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Enrty 218
This is a brilliant site! Switched on my beeb the other day for the 1st time in many years, and it felt good :-)
Richard Green r_green@btinternet.com Bracknell, UK - Sunday, December 15, 2002 at 12:05:04 (GMT)
Enrty 217
TANKS,I FOUND PROGRAM THAT I NEED IN YOUR ARCHIVE
shohreh MOIN MOIN_SH1@YAHOO.COM
TEHRAN, IRAN - Monday, December 02, 2002 at 06:16:07 (GMT)
Entry 216
 This is the best web site for BBC Computers, any where in the world. Keep up the good work Chris, Regards From George
George Gunn george@gunn45.freeserve.co.uk Dunbeath, Scotland - Saturday, November 30, 2002 at 19:10:00 (GMT)

Entry 215
A great site and a lovely tribute, to a great computer!! Best wishes to all members and visitors.
Richard Tinkel (E2E) DERBY, UK - Friday, November 15, 2002 at 21:15:46 (GMT)
Entry 214
Groovy. Someone found a BBC at home and brought it into work. We fired it up and got all nostalgic. Then I just had to find an emu and have a play. Love the site. Lots & lots of cool disc-images to play with !!
Filo filo_beddo@hotmal.com London, UK - Friday, November 08, 2002 at 17:14:02 (GMT)
Entry 213
Excellent site - glad to see that somebody else is still carrying the torch of enthusiasm for one of the landmark computers of the 80s. :)
Richard Lowe <R.Lowe@webcogs.com> <http://www.webcogs.com>
Derby, UK - Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 20:25:03 (BST)
Entry 212
great archive, thanks.
Guy <punkish301@aol.com>
Birmingham, UK - Wednesday, October 02, 2002 at 01:22:31 (BST)
Entry 211
Cool Site I love Old games
Jason <JPCidKid88@aol.com>
Phoenix, US - Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at 04:46:14 (BST)
Entry 210
Lovely to see that 8BS has a legacy that will live on for many centuries to come.
Jon Ripley (D5B) <jon@stryker.freeserve.co.uk>
Sheffield, UK - Tuesday, September 03, 2002 at 19:24:10 (BST)
Entry 209
ONE OF THE BEST BBC SITES ON THE WEB - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
ANDY
UK - Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at 17:11:53 (BST)
Entry 208
Excellent, the BBC lives... Super...
Russell Davies <rldavies@ntlworld.com>
Cardiff, UK - Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 19:22:00 (BST)
Entry 207
Great site will visit often
Richard Barsby <richard_barsby@hotmail.com>
Cheltenham, UK - Friday, August 16, 2002 at 13:33:05 (BST)
Entry 206
Great site. Reminded me how I used to count the days before the next issue of BEEBUG came out !
Tad
Preston, UK - Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 23:56:45 (BST)
Entry 205
Can anyone change my games saved on BBC flooppies to PC discs? Or how can I do it? I have just started again on BBC and have all my Elite Captain files Plus some other games.
Graham Reynolds <other.room@bigfoot.com>
Cambridge, UK - Wednesday, August 07, 2002 at 11:12:05 (BST)
Entry 204
Hi Chris and Family plus 8bs people! Nice to see the website is thriving Chris and Joel is still being a star with the server. Owl - very good - Keep it up! (Greeting to Usher if he is reading this too). How are the spiders? Do you have any room in the house nowadays to live with all the BBC stuff and your sons collection? (What doesn't Carol get on her page?) We are a BBC free household now but I have the emulator at work which confuses people when they want to use my machine when I'm not there. (Dual boot - Windows 98 or Win98 with BBC Emulator!) Yes - I'm still crazy and at Keele. 8-) Take care. Leigh....
Leigh Preece <leigh@leighs.org>
Stoke via Keele , UK - Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 01:38:25 (BST)
Entry 203
This site has brought life back to my little old beeb, and he now sits smiling at the side of my PC
Andy Taberner
UK - Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 23:02:13 (BST)
Entry 202
A superb site about superb computers.
Paul Ryan <pryan_st@hotmail.com>
Mansfield, Notts, UK - Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at 02:41:35 (BST)
Entry 201
You have a great site
Laurey <Laurey@online.ie>
Dublin, Ireland - Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 00:02:02 (BST)
Entry 200
A fantastic site which has brought back all the memories of Electron computing, and made me dig out my damp spider covered Electron from the garage. Thanks for the help replacing the keyboard... I really want to get a Master 128 now, but I am not sure if I dare to clutter the house with more. ElectrEm and BeebEm are helping to satify the desire, but its just not the same as the real thing! Keep up the good work. Gordon.
Gordon Dyer <gordon.dyer@blueyonder.co.uk>
Liverpool, UK - Thursday, May 30, 2002 at 00:21:13 (BST)
Entry 199
Thanks for bringing back the good memories. Thanks to this site, I've been playing around with beebem for a while - it's good - but my MS keyboard does not have the classic vintage feeling of my good ol' beeb... Guess I could change my window$ starting tune to the beeb startup beep :-)
Chris <bofh@!nospam!.netmail.nl>
Leiden, The Netherlands - Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 23:18:29 (BST)
Entry 198
Must find more time for browsing. I still have an Electron so am looking mainly at Elk items items.
Alan Richardson <jared.r@xtra.co.nz>
Auckland, New Zealand - Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 12:02:53 (BST)
Entry 197
Thank you so much for bringing back all those old memories i had from my primary school
Jonathan Davis <everclear_rule@punkass.com>
