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	BBC Micro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The project was initiated largely in response to an extremely influential BBC documentary The Mighty Micro, in which Dr. Christopher Evans from the UK National Physical Laboratory predicted the coming (micro)computer revolution and its impact on the economy, industry and lifestyle of the United Kingdom.
		The BBC discussed the issue with Sir Clive Sinclair, who tried to offer the unsuccessful Grundy NewBrain micro to them, but it came nowhere near the specification the BBC had drawn up, and was rejected.
		The machine was released as the BBC Microcomputer in early 1982.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/BBC_Micro (1455 words)

	BBC Micro - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about BBC Micro
		Microcomputer developed in 1982 in the UK by Acorn for use in a BBC computer literacy project.
		The BBC Model B followed on from the Acorn Atom, and was widely adopted in the UK education market, though a cut-down home computer version, the Electron, was not a success.
		The BBC B was followed by an upgraded version, the BBC Master, and replaced by the Acorn Archimedes.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /BBC+Micro (205 words)

	The BBC lives! -- Introduction & History
		These pages are dedicated to the memory and continued support of the BBC microcomputer, and all its close relatives.
		The BBC had serious discussions with Clive Sinclair (or Sir Clive), who tried to peddle the terrible "NewBrain" micro to them, but it came nowhere near the specification the BBC had drawn up, and was rejected.
		The BBC version of Elite was actually advertised on TV in Britain when it was released; the advert was narrated by the extremely popular ex-"Doctor Who" Tom Baker.
	www.nvg.ntnu.no /bbc/history.php3 (3572 words)

	STAIRWAYTOHELL.COM - HARDWARE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BBC Engineering was given the task of seeing whether an objective specification for a microcomputer could be drawn up, so that any programmes would be applicable to most users.
		BBC Publications decided to get a book written and BBC Education in Leeds, dealing with schools and colleges liaison, was asked to see how its expertise could be used to get some form of 'referral' service going.
		Inside the BBC Micro is (for £235) 16 kbytes of user memory, 32 kbytes of permanent software, one of the most powerful graphics systems around on a special chip, and something called the Tube, which allows it to 'drive' a second computer.
	www.stairwaytohell.com /hardware/cr-BBCMicro-PCW.html (3815 words)

	Introduction
		Although the cassette interface used within the BBC Microcomputer is very reliable it still only represents a good compromise for a data storage and retrieval system.
		The BBC Microcomputer does not provide all of the signals necessary for a full implementation of the RS423 standard but the main signal lines are provided.
		To complement the impressive graphics features of the BBC Microcomputer the model B machine is fitted with a primary colour drive RGB output.
	www.howell1964.freeserve.co.uk /Acorn/BBCmicro/guide/bbc_hw_01.htm (1525 words)

	BBC MICRO FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the ''Beeb'', was an early home_computer.
		The project was initiated largely in response to an extremely influential BBC documentary ''The Mighty Micro'', in which Dr. Christopher_Evans from the UK National_Physical_Laboratory predicted the coming (micro)computer revolution and its impact on the economy, industry and lifestyle of the United_Kingdom.
		The success of the machine in the UK was largely due to its acceptance as an "educational" computer – the vast majority of UK schools used BBC Micros to teach computer_literacy and information_technology skills.
	www.witwik.com /BBC_Micro (1421 words)

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		The term BBC is used in this document to refer to the following 6502-based microcomputers: the BBC Model B, B+, Master 128 and Master Compact.
		However, the hardware is different: the disc filing system is ADFS and not DFS, and together with packages that tweak the system, it is inevitable that some BBC microcomputer packages will not run on the Archimedes microcomputer even with the emulator invoked.
		Trapping direct screen access with the emulator is not feasible, since it would slow a program down by as much as a factor of ten in comparison to running the same code on a BBC microcomputer.
	www.chiark.greenend.org.uk /~theom/riscos/docs/6502Em.txt (2513 words)

	BeebMaster - BBC Microcomputer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Other on-board expansion options for the BBC Model B were the Econet system and speech upgrade.
		Some BBCs have a completely intact keyboard sticker (the fl background surrounding the keyboard) whilst some are perforated where the cartridge ROM system fits.
		If you need to perform a disc, Econet or speech upgrade to a BBC Model B it is handy to have an issue 4 or 7 as these motherboards require the fewest modifications.
	www.beebmaster.co.uk /BBCB.html (367 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the BBC Microcomputer contract was awarded in 1981 to Acorn, the machine was hailed by most of the industry as a tremendous advance in home computers.
		This is not because the BBC Micro is lacking in user RAM -- it has the same 64 Kbytes as many other home micros -- but because the advanced graphics features of the computer fit uncomfortably within the confines of the memory addressing capabilities of an eight-bit processor.
		Acom was able to do this partly through the prestige value of the BBC contract and partly because of the government subsidy given to educational establishments if they purchased the computer through the Microcomputer Educational Programme (MEP).
	cloud.prohosting.com /stoiksrs/museum/BBCmicro.txt (1392 words)

