8-Bit Software
The BBC and Master Computer Public
Domain Library
Credits
Credit where credit is due. Thanks to all of these people who have helped me and
8BS over the last few years (this list was started in 1996). Alphabetically:
Carol and John and Peter my kids who used to get roped in ocasinally, formatting
discs and sticking labels.
Gill, the missus, who by rights should have thrown all the 8BS gear
out the window had she been as understanding as some wives would appear
to be.
- Steve Allsopp for helping with the catalogue info
- Mick Bennet. For the donations and phonecalls
- Jim Birks. For the 512 board etc
- Alan Blundell. For Sending the BBC PD library to me
- Miroslaw Bobrowski. For the first class software and the letters, especially
the drawings from Monic
- Crispin Boylan for his valuable input
- Paul Clucas. (top right picture 'A') For chekin the spelin and the letters
annat. Oh, and for byeing the T shirt
- Trevor Crapper. For 8BS-00 and the messages for the magazine
- Colin Culpitt-Smith. For putting people this way
- Peter Davy. For the large amount of excellent, hand written software and
donation of equipment
- Gordon Dyer for his submissions for the website, scans and things
- Dave Edwards of Electron User Group for sending the EUG section of the pool,
plus loads more stuff. Dave has done a huge amount of work for the cause,
including helping to sort out large sectons of the library
- Andrew Fay. For buying the T shirt
- Steven Flintham. For all the hard work and excellent programming
- John Fullbrook. For helping with supplies
- Allan Garmonsway for amazing support of 8BS, not only by buying some great
bits of kit, but also by donating loads too
- Ben Glover for the donation of equipment
- Steve Hanson of Superior Software. For the cheap commercial software and
donations
- Jonathan Harston (bottom left picture 'A'). For the software and for his
work on the menuing system and the JGH section of the library
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- Paul Harvey. For the stack of help when you didn't really have time
- Martin Hodgson (D7X) for his work on conversion of hand drawn maps into
something readable
- Richard Hall for his submissions for the website
- Sam Jackson. For the phonecalls and enthusiasm
- Lorna Jenne. For the help, and the chats on the phone
- Frank Jones. For the help at the show
- Janny Looyenga. For pointing out errors and reviving the BBC in Holland
and for all the 512 software
- George "Get yourself a drink" Lynch. You are my buddy for ever!
- Ron Marshall of Solinet, the disc based magazine for past help
- Barry Maslin. For help on numerous occasions, saving the group a fortune
- Stuart McConnachie
For writing PC BBC. Keep it up!
- Mick Needham. For all the help and donations and the pint
- Andy Nelson (Bottom Center picture 'A') for his help
- Tim Parsons. For help, supplying stuff and the calls
- David Peck. For the supplies
- Bob Purdon for the web space in Australia
- Leigh Preece
Thanks for the donation of a large amount of server space for 8BS for a year
or so
- Mick Reeves. For the help at the show
- Stephan Richardson. (no relation!) Where do I start? Technical help both
to myself and others. Articles. Pestering commercial types for stuff for 8BS.
Supply of all sorts of things I thought you couldn't get. Donations of all
sorts. And much much more
- Jon Ripley (Bottom right picture 'A') for the JJR section of the library
- Joel Rowbottom for giving 8BS a webserver (click image for Joel's website)
- Robert Schmidt of the BBC Lives! For many things over the years
- Albert Schofield. For the tape to disc articles and all the purchases of
tape software
- Peter Shaw. (top left picture 'A') For the phonecalls and for his donations
of software
- Daniel Shimmin. (8BS editor number 2) For keeping me on my toes
- Wouter Scholten for submitting loads of stuff for the pool.
- Karl Tilbrook. For giving me somewhere to field repairs to
- Mark Usher for helping me a lot
- Duncan Webster. For starting 8BS off