Manchester, UK - Monday, May 13, 2002 at 15:14:45 (BST)
Entry 196
Great selection of S/W for Beeb and Arc, Thanks noah.
Adrian Dudley <noah459@hotmail.com>
Birmingham, UK - Friday, May 10, 2002 at 22:14:20 (BST)
Entry 195
I use a BBC Master Series Microcomputer, it is great! BBC Microcomputers are great! May they live long!!
Damien <djptyson@lycos.co.uk>
Wakefield, UK - Wednesday, May 08, 2002 at 13:06:58 (BST)
Entry 194
I will soon be a BBC Microcomputer owner!
Damien <damien_tyson@talk21.com>
Wakefield, UK - Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 13:39:48 (BST)
Entry 193
Excellent site, finally I can find answers to the questions that I have had for years now.
Stephen Halliday <Stephen.Halliday@UKTransco.com>
Hinckley, LEICS, England - Friday, April 19, 2002 at 15:41:43 (BST)
Entry 192
Thanks, good to see the Beeb alive and well....had one when I lived in Iceland in 1980-1986...great machine...still think it's the best I ever owned....
Ed Dorosh <karateed@hotmail.com>
Squamish, Canada - Monday, April 01, 2002 at 21:37:27 (BST)
Entry 191
By the looks of things, all these beebs will outlive their users! Good stuff, good site, keep it up, JP.
John Pettitt
Basildon, UK - Sunday, March 31, 2002 at 22:03:19 (BST)
Entry 190
Wonderful, wonderful site, which I should have put in my Favo(u)rites a lot earlier. And, as a B+ owner myself, nice to see the machine properly acknowledged!
David Buttery <gplscrapyard@yahoo.co.uk>
Worcs, UK - Monday, March 25, 2002 at 02:18:45 (GMT)
Entry 189
Excellent site. Very big! Should keep me coming back again and again
Harvey Jones <harvey_jones@caboycmp.com>
Cardiff, UK - Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 12:24:50 (GMT)
Entry 188
The day I knew computer was the day I saw BBC Micro in '84. It was really enjoying to learn it. I'm glad I found this page and I would strongly suggest you to Keep up a good work, thanks.
Omar Janudin <omeka@pd.jaring.my>
Selangor, Malaysia - Saturday, February 09, 2002 at 16:21:10 (GMT)
Entry 187
I have enjoyed looking at these pages for the BBC micro and have downloaded a program file. I have been looking for a BBC emulator for some time now and have recently found one. I will return to these web pages frequently. Many Thanks from Ivan
Ivan Braithwaite <braveheart36@btopenworld.com>
Sheffield, UK - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 23:40:07 (GMT)
Entry 186
What I have seen looks excellent, you have done the good old BBC proud, thanks for all your trouble. MH.
Mike Holdaway <mikeholdaway@onetel.net.uk>
Essex, UK - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 00:23:38 (GMT)
Entry 185
Excellent, all in one, site. Many thanks and I will be back
Don Simmonds <don@ds-graphics.fsnet.co.uk>
UK - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 08:39:08 (GMT)
Entry184
Thankyou for being here! I found you while looking for some help with the back-up battery (or circuit) for my A5000.
Ant GW0AJA <fantast@thersgb.net>
UK - Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 18:52:16 (GMT)
Entry 183
Am busy writing assembler for the master 128 I have no queries at the present time.
D Field <dfield@bridgend.ac.uk>
UK - Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at 16:12:34 (GMT)
Entry 182
What a great site! Nice to see that the BBC Basic platform still obstinately fails to die!
Tom Cumming <tcumminguk@yahoo.co.uk>
Plymouth, UK - Thursday, November 15, 2001 at 14:08:55 (GMT)
Entry 181
I am planning to transfer my old Beeb text files to my PC, so that I can get rid of all the Beeb hardware and make space. Been hoping to do this for years.
Stephan Hind <stephan@stephanhind.freeserve.co.uk>
Formby, UK - Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 11:40:22 (GMT)
Entry 180
GREAT MEMORIES WITH THESE GAMES
NIGEL BOLTON <SU.BOLTON@BTINTERNET.CO.UK>
WORCESTER, UK - Monday, November 12, 2001 at 16:21:19 (GMT)
Entry 179
I kinda like it. Thanks!
Meredith Janson
Bledsoe, PA USA - Thursday, November 08, 2001 at 06:09:51 (GMT)
Entry 178
This website is great!I especially like the cheats!
David Dodsworth <dodsw07@tiscali.com>
Grantham, UK - Monday, November 05, 2001 at 18:05:16 (GMT)
Entry 177
I have proudly owned an ATOM, it was the basis of all my computer hardware and software knowledge. Yesterday I was happy to find a Electron on an open market (my dream machine in the 80's, but I didn't have the money at that time). You can understand my surprise when I found the user manuals on the WEB on your site. I just finalized 1 hour of nostalgia browsing this site. All the knowledge you have here! Keep this site up and running.
Harm de Leeuw <delehar@hotmail.com>
Almelo, Netherlands - Monday, November 05, 2001 at 08:13:38 (GMT)
Entry 176
An excellent resource for the BBC Micro. Thanks a million!
Lee Davies
Barry (Nr Cardiff), UK - Thursday, November 01, 2001 at 20:45:23 (GMT)
Entry 175
I used to have a BBC B in the Eighties but totaly lost touch as I got older.I have now got another and am reliving all the old memories of a forgotten age.The web site is brilliant and very well laid out and informative.A must for any beeb owner.
Martin Mahoney <Ash.Lambert@btinternet.com>
Lowestoft, UK - Sunday, October 21, 2001 at 11:38:20 (BST)
Entry 174
Come back to the beeb.
Glyn Fowler <wst@cwcom.net (will soon die) G0WST@Hotmail.com>
Derby, UK - Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 21:50:18 (BST)
Entry 173
Cool Site. Wish there were more like this one on the Net.
