26 Oct
2005
26 Oct
'05
9:44 p.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
A similar question for us UK types would be to ask how
many Acorn
BBCs were modified by schools/colleges/whatever. Given the current
pile of them under my stairs I'd guess the figure was about 80%!
*modified* - or just having stuff done to them that was as Acorn
intended? They were supposed to be a highly customisable machine from
the outset - it's rare I see one that's had anything really odd done to
it. Most of the ones I've seen from schools were pretty stock, just with
various frills (commercial RAM / ROM expansion boards, disk upgrades,
Econet boards fitted etc.)
Of course how often have I seen one that's never had the lid taken off
since it left the factory in order to have something done to it (even if
it's just to add another ROM)? Probably never. :)
cheers
Jules