28 Nov
2004
28 Nov
'04
7:20 a.m.
On Nov 28 2004, 18:14, Tony Duell wrote:
check it
> Yes, I would agree. I still keep mine, though
I've hardly ever
used
it.
I'm keeping mine too (although I only ever powered it up once to was working...). It is a significant UK home computer.
But the reason
I
bought it was to get the Philips 'Pocket
Portable' compact cassette
recorder that was used with it. It was one of the first ccompact
assette
recorders, and I happen to like Philips stuff
anyway...
Sounds like mine. The one I have is a replacement, but almost
identical to the one my Dad bought in the mid-60s. It's about 115mm
wide x 55mm thick x 200mm long; it has three DIN sockets on the
left-hand side, and a red button for recording, a sort of joystick knob
to control the tape motion, and a tiny level meter all on the top front
panel. It takes five C-size cells. It originally came with a slightly
larger leather carrying case that had space for the microphone and a
power pack. Still doing sterling service on a BBC Micro and an Exidy
Sorcerer, though it's about as old as their combined ages.
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Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York