Ron Reisebericht
- Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 09:32:48 (BST)
Entry 172
Just bought an Xploder GB. Thought since I'd invested in TWO Gameboy advance consoles and all the trimmings, I may as well explore the inner workings of how the games actually work. Problem is it will probably take me WEEKS to figure out whats going on inside the console, since "MEMORY MAPS" and "SPRITES" and so on are a foreign language to me (thought "SPRITE" was a fizzy drink, [DOH!!]). Any news of when Gameboy ADVANCE XPLODER IS RELEASED??. E-mail me if poss. Regards. MF. PS, Damn good show on the 8bs site side of things, E*X*C*E*L*L*E*N*T*!*!. Any other interesting Gameboy stuff/sites would be appreciated, esp. Techy stuff (electronic workings etc)
matthew foot <matthew.foot@uk.dreamcast.com>
northants, UK - Thursday, September 20, 2001 at 16:56:08 (BST)
Entry 171
good site but get some dragon warrior 3 not game shark
mark <spyro6621@aol.com>
US - Wednesday, September 12, 2001 at 18:44:34 (BST)
Entry 170
I have a Issue 3 Model B (Still working fine) It has an Computech Integra-B Sidways RAM board which also caters for ROMS can you send me your email so I can send some photos.
Peter Hardwick <peterjhardwick@hotmail.com>
Birmingham, UK - Tuesday, September 04, 2001 at 20:57:31 (BST)
Entry 169
You built a very nice site. Since a long time I didnīt do anything with my beeb. But I never thought of doing it away -my first love!!! The reason to look on internet for BBC-things was that I longed to play the fabulous Hopper-game again (my tape-version is broken). So with Altavista I arrived at an enormous number of BBC-sites. This is one of the most elaborate I believe. It inspires methat so many people still spend time on their beloved, so: continue.
aat van selm <ecolinfra-vanselm@wxs.nl>
Almere, Netherlands - Monday, September 03, 2001 at 22:03:49 (BST)
Entry 168
The best place to get free BBCs seems to be primary schools. My old school has two B's and Master 128, which don't work. I'm still hagglimg the principal to let me have the kaput Master and the HUGE software collection, but she tends to ignore my pleas. What she doesn't know is that they all only need new battery packs...
Adam Maye <dark.wolf@btinternet.com>
N. Ireland, UK - Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at 18:59:00 (BST)
Entry 167
This is a wonderful site! I made a conscious decision to bring in our Master 128 from the garage about a week ago, it was our only computer till five years ago and it was the first we ever had. I was 2 years old in 1986 and have loved these machines all my life. Good work Chris, and thanks for all your help with the battery and the disk drive, you'll be hearing from me again! By the way, do you think the average PC will last 15 years???
Marc Bramham <mjbramham@aol.com>
Plymouth, UK - Friday, August 10, 2001 at 23:38:20 (BST)
Entry 166
Just quite simply a PHENOMINAL site. So many memories....... BTW, Here's a scary thing, I was BORN on the SAME DAY as the Archie was announced!!!!! Scary, no?
Nicholas Derczynski <irenka@thefreeinternet.co.uk>
Exeter, UK - Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at 14:36:23 (BST)
Entry 165
Is there an Electron section? I believe there used to be some electron software available.
Alan Richardson <jared.r@xtra.co.nz>
Auckland, New Zealand - Sunday, July 08, 2001 at 09:55:24 (BST)
Entry 164
PC's are a constant pain but without them and sites like this they'd all be 6ft under! I have a BBC B, BBCB+ and a Master (without a battery!) all of which rescued from my School's skip!
James Chapman <Jim_adidas@hotmail.com>
UK - Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 21:33:30 (BST)
Entry 163
Hi all ! Love this site ! i come from the 1980 so i did grow up with these wonderfull computers (BBC Model B) any way i used to play a hacking game on the beeb but i cant remember what is was called ?? can and 1 help in naming this game and where i can get it from Many thanks ! Steven Homer
Steven Homer <steven_homer@btinternet.com>
Birmingham, UK - Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 19:11:29 (BST)
Entry 162
great site keep up the good work
moss <mosschops@ukgateway.net>
bridgwater, UK - Friday, June 15, 2001 at 22:24:46 (BST)
Entry 161
Nice review of Perplexity - cheers!
Ian Collinson
Cambridge, UK - Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 15:43:39 (BST)
Entry 160
Nice site Thanks a bunch !!!
Wayne Kline <wkkline@hotmail.com>
Muncy, USA - Monday, May 14, 2001 at 23:59:32 (BST)
Entry 159
Its a good site. im sittin here havin a bud. wazzzzzuuuuuppp
I am god walker <AdamWalker@btinternet.com>
'ull, UK - Friday, May 11, 2001 at 14:19:52 (BST)
Entry 158
Nice to see you're still in business All the best
Mick Needham (6EE) <MGN2000@cableinet.co.uk>
Sheffield, UK - Tuesday, May 08, 2001 at 23:13:42 (BST)
Entry 157
Hi - nice to see so much interest in the old faithful. Whats the easiest way to transfer software from 5.25 floppy to PC, to run on an emulator? Mostly BBC Basic progs.
jeremy hewitt <j@jeremyhewitt.co.uk>
bakewell, UK - Monday, May 07, 2001 at 11:12:50 (BST)
Entry 156
Very nice site, Now I know where to get my First BBC Micro from, allways wanted one, could never afford it though, I'm gonna save till Xmas 2001. I will get in touch when I have the MONEY, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. All the best David.
David Hughes <dhughes@madasafish.com>
Derby, UK - Sunday, May 06, 2001 at 01:26:30 (BST)