	The Acorn BBC Microcomputer :: Telcontar.net
		The BBC Microcomputer was a British machine made by Acorn Computer and introduced in 1981, primarily for the British education market, finding a home in schools all across Britain.
		A vast range of software was developed for the BBC Micro, including educational software for schools, office software, desktop publishing and graphics, a whole host of excellent games (most notably Elite, and my old favourite Gold Digger) and radio amateur software such as morse code decoding and even satellite access.
		Stairway to Hell is a BBC Micro and Electron games archive full of BBC software to play under emulation or copy over to a real machine as well as cover scans, help, instructions, MP3 audio of game music, cheats and lots more.
	www.telcontar.net /Misc/BBCMicro (1326 words)

	Directory - Computers: Systems: Acorn: BBC
		BBC Micro Documentation · cached · Includes documentation of the 6502/6510/8500/8502 instruction set, errata for BBC Micro manuals, Acorn application notes, and WD1770 disk controller programming information.
		Sprow's 8 Bit BBC Mecca · cached · Details of an assortment of hardware and software projects for the BBC micro that you can build or download, along with some commercially available add-ons.
		The BBC Microcomputer System Games Archive · Includes a history of the BBC, advice on how to obtain a BBC, emulator information, interviews with influential people in the Beeb scene, details of unreleased games, a high score table, and a large list of companies, with descriptions of the games each produced.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=475832 (243 words)

	EEA - A brief look at the servers
		Using a BBC microcomputer with a co-processor, the Level 2 server introduced the concept of users and passwords.
		Using a BBC microcomputer with a co-processor, this was the first complete server.
		This was not so noticable with BBC micros as they tended to transfer small amounts of data; and so a built in printer server, two 3.5" floppy discs and connection for a harddisc, it was quite a reasonable device...
	www.heyrick.co.uk /econet/intro/servers.html (856 words)

	Paul Weddell's BBC Alive - BBC Micro Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sprow's 8 bit BBC Mecca isn't the greatest of sites but does have some useful bits if you're into programming and the more serious side of computing.
		Telesoftware the early years In the middle of the 1980s the BBC broadcast software over the airwaves on BBC2.
		The BBC stopped the service when their viewdata service was reorganised and came under a different department.
	www.weddell.co.uk /bbcmicro/resource.htm (408 words)

	Acorn Computers Ltd. - FOLDOC Definition
		In April 1984 Acorn won the Queen's Award for Technology for the BBC Micro and in September 1985 Olivetti took a controlling interest in Acorn.
		The Master 128 Series computers were launched in January 1986 and the BBC Domesday System in November 1986.
		In May 1989 the A3000 (the new BBC Microcomputer) was launched.
	www.nightflight.com /foldoc-bin/foldoc.cgi?Acorn+Computers+Ltd. (325 words)

	BBC microcomputer software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This is a list of some of the BBC microcomputer software written by me which is publically accessible.
		This is a re-write of Mark de Weger's XFer package for transferring files between the BBC microcomputer and a PC.
		XFer in C requires a BBC microcomputer with an RS423 interface, and a machine running Win32 (Windows 95/98/NT/2000) or Linux with a spare serial port.
	www.knackered.org /~angus/beeb (384 words)

	BBC Micro User Guide: Introduction
		The BBC Microcomputer is a very versatile machine.
		This book is not the last word on the BBC Microcomputer.
		The BBC Microcomputer User Guide was written by John Coll and edited by David Allen for the British Broadcasting Corporation.
	kasoft.freeyellow.com /Central/Kasoft/Typeset/BBC/Intro.html (656 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - BBC cleared of ...
		The BBC was yesterday cleared of abusing its role as a public service broadcaster throught its growing commercial activities.
		The BBC digital channels are a joke.I did start a thread before about Knowledge,saying if it has contained schools,college,ou,bbc documentaries the channel might of been a success and in turn freed up airtime on bbc1/bbc2,but would it not of made sense to have saved money and waited for total digital penetration before launching this channel.
		BBC Choice-why does it have kids progammes on at 3-7,bbc1 and itv,not to mention the paytv channels are all showing kids shows.How about Choice actually showing a choice for us viewers that don`t want to see cookery,game shows and kids programmes on bbc1and2,to show between 3-7 say
	forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?threadid=7654 (2813 words)

