Comments on: The BBC Micro http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-bbc-micro/ Just another WordPress site Fri, 10 May 2013 18:58:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Allan Olley http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-bbc-micro/#comment-48 Allan Olley Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:39:38 +0000 http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/?p=377#comment-48 I remember first learning of the BBC Micro around 7 years ago I think (being from Canada the system was not one I'd seen growing up). There was a story about the attempt to recover the information from the virtual domesday book project of 1986, which fascinated me (the whole thing was based around a specially modified laserdisc player and a BBC Master computer apparently). Back in 2002-2005 there were stories about the attempts to recover the data which were successful, but searching again just now I've discovered that it was revived yet again more recently (with an update). Also I had not realized that there were various different projects that achieved various kinds of success. Wheels within wheels on this on. Also, the whole thing may never be available again, because of copyright issues... Some links on this: <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2534391.stm" rel="nofollow">BBC story 2002</a>, <a href="http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue36/tna" rel="nofollow">a long article one of the projects to preserve the discs and programs</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13367398" rel="nofollow">2011 BBC story on the reloaded project</a> and for good measure <a href="http://www.atsf.co.uk/dottext/domesday.html" rel="nofollow">an account by one of the developers</a>. Sorry this was a bit of a tangent... I remember first learning of the BBC Micro around 7 years ago I think (being from Canada the system was not one I’d seen growing up). There was a story about the attempt to recover the information from the virtual domesday book project of 1986, which fascinated me (the whole thing was based around a specially modified laserdisc player and a BBC Master computer apparently). Back in 2002-2005 there were stories about the attempts to recover the data which were successful, but searching again just now I’ve discovered that it was revived yet again more recently (with an update). Also I had not realized that there were various different projects that achieved various kinds of success. Wheels within wheels on this on. Also, the whole thing may never be available again, because of copyright issues…

Some links on this: BBC story 2002, a long article one of the projects to preserve the discs and programs, 2011 BBC story on the reloaded project and for good measure an account by one of the developers.

Sorry this was a bit of a tangent…

]]> By: cgarcia http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-bbc-micro/#comment-8 cgarcia Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:33:15 +0000 http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/?p=377#comment-8 You are correct, indeed. The Master had a 6502-type processor as its main processor, but the first commercial ARM use was the ARM Development System, a secondary processor for the Master. Sorry for the confusion. Should have been clearer on that one. Thanks Chris You are correct, indeed. The Master had a 6502-type processor as its main processor, but the first commercial ARM use was the ARM Development System, a secondary processor for the Master.

Sorry for the confusion. Should have been clearer on that one.
Thanks
Chris

]]> By: djm http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/the-bbc-micro/#comment-7 djm Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:21:43 +0000 http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/?p=377#comment-7 Correction: I'm pretty sure the BBC Master was a 6502 and not an ARM - the BBC systems that used ARM processors were the Archimedes range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Master agrees. Correction: I’m pretty sure the BBC Master was a 6502 and not an ARM – the BBC systems that used ARM processors were the Archimedes range. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Master agrees.

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