Entry 155
 Excellent Site! Owned a BBC'B years back fond memories of Elite,Never Bettered!
Wormzog <sankin1912@btinternet.com>
Stoke on Trent, UK - Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 00:53:36 (BST)

Entry 154
WOW!!! I just found this site... It just brought tears in my eyes... no joke!!! I had two BBC'c and still own a MAster 128 + 2nd 6502 Processor + 2 dual 400k floppy disks + Diskdoctor & Graphicx FX & ADFS & HIBASIC + 2 original analogue joystics + so many original games + analogue digital tracer ... oh my God... so much memories. I am so sorry that such BBC feeling will never come back again! Those were the days... Assembly language, Fantastic Basic, etc etc.... The best computer ever made!!! Thank you for bringing back such wonderful memories and for such a site, cant wait to start downloading info/software... I am going to fix my CUB monitor and install my olf MAster 128 back!!!
James Zahra <jameszah@waldonet.net.mt>
Tarxien, Malta (Europe) - Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at 19:40:22 (BST)
Entry 153
good site but can have more codes thankyou
c.p.
somewhere in the u.s., us - Saturday, April 21, 2001 at 05:43:36 (BST)
Entry 152
I owned a Master Compact and used it between 1987 and 1994 as my only computer. Thank you for this nice site.
Patrick Kaell <kaell@gmx.net>
Trier, Germany - Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 16:40:32 (BST)
Entry 151
a nice trip down memory lane. They were the good days when getting a computer to do someting was fun and a real sense of achievment
c.calver
UK - Friday, April 06, 2001 at 20:53:15 (BST)
Entry 150
Great site , great downloads etc Keep up the good work!
Martin <mpa.craig@btinternet.com>
UK - Monday, April 02, 2001 at 22:01:14 (BST)
Entry 149
The BBC Micro is the best machine ever!!!!!! Love the site, brings back so many good memories.
David Hunt <bbc@rowuk.com>
Cambridge, UK - Friday, March 30, 2001 at 21:18:43 (BST)
Entry 148
Does anyone know of a BBC emulator that runs on a Psion?
tim <tjparfitt@yahoo.com>
London, UK - Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 22:06:06 (GMT)
Entry 147
Hi Chris. Maater still working fine. Thanks for getting a Micro User section up. I was wondering where it was. Fab! Can't wait for the descriptions!
Lewis Bradley <timothydalton@mail.com>
Nr Southampton, UK - Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 14:45:16 (GMT)
Entry 146
old bbs user?
David Tudor-Morgan <dtm@london.com>
London, UK - Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 11:49:11 (GMT)
Entry 145
Hi. Only just found this site. Excellent! I own an SA RPC, A5000 and 2 BBC Bs. the BBCs are still in daily use. Greetings from Germany.
Andrew Middleton <Andrew.Middleton@privat.kkf.net>
Rinteln, Germany - Monday, March 19, 2001 at 08:55:55 (GMT)
Entry 144
A *great* site
Chris
UK - Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 14:35:17 (GMT)
Entry 143
just got my old beeb out the loft after a number of years - used to a member of 8bs - id - E3P. Now back hooked.Brilliant site - a few light years from last time I was in contact with 8bs Andy
Andy Young <andy@rexyoung.screaming.net>
Oswaldtwistle, UK - Saturday, March 17, 2001 at 22:44:23 (GMT)
Entry 142
Hi Chris ... Glad to see that 8BS is still thriving under your wing. The web site is brilliant and I have spent most of the day revisiting old-times ! Keep the past alive ! Anyone know of a Music 5000 emulator for the PC ? This would be fab ! Dunc.
Duncan Webster <duncan.webster@tinyonline.co.uk>
Stroud, UK - Saturday, March 10, 2001 at 13:12:34 (GMT)
Entry 141
Delighted to have found your web-site. My Beebs are still in packing boxes. When space allows they'll be used again. I'd be grateful to know if there's any way I can connect my Mac to them.
Susan Wharfe <susan.wharfe@skynet.be> I replied to your query Susan but this email address did not work
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Sunday, March 04, 2001 at 22:26:23 (GMT)
Entry 140
It was great to discover there was still help (and parts!!) available for the BBC! Hope to have some programs for you in the future (as soon as I find my SHIVA BBC Assembly Language book! :-) ) A good sign of the quality of a computer is the number of people who still want one 20 years later! (or are we just all nostalgiac old fools? :) )
John <8bs@persuivant.clara.net>
Hedon, near (but still not absorbed by) Hull! :-) , UK - Friday, March 02, 2001 at 19:23:58 (GMT)
Entry 139
Great site. Can't you put some of the public domain ex-commercial games like Elite and Revs Etc. on the site as other bbc site disk images are not the ful 400K for fdc etc. they are compressed Fab site!
Dan Imgram
Bristol, UK - Friday, March 02, 2001 at 09:59:36 (GMT)
Entry 138
cool!!!!!!!!!!
devin orseth <hyperdude1@aol.com>
Seattle, Wa - Tuesday, February 27, 2001 at 02:20:14 (GMT)
Entry 137
here to learn about Tenchu stelth assasinghns
Ray Adolf <rayadolf>
norfolk, - Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 11:08:00 (GMT)
Entry 136
Trolling through your impressive collection hoping to find the ROMs necessary to get emBeeb working, I was flattered to find a DFS which I wrote many years ago. This is ADDOS which I can reveal stands for A Donald's Disk Operating System. It just shows what a comprehensive collection you have here. Andrew Donald
Andrew Donald <adonald@btinternet.com>
London, UK - Wednesday, February 21, 2001 at 20:49:42 (GMT)
Entry 135
Looking for BOXFORD CNC 160 VMC disc for BBC Master as are about 100 other teachers. Boxford want an arm and a leg (or can't be bothered with the customer) for the disc and we've found it impossible to copy
Paul Vinson <pmvinson@netscape.net>
Preston, UK - Tuesday, February 20, 2001 at 16:52:05 (GMT)
Entry 134
I'm very impressed with this site. In fact, I'm so impressed that I come here a lot in order to 'raid' the public domain for whatever takes my fancy. I hope that everyone enjoyed the scanned manuals for UIM, Cholo, and the classic BBC Elite which I placed at "The BBC Lives!" -- more material is to follow as soon as I find it! Feel free to contact me, I'll answer if possible. Cheerio, ORLOK
O R L O K <orlok_mail@yahoo.com>
Questions are a burden, Planet Earth - Thursday, February 15, 2001 at 16:53:27 (GMT)
Entry 133
A very impressive display. I was a member of your club for a number of years, and am now a viewer of your pages. Best wishes to you.
tony hobday <tony@dumpton.fsnet.co.uk >
ramsgate, kent, UK - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 22:14:35 (GMT)
Entry 132
Good site
Peter Smith <peter@topclock.co.uk>
Petersfield, UK - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 21:42:40 (GMT)
Entry 131
What an excellent site; well maintained and very informative. Bought a couple of Master 128's from here, arrived promptly and well packaged. Keep it up, Chris !
Berkeley Barber
UK - Monday, February 12, 2001 at 18:04:01 (GMT)
Entry 130
The greatest BBC site ever!
Matthew Pye <me@mjpye.com>
Evesham, UK - Thursday, February 08, 2001 at 22:13:44 (GMT)
Entry 129
Cool site, BUT...I have a bbc B, and am stuck on a screen which says- "BBC Computer 32K Language?". Can anyone help? Please.
Roger <roger@duffinr.freeserve.co.uk>
UK - Saturday, February 03, 2001 at 20:19:21 (GMT)
Entry 128
I use single board 6502 systems to teach students about 8bit microprocessors. In addition I have some BBC B machines. Do you have any examples of project to interface to the BBC/6502 either for data acquisition or control. Additionally to you have an EPROM list available.
Jeremy archer <jarcher@staff.solihull.ac.uk>
Solihull, UK - Friday, February 02, 2001 at 13:02:59 (GMT)
Entry 127
Great collection, Chris! And thanx for the DU scan. Keep up the good work,
Mark
Utrecht, NL - Thursday, February 01, 2001 at 22:27:12 (GMT)
Entry 126
Thanks and greetings from Hamburg
