suggestions on BBC Micro, voltage converter, PAL monitor (in US)? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

22 Apr 2002

On Apr 21, 22:05, Derek Peschel wrote:
...
  It has been my mission for some time to bring a BBC
Micro back from
 England.  I would need some way to adapt British plugs to US sockets
 and convert the voltage, and I would also need a PAL monitor.  (No, I
 don't want black-and-white NTSC.  Yes, I could bring a montior back from
 England along with the computer.  I'm not sure if I want to do that.) 
Some of the Beeb PSUs have a jumper to change from 220/240V to 110/120.
 You probably don't want a PAL monitor, but you probably do want an RGB one
that can handle 625 lines (15.something kHz horizontal and 50Hz vertical).

...
  Does anyone have experience with these things?  I am
hoping to save
 money ($500 would be above the top of my price range) but I don't want
 to fry anything either.

 Oh yes, and if anyone has an extra Beeb hanging around that would be
 nice too. 
They're not uncommon here.  I bet one of us Brits could find one cheaply
for you, if we knew when you were coming over and where you'd be.

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