dave is right,
I have bagged the VT220 and will be collecting it soon. They
are indeed quite hard to come by. Perhaps you could offer the university a
swap for their VT220? I mean a PC with putty on it might suit their needs
just as well.
You don't say where you are in the UK. I only ask because occasionally I end
up with too much stuff and look to pass things on (free if I got them for
free).
Regards
Rob
How hard is it to get things like Sinclair Spectrum, BBC Micro and
Amdstrad CPC type computers?
- Ethan (USA)
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Ethan O'Toole