Ulrich Hamann <UHWERBUNG@aol.com>
GERMANY - Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at 10:22:10 (GMT)
Entry 125
Hi this is the coolest beeb site for miles keep up the good work!!
Neil Johnstone <hooverneil@yahoo.co.uk>
Bristol, UK - Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 08:05:28 (GMT)
Entry 124
Congratulations on your excellent, interesting and very stimulating site.It is refreshing to know that information and resources are still available for these magic machines, which can still hold their own, even today.
Tony Boyle <tonyb5@x-stream.co.uk>
Warrington, UK - Friday, January 26, 2001 at 12:52:47 (GMT)
Entry 123
I will be mentioning the pleasure & info I have gleaned from this wonderful site in my next report to Orson.
Mork <nanonano@btinternet.com>
UK - Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 18:21:21 (GMT)
Entry 122
Hi Chris, been a regular visitor to your site for a while. Just downloaded 512-49 needed some software to test my system. Just got new setup to replace large amount of equipment lost in house fire. Keep up the good work!
Nick <p-nut@simpkinsp.freeserve.co.uk>
Bristol, UK - Friday, January 19, 2001 at 23:18:00 (GMT)
Entry 121
Excellent site, well maintained and constantly improved. This is one of the best sites I have seen - it is a pleasure using it. I have purchased a fair amount of kit from Chris and am a very happy customer. Keep up the good work Chris !
Neil Ward <nward@eurolinkglobal.com>
UK - Thursday, January 18, 2001 at 14:01:31 (GMT)
This is without doubt, not one of the best, but THE best site on the web for the Beeb. a very well designed page and MOUNTAINS of downloads, Keep up the good work. regards Keith Lanham
Keith Lanham <keith@klanham.demon.co.uk>
Birmingham, UK - Sunday, January 14, 2001 at 07:35:29 (GMT)
Wow!! Excellent site! One thing I remember about the beeb is the little beep and the cut design. Long live the BBC. Danny Jones 14yrs old BBC Fan for 10yrs!
Danny Jones <jones.danny@virgin.net>
Altrincham, UK - Thursday, January 11, 2001 at 21:33:26 (GMT)
What an amazing site best BBC site I have seen. Keep up the good work
Alan Hunneyball <alan.hunneyball@ntlworld .com>
Cambridge, UK - Tuesday, January 09, 2001 at 16:07:37 (GMT)
I recently recieved a free BBC B from my old school ( primary ) and have always liked these computers. One thing I've always liked since the infants is how they beep and the screen flashes when you switch them on.
Michael Graham <mike137@technohead.co.uk>
Thirsk, UK - Sunday, January 07, 2001 at 06:41:40 (GMT)
Hello Chris, Great site, thanks for all the help you've given me. Nice to see my Atom in the pictures section, will send more as the restoration continues. Keep up the good work.
Chris Frettsome <fretts@ntlworld.com>
Mansfield, UK - Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 19:35:53 (GMT)
very good. Will be ordering parts from you in the new year. Trying to get my range of Acorns running again and this looks like the place to help. Keep it up.. Chris
Mr Chris England <chris@epsaber.co.uk>
Aberystwyth, UK - Saturday, December 30, 2000 at 17:15:39 (GMT)
Very good site. I still use the bbc b and master and have quite a lot of hardware and software.
peter redpath <peter@pcbase.freeserve.co.uk>
UK - Sunday, December 10, 2000 at 20:18:23 (GMT)
Hi Chris! Nice site!
Joel Rowbottom <nospam@jml.net>
London, UK - Monday, December 04, 2000 at 08:56:55 (GMT)
like the "Tape to Disc transfer" from Albert Schofield - but then I am the author of SNAPSHOT! (And a whole bunch other Telesoftware which you now have c/o Alan Blundel) Keep up the good work, I promise to come back soon.
Allan Kelly <allan.kelly@bigfoot.com>
Mountain View, USA - Tuesday, November 28, 2000 at 06:11:19 (GMT)
Brilliant! Just what i've been looking for. Like yourself I hated the PC when I first got it, but now accept it for what it is, just a tool. The BBC and Master are still my favourites, especially when it comes to interfacing, after all it's what it was made for. Keep up the good work.
Roger Brealey <roger.brealey@tesco.net>
Nottingham, UK - Sunday, November 26, 2000 at 12:07:56 (GMT)
Lovely site :) Still miss my beeb, but it's heartening that sites like yours are around. Those were the days...
Liz Burrow <liz.burrow@lineone.net>
Crediton, UK - Saturday, November 18, 2000 at 17:23:35 (GMT) 
An absolutely storming website, It's so good to see that the BBC still lives in so many people despite the invention of the PC. Carry on !
James Rooke <jar@robresint.co.uk>
Llandudno, UK - Wednesday, November 15, 2000 at 12:20:37 (GMT) 
Just thought I'd leave a note to say how good this web site has been in the two years+ I've been visiting and how good the service I've received when ordering bits and pieces. Keep up the good work.
Gary McCallum <Gary.McCallum@cableinet.co.uk>
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, UK - Thursday, September 28, 2000 at 00:21:06 (BST) 
Top site mate...been a while since i got rid of my Beeb, but brings the memories flooding back. I still got my old BBC mags dating back to 1983..might even do my own site with all the articles from those...maybe, just maybe lol
Ady <adymk@cableinet.co.uk>
Gloucester, UK - Sunday, September 24, 2000 at 11:01:25 (BST) 
I like the website it is very good! I have a Scanner for the BBC and a BBC Still Working i have about 2 i think !
Steven Watson <Steven715@yahoo.co.uk>
Nr London, UK - Friday, September 22, 2000 at 22:46:07 (BST) 
What a great site, one of the best that I have had the pleasure to browse.Well designed, easy to navigate and easy on my old eye's. I look forward to many visits. brilliant........ vinnie.
Vincent Andrews <vandrews@ntlworld.com>
Nottinghamshire, UK - Friday, September 22, 2000 at 00:43:13 (BST) 
Great site Chris, thanks for everything :)
Aaron Littlefield
UK - Wednesday, September 13, 2000 at 13:01:41 (BST) 
Great site, loads of interesting stuff. Certainly brings back fond memories.
Lawrence Edwards <Lawrence.Edwards@btinternet.com>
Edinburgh, UK - Sunday, September 03, 2000 at 20:16:52 (BST) 
Great site. I visit regularly just to hear the beeb's start-up sound.
Francois Joubert <f.joubert@virgin.net>
London, UK - Friday, August 11, 2000 at 14:10:57 (BST) 
Brilliant website - finally got hold of a BBC to play with, 20 years after first drooling over them as a poor Speccy owner. Nice to see I'm not alone in my madness :-)
Alan Pearson <alsspammagnet@talk21.com>
Bath, UK - Monday, July 31, 2000 at 14:06:14 (BST) 
A very useful site with good transfer software: Thanks
David Herbert <bretreh@yahoo.co.uk>
London, UK - Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 17:55:41 (BST) 
Excellent Site
Tony Suckling <tony.suckling@xtra.co.nz>
Hamilton, - Monday, July 24, 2000 at 21:37:54 (BST) 
Very good site as I have a number of BBC B and masters plus some addons.
Peter Redpath <peter@pcbase.freeserve.co.uk>
Hants, UK - Sunday, July 23, 2000 at 22:25:16 (BST) 
Cool!
Daniel Jones <jones.danny@virgin.net>
manchester, UK - Sunday, July 23, 2000 at 19:01:06 (BST) 
Great site. What a blast from the blast. I was unable to get the links to download software to work.
Chris Dewey <chris@deweycr.freeserve.co.uk>
UK - Friday, July 21, 2000 at 07:24:44 (BST) 
Chris - you're a star. knowledgeable and VERY helpful about all things beeb !! Thanks for everything - I will sing your praises until they tell me to stop singing (I have a VERY bad singing voice so I'm told, me - I think they're all tone deaf !!!!)
kevin etheridge <kevinetheridge@kevk.freeserve.co.uk>
UK - Friday, July 14, 2000 at 22:11:19 (BST) 
Cool site Chris. Keep up the great work mate.
Reece Young <ogaz@redhotant.co.uk>
Hull, UK - Friday, July 14, 2000 at 20:55:57 (BST) 
Brilliant site! Everything you need for the Beeb and more Thanks Chris Bri
Brian Thackeray
Hull, UK - Friday, July 14, 2000 at 20:55:41 (BST) 