	Mirago : Computers: Systems: Acorn: BBC
		BBC Micro Documentation - Includes documentation of the 6502/6510/8500/8502 instruction set, errata for BBC Micro manuals, Acorn application notes, and WD1770 disk controller programming information.
		Sprow's 8 Bit BBC Mecca - Details of an assortment of hardware and software projects for the BBC micro that you can build or download, along with some commercially available add-ons.
		The BBC Microcomputer System Games Archive - Includes a history of the BBC, advice on how to obtain a BBC, emulator information, interviews with influential people in the Beeb scene, details of unreleased games, a high score table, and a large list of companies, with descriptions of the games each produced.
	www.mirago.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Computers/Systems/Acorn/BBC (278 words)

	The BBC Computer Literacy Project - The BBC Micro (1981)
		The meeting with the BBC took place at 10am, and the people from the BBC were impressed with what they saw and awarded Acorn a contract for 12,000 machines.
		Initially two versions of the BBC Micro were launched, known as the Model A and the Model B. Both were based around a 2 MHz 6502 processor and featured the same operating system and language, BBC BASIC I (later BBC BASIC II), housed in 32 Kb of ROM.
		The original BBC Micro cost £235 or £335 (for the Model A and Model B, respectively), but this was later increased to £299 and £399.
	www.mcmordie.co.uk /acornhistory/bbchist.shtml (713 words)

	BBC Micro User Guide: Expanding The System
		Above all the BBC computer is an expandable system.
		The Tube® is a connector and software interface which permits very high speed communication between the BBC computer and a second processor.
		The "second processor" is another computer system in its own right, but one that uses the BBC computer for all the time-consuming input/output operations.
	kasoft.freeyellow.com /Central/Kasoft/Typeset/BBC/Ch45.html (990 words)

	David Griffin's games for the BBC microcomputer resurrected
		A quick search on Google revealed that there were a number of very good BBC emulators around as well as tools for reading BBC files from cassette through a soundcard.
		Memory was very limited on the BBC, especially when using the more interesting but memory-hungry graphics modes.
		Plays BBC tapes through a soundcard and converts them to UEF files for reading into BeebEm (v1.35 and later).
	www.ee.ucl.ac.uk /~dgriffin/bbc (554 words)

	Paul Weddell's BBC Alive! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BBC BASIC was built in allowing you to control sound and graphics.
		Any advice is provided on an "as is" basis and for the BBC micro only in one or more of its forms.
		BBC Alive accepts no responsibility for loss or damage howsoever caused from the use of information on this site.
	www.weddell.co.uk /bbcmicro (185 words)

	Mirago : Computers: Systems: Acorn: BBC: Micro
		BBC Micro Enhancements - Details how to connect a BBC to a display via composite video output, RGB monitor output, and SCART output.
		BBC Micro Stuff - Includes a games archive with disk images to download, and details of the disk indexing system used.
		BBC Microcomputer User Guide - HTML version of the original BBC Microcomputer user guide.
	mirago.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Computers/Systems/Acorn/BBC/Micro (168 words)

	The BBC Start Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The main aim of these pages is to provide a collection point for BBC Micro programs and articles by me and my friends, and indeed, anyone else who would like to contribute.
		I've been using a couple of BBC micro's for various monitoring experiments, from infra-red beams to sensing temperature and light levels.
		If you do have a BBC attached to your PC's com port (is there anyone else out there strange enough to want to?), I suggest you get my PC program "BBC Downloader", from the BBC Downloader page.
	www.swattons.freeserve.co.uk /brian/bbc/intro.htm (670 words)

	BBC-B Microcomputer Emulator Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The BBC family of microcomputers are a range of 8-bit home-computers which were produced during the 1980s by Acorn.
		The little information contained here is mostly from the dicussions held on the BBC Emulator Mailing List, and from the emulator development web pages I maintained at the time.
		The BBC Emulator Mailing List Archive is mostly complete, although I believe there are a few posts missing as the list progressed through a number of host sites.
	thepenguin.org.uk /bbcb (237 words)

	Only the Best BBC Micro Games / BBC Games from the past (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I first used a BBC Microcomputer in 1981 when my Dad bought one of the original Model A computers for almost three hundred pounds.
		As many BBC enthusiasts will know, the very early days were about patiently typing in programs from magazines, keeping your fingers crossed and hoping they worked.
		In late 1981 the first commercial games were released for the BBC, and from that moment on the BBC Micro became a popular and quite impressive games system.
	www.bbcmicrogames.com /about.html (383 words)

	TotalGames.net - BBC B Microcomputer - Six of the Best (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Setting you the task of saving the six children of the captured king and queen, it featured some of the most bizarre logic for an educational game ever, and puzzles that were more about trial and error rather than skill.
		A sequel naturally followed, but the sacrifice of gameplay for improved visuals and sound meant that it was largely forgotten in favour of its predecessor.
		The game's capacity for free-roaming exploration and completely open-ended structure was something no-one had ever attempted to do with a videogame before and, as such, Elite rewrote the rules for games at the time.
	www.totalgames.net /pma/19774 (587 words)

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