2 Nov
2006
2 Nov
'06
12:41 a.m.
Adrian Graham wrote:
On 1/11/06 17:54, "Jules Richardson"
<julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
heh heh :) I thought it funny that you mentioned Ferranti too. But no, this
was a much larger machine in a white metal case - it's not one I've ever seen
mentioned in any text about Ferranti before.
I'd wondered if the white machine was some weird forerunner, but if the text
on www.old-computers.com is right then the Advance 86 developed out of a much
smaller home machine and retained the original board alongside a newer
expansion board - the white-cased Ferranti's innards look much more as though
they were designed for the purpose.
Anyone got images of the Advance 86's internals just so I can be sure? I'd
probably remember enough to know if there was shared circuitry if I saw some
photos.
cheers
Jules
Sadly it went to landfill about 5 years ago
(although I did try to get rid of
it on here first!). On a brighter note I've since stumbled across an identical
machine at Bletchley though - although I've not yet seen any software or
manuals for that one either!
Hahahaha, would that be the Advance86 I've just posted about? :D