Chris, I am very impressed with your web site, as you've probably guessed, I now have a PC!! but I still follow the cause of the mighty BBC. I am going to send another keen BBCer some of the info from your site, he will be equally impressed. Best of luck in the future Steve
Steve Allsopp
Slough, 2000-Jul-09 11:18:33

Good stuff and great site. Thank you.
Yap Chin Huat
2000-Jun-28 04:14:46

Chris, Thanks for putting the advert on I have had a couple of enquires so far. Can you keep it on for a second week, I will let you know what has been sold, so you can remove them. About the demise of Acorn etc. Schools evening in the DES statistic report of 1992 said that ratio of pupils to micro was still far to low. Acorn's marketing policy was useless. The school where I used to work (Idependent) bought 15 Beebs to network, and 3 for the Science Dept. We had a head of computer Science. While Apple were introduced for CAD, and later Archimedes, and extra Teaching staff. I have just found out that they have gone to PC. Besides teaching staff, They have a Computer Manager, and 2 technician/trainers just to keep everything working, they have a lot more PC. I do not know how state schools could find that sort of money, so If the new marketing from dealers etc can get the market together could ther be a future for Beebs All the best Lorna
Lorna Jenne
2000-Jun-10 11:41:52

Cool site dude. Really great to see so much info and parts for sale on the net for such a great machine as the BBC is. I have 4 BBC model B's myself with drives and monitors and I love playing around on the old games and adventures. It is people like you that let us keep fresh in our minds all the great times we used to have in the early eighties, playing on the BBC. Keep up the great work, if this web site goes down, then we have all lost something special. Best wishes. Reece Young.
Reece Young
Hull. 2000-Jun-02 22:04:04

14 years ago I bought BBCBASIC(86) and did some programming for use in the factory I work with. Then Bill Gates took over. Now I started again to program some things in BBCBASIC and learned that I've forgotten a lot of things. Just curious I typed in BBCBASIC in a search engine on the web and was surprised how many people are still working with BBCBASIC and that BBCBASIC(86) is still available. I downloaded some programs and will look in the listings to find out some programming tips & tricks of the old days. Maybe you can give me some addresses with programming tips & tricks this would be welcome. Keep up the good work. p.s. My home page has nothing to do with BBCBASIC its simply another hobby of mine, Royal Enfield motorcycles. Hans Taverne
Hans Taverne
the Netherlands, 2000-May-30 07:17:20

hello there, very interesting home page not so keen on the creepy crawlies, bye
kirstie price
lincolnshire, 2000-May-05 15:19:04

Excellent site! Wish'd more PD titles would be available, e.g. the missing ones from TBI.
Hubert Nooijen
The Netherlands, 2000-May-01 16:48:59

Thanks for a VERY interesting site. Glad to see that BBC 8-bit stuff is still supported. PLEASE keep up the good work. From Tony Boyle
Tony Boyle
Warrington, 2000-Apr-09 00:07:23

It might have been some other search engine, I tried several and am not sure which one was successful
Lorna Jenne
London, 2000-Apr-06 19:53:41

Downloaded all the PC<>bbc stuff. Must dust off my beeb and master when I'm back in the UK. Cheers for doing sterling work to keep the beeb alive. Great little machine. Jumpers for goalposts... RAB
Rab
Scotland (Australia just now...), 2000-Mar-28 03:57:53

Greetings to you and your family. I'm still surviving with this PC, the new one I got last July, and it is a lot better than the Packard Bell. It is nice to see the BBC still lives. Best wishes, Peter
Peter (Diesel) Waters
York UK, 2000-Mar-25 14:44:48

Just getting into the BBC emulation thing. Have heard that it's possible to transfer Beeb 5.25 floppies on a PC. Is this true? I have almost every game available (deprotected) sitting in a box under the stairs. Any help would be appreciated.
Nigel
London, 2000-Mar-23 03:12:00

I spent many endless hours playing and programming my trusty old BBC, and it's nice to know there are still lots out there with fond memories of it too! Incidentally, if anyone knows where to get The Ferryman Awaits, Quest For The Holy Grail, or The Quill please let me know.
Graham Bull
London, England, 2000-Mar-21 14:30:23

Great to find these web sites, I rely on my Masters, I need a bit of help in return for disks / hardware if anyone can help me get my printer working and a few other probs. Thanks
Clive Buxton
Derby, 2000-Feb-24 00:43:08

Chris has just updated some educational software - EDU-7 in the download section, so that it should now work fine on most emulators. A range of switch accessed programmes designed for people with severe physical and/or communication disabilities. Yes/No; Dice; Talk-Type; Number Generator; Biorhythms; Musical Keyboard......Have a look! Keep going Chris! It's a great web-site...
Barrie Ellis
Grays, Essex, 2000-Feb-23 19:53:46

Had a shufty around the pages and it sed u wos online, so tried the chatroom and all I got was offers of a VERY dubious nature from willing ladies. How the chuffin heck do I get thru to you? I tried to phone you and it rang, so obviously u were NOT online! I no yoos damn clever, but u can't be in 2 places at once. Hear from u soon. Cluke
Cluke
Hoonose? 2000-Feb-22 18:31:30

Hello,Chris, Long time no hear. You may remember supplying me with a keyboard for my BBC Master. I was damned lucky to get it, since the old one had a duff key. Anyway, the BBC Master in question was sent to me by my brother as a present last summer. He'd "decommissioned" it some years ago in his business. I'm anxious to find out what type it is, but have only the serial number to go on, which reads: 01-AMB15-0090511 Is there any chance you could identify the machine from this number? I'd be very grateful if you could. By the way, I'm writing a Tutor for BBC BASIC for the PC, and Richard Russell is posting it on his website.It's called "Practical BBC BASIC for the PC" and I'd be grateful for any comments/criticisms. Regards, Edmund
Edmund Burke
2000-Feb-20 20:25:40

Hi Chris, I've downloaded some really cool stuff, thanks. The welcome disks are very useful and the 8bs disks are excellent. Thanks for keeping the BBC alive! Speak to you soon
Robbie Harrison
5 streets from your house, 2000-Feb-18 20:31:02

Comment eh? What a great site - an updated BBC site in 2000...
Nick Duddy
Portrush, Northern Ireland, 2000-Feb-14 16:01:49

downloaded some games to try...... THANK - YOU !!!
luke sutton
York, 2000-Feb-12 10:26:39

Superb! a sudden attack of BBC nostalgia struck me the other day as the theme tune to frak! suddenly entered my head!! I just had to play the old classics again, and am much happier for having done so :) Time to get up into the attic and dust off the beige box. keep up the good work on this site, cheers!
Seimon Williams
Wales, 2000-Feb-11 22:35:29

I know I have already signed the guest book but now that I have a BBC it really is a great place to get software or hardware that I need. Thanks to this website I have fallen in love with the BBC, I used to love a PC!!! Well done and keep up the good work.
Alasdair Davis
Scotland, 2000-Feb-06 20:13:32

I own four A3000's and a Master Compact and one of the A3000's is for sale if anybody wants it Any way I think it is a brilliant website.Keep it up Chris
Richard Butler
Ireland, 2000-Feb-04 20:18:50

Great Beeb page, keep it up!
Dan Pope
Bristol, 2000-Jan-31 19:26:59

Great to see you still operating. I am a former member who still uses B and Master for accounts, labelling and quick word processing. Big bit of nostalgia, too. Keep going Chris.
Alan Eccles
Isle of Dogs, (once of Bridport), 2000-Jan-26 01:24:39

Pleased to see you can still get stuff for the BEEB. Thanks, Martin
Martin Topping
Newcastle, 2000-Jan-25 17:16:18

Hi Chris Can you send me the PRF details Regards Robin
Robin Drury, 2000-Jan-24 23:06:21

