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M1BYT > IBM 16.04.06 22:55l 43 Lines 1910 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Read: GUEST DC9BM
Subj: Re: BBC micro
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From: M1BYT@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
To : IBM@WW
VK6BE Opined with considerable skill:-
> They were very high priced out here (about
> $4000 compared to $600 for the Commodore) and their programming language
> was unique.
Comparing the two, the BEEB was a much more capable system.
> The Beeb had only single note capability as
> did the Australian made computer used in high schools here at that time -
> the Microbee which posed all sorts of problems in usage.
Unless my memory is wrong, the Beeb had four sound channels - three able to
produce notes and a fourth able to produced programed white noise. I remember
messing with tone hone dialing using the beeb, which involved being able to
produce two simultaneous tones.
The early production suffered from an IC which was susceptible to heat. An
interim fix added an heatsink, until the IC could be replaced. Other than that
initial problem the Beeb proved to be a very reliable machine.
Later models of the Beep added a range of co-processors and even a level of PC
compatibility. I ran an early version of PC Autoroute on the Beeb, the
software used to find the best road route from various parts of the UK.
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