Thanks... I'm looking into redoing Repton Infinity on as an open source type thing, so that it can be compiled on different platforms. I've already nearly completed my version of a Repton 3 screen player (which uses no code from the original, and hence is copyright free). All the best.
Matthew Wilson
Oldham, Lancs, UK, 2000-Jan-24 12:12:52

Wonderful! Amazing! Keep up the good work!
Alasdair
Scotland, 2000-Jan-11 22:04:32

Marvellous - didn't expect to find all this . . .
Q
Oxfordshire, England, 2000-Jan-03 22:40:11

Excelent site Chris for an excellent computer, My Acorn Winchester that I purchased from 8bs is great, thanks for still keeping the beeb alive!! See you soon, Robbie :)
Robbie Harrison
Hedon, 1999-Dec-30 20:04:49

Hello Chris It's been a long time since I've been in touch, but now that I'm on the net I thought that I'd just say hello. Also, could you E-mail me your E-mail address, 'cause the one I used from an old letter from you didn't work. Lastly I'd like to wish you and yours a Happy, Healthy and prosperous New Year Regards Chris
Chris Robbins
St. Albans, Herts, 1999-Dec-29 20:20:23

Hi! I am from Kiev, Ukraine. I have still working BBC-B but don't have enough soft. I get many disk images from Your site but dont know how to trnsfer disk imegs to BBC DFS or ADFS disk. If any infirmation avalable, Plase, send me message to E-Mail or to ICQ address 11884009
Kostya Bezgin
Ukraine, 1999-Dec-22 20:50:56

Just got here!!
Mike Trinder
New Zealand, 1999-Dec-22 20:42:35

Boy oh boy! What a site! And in the UK! Finally a top notch site that just so happens to be about a top notch computer. I will be coming here again (and many times more) I liked the spitfire. The telescope projection of the eclipse was the method I should have used, instead of the one where you burn an image into your eye for good.
Simon J.M Davison
WestYorkshire, 1999-Dec-22 02:56:42

I am planning to get back into BBC computing, so I will be dropping in on a regular basis. This is a well written, well constructed site
Peter Nelson
London, 1999-Dec-18 23:29:50
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I LIKE THE VARIETY OF THINGS TO CHOOSE FROM.
TRINA VIEAU
1999-Dec-18 03:58:47

Brilliant site!! Rekindled my interest in the machine in the corner of my attic. And it fired up instantly with no noisy fan. Having used Beebs in school and owning a master with Viglin lid I thought I knew a lot but this site has opened my eyes. There are still schools in Northumberland using BBCs. I'm keen to try preserving some of the software on PC for posterity but worried about infringing copyright. This is a sensitive issue for this county after a music infringement. Advice sought on this.
Alan Rolleston
1999-Dec-07 23:07:34

Best 8 bit site I've ever seen! Love the rotating images
Andrew C. Poole
Cheshire, 1999-Dec-01 15:49:19

BBCs' Rule! :-) Great site for a great little machine. The innocent days of computing. No conme^H^H^H^H^Hmonopolistic companies trying to dictate terms for everyone, simple machines, simple operating systems. Long Live the Beeb!
Bill Keesing
Auckland, New Zealand, 1999-Dec-01 05:47:39

hey i love the spiders but the ever changing visitor counter is beginning to do my head in i just thought i would make yu aware of this fact bye
jennie
hedon, 1999-Nov-23 18:57:21

Hi, it's really wonderful to see that there are still people dedicated to the Beeb and actively supporting it. I've had a BBC Model B since 1984 (one of the few in Belgium) and I've used (mainly programming and "exploring", I am a software engineer by profession) it until about five years ago. Since then it's been in the cellar of my successive homes, although I've always continued searching for / buying hardware, software and documentation for it. I plan to unpack it in a few months' time, when I'll (hopefully) have finished refurbishing the house. I hope to become more actively involved in the BBC "scene" then. Yours sincerely SdW
Siegfried de Wolf
Mechelen, Belgium, 1999-Nov-22 19:17:33

I liked the look of your site very much and was very pleased to find a source of spares for BBC machines especially as the power supply has just gone down on my Master!
Ken Walker
Montrose, UK, 1999-Nov-17 23:18:42

Aaah, nice to see someone appreciates what a fine piece of work the BBC range was (is). I've actually still got mine, though it's been relegated to the loft because the damn thing started giving me electric shocks. Plus the lithium battery ran out after all these years, which means configuring it every time I want to use it! Anyway, it's still useful for playing my favourites, such as Citadel and Stryker's Run among others, which beat a lot of today's games hands down in my opinion. Keep up the good work, and keep the BBC alive!
Rob
UK, 1999-Nov-15 23:02:30

I now have a Tiny PC as well as a BBC and 512 Master. I am busily transferring 5.25 Master 512 discs onto PC 3.5 discs with some success. I wonder if you still have supplies of 5.25 second hand discs at £5 for 40. I`m also wondering if you have any 512 tube add-ons to convert another Master 128 into a Master 512, and if so at what price. This is my first attempt at sending an E-Mail message. Best wishes to you Chris.
Tony Hobday
8-Bit Club Member K3J, 1999-Nov-11 20:35:37

What a nice resource. I shall be back as I am trying to revive the bbc b that's sitting in the spare room. I am hoping that my grandchildren may find some fun with it. Aside from the bbc I nurse an old mac along but for work have to use the pc, having transfered from the arc. I design the web site where I work; one day I'll get my own pages up. Keith
Keith Bolton
1999-Nov-10 14:43:32

Good to see that the BBC lives on - I can see what a lot of effort has been put into the 8bs site & resources - well done! As a former B user I feel it is all worthwhile, and will attempt to get a B emulator running on my PC. Keep up the good work - it's part of our history. Philip
Philip March
Sussex, 1999-Nov-04 14:13:23

took your advice changed from freeserve the bills were getting a bit dear at£175 tried this before but it didnt work opperator error no doubt see you in dyke bottom (if you know what i mean)
kevin, 1999-Nov-02 23:17:49

Good site. I have very little software for an old BBC I have acquired so this is a very useful collection. Cheers.
Chris Bridge
Cardiff, Wales, 1999-Oct-29 12:55:08

Hiya, I've just had a little browse through you site, Great stuff! I am also a BBC user, and I'm trying to collect together just about anything useful to me, as well as some rarities (eg Laserdisc player). I am keen on the idea of using Beeb's with modern pieces of equipment ie. modems, cd roms, large hard drives, and also to connect with bulletin boards (If any exist!) with a BBC. I currently have a growing collection of kit, such as BBC B, 2 masters (1 with 512 186 board fitted), an EPROM programmer, An Electron, A double 5 1/4" disk drive whish sits over the top of the master and looks lovely, loads of ROMS, a ROM expansion board, tons of manuals,and a drawerful of original games on cassettes which I could never hope to play all of them as I would be on for weeks loading them in! I had a look through your for sale section, so expect an order from me soon! Is 8BS for members only? How do I join? Is there a printed magazine? Or software on disc? Feel free to E-mail me anytime on Shaun@Toppop.freeserve.co.uk Looking forward hearing from you! Shaun Marsh
Shaun Marsh
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, 1999-Oct-27 22:19:48

brilliant site how much are dfs roms for bbcb
michael, 1999-Oct-09 16:25:23

Long live the BBC! Only we will survive Y2K
Darren Lloyds
cardiff, 1999-Oct-04 17:06:20

the best bbc site a new enthusiast could hope for
luke middlewick
poole ,england, 1999-Oct-02 21:01:42

good to see some support out there. Still trying to find a way to get my Opus disks onto a Beeb with an Acorn interface.. lol
John
Kent , UK, 1999-Sep-25 23:50:44

Is there a BBC Micro oriented user group/mailing list?
Marcus Ambler
Bradford, 1999-Sep-24 11:56:21

Nice sites. Used to love the beeb - looks interesting. Come back Repton!!!! Rod Walker
Rod Walker
Watford, Herts, UK, 1999-Sep-02 22:24:02

Hello there, I'm trying to source a copy of Thrust for my flatmate who is into alternative landscapes. The irony is that those were the days when I paid for all my software but my loft is a challenge that has beaten my so far. Any advice or solution would be more than appreciated, James
James
London, 1999-Sep-01 11:58:57

Its wonderful to find that there are others out there that still have an interest in BBCs. I still have my Atom, BBC B, Archimedes and associated hardware, let alone the 200+ disks of software, Rom images, utilities etc. I now work with PCs all day and seriously miss the good old BBC. Keep up the good work. All the best, Steve
Steve Perry
Egham, Surrey, 1999-Aug-23 16:07:42

You took a bit of finding again. You have worked fast with getting the items on the site. I managed to fix Doom. Somehow it had all by itself altered its screen resolution in advanced settings. You see, these bloody thing ARE alive. It was nice to see you again. Keep up the good work for the dear old BBC.
Peter Waters
The beautiful and ancient city of York (the original one!), 1999-Aug-03 18:48:45

After being a fan of the BBC B throughout the 80`s, I was extreamly impressed to find that followers of the 8 bits still exist. Although I no longer have my BBC, I remember it fondly and spent many an hour messing about with it. Your superb web site has brought back many fond memories and as a result I am know seriously considering buying another to `hobby` about with. An altogher great web page. Keep up the good work as there must still be many of us `oldies` left out there that will always remember the 8 bits as the best there ever was!
Mark Dale, 1999-Aug-01 15:08:40

Hi there buddy, had a good look round your site. BRILLIANT!! Could'nt leave without saying anything...Long Live The Beeb. Bri
Brian Thackeray (Gramps)
Keyingham Nr Hull, 1999-Jul-26 00:01:05

Nice site. Especially like the marketplace/buying and selling bits. I have just got hold of a mint condition (original packaging, etc.) Electron, but need a power supply for it. How can I get one? Are there any good alternatives to the official one? In fact, are there any sources for Electron-ica anywhere? All I can really find is footnotes about it on BBC pages and I would like more.
John Wills
Reading, Uk, 1999-Jul-24 11:39:44

Sorting out some old, unused hardware at school and found the BBC, very sentimental about this, we both go back a long way! searched the internet for help on connecting a monitor to it and found this website. Fantastic, I can now get the BBC up and running to show the children control and a bit of history !
chris mehta
London, 1999-Jul-21 11:18:02

Well, I don't know. It all started a few weeks ago, playing around with MAME and the emulators of the old Arcades. Now, I've got round to hunting down BBC Basic and odd associated bits 'n' pieces and I find this amazing active group of people driving on with all those things that started the home computing revolution. It's most welcome and I'm having great fun trying to get my old BBS running (The Animation Station) with pcBBC. Regards, Dug.
Dugald Holmes
Sydney, Australia, 1999-Jul-20 11:35:36

The Beeb Rules! :-)
Bill Keesing
New Zealand, 1999-Jul-19 07:43:14

This is a top web site. Lots of retro stuff. Great scans Chris.
Chris Kelly
Huntingdon,UK, 1999-Jul-17 13:19:28

Great Site! There's so much nostelgia here it makes we wish I'd never sold my BBC all those years ago. Hopefully I'll be able to get my BBC Emulator (BeebIt for RISC OS) as close as possible to the real thing. The information on these pages have helped a lot. Thanks.
Michael Foot
New Zealand, 1999-Jul-14 02:46:20

Great site! I'm inspired to dig around in my basement & find that old Atom and Model B. Hope my joystick (specially modified for Elite) is still where I left it 15 yrs ago. Cheers, Derek.
Derek Kennedy
Glasgow, Scotland, 1999-Jul-04 22:12:15

Thanks Chris for putting the discs on the web, just downloaded everything, a couple of months worth of stuff to look at.
Mark Scholes
Nottingham, 1999-Jul-02 17:55:29

Thanks for a nostalgic 20 mins
Donald Alexander
Dudley, W.Mids., 1999-Jul-02 10:46:12

Excellent site Chris. Keep up the good work
Clive M. Stephenson (E5B), 1999-Jun-28 22:47:00

get the e-mail?
mike elias
men are from mars, women from venus 1999-Jun-26 22:25:38

Dear Chris, I was so sorry that you stopped the magazine, but fully understand why. After that I realised that I had to get into the PC world, but I still have my Master set up, just in case! These things are very unfriendly. I have a lot of Wordwise texts on 5.25 disks, how can I read them on this machine? Perhaps I could pop over for a chat, making sure that I have a full tank of petrol, first!! Best wishes to you and your family. Peter
Peter D Waters (D3W)
York, 1999-Jun-26 15:36:06

Dear Chris, Quite a few things have changed on your web site since i last looked at it! Sam:-)
Sam Jackson (K7K), 1999-Jun-15 13:53:56

A very good idea! I hope this will be the site with the most (PD)-BBC-software. kind regards, Peter Janssen (a BBC-addict)
Peter Janssen
Netherlands, 1999-Jun-10 22:10:25

Having just found an old BBC B which was given to me many moons ago, I fancy firing it up. Need to get DFS and a drive, and then some s/w (ELITE - I WANT IT NOW :) )
Paul Barker
Darlington, Co Durham 1999-Jun-08 11:45:44

Fantastic website, very informative...long live the BBC!!
Peter
Australia, 1999-Jun-01 13:25:46

Interesting
Clive
Durham, 1999-May-23 07:58:29

Hiya, Chris! :) I've been meaning to sign your guestbook for ages! Well done! This site just gets better and better!
Carl Stock
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, UK 1999-May-14 19:11:08

Just thought I'd say hi to Chris, tell him my orders are gonna be on their way.
Faraz Choudhry (E6R)
Mansfield, Notts. 1999-May-14 14:23:15

I am on the internet with Carol's PC and wish it was allas easy as the BEEB. Hope you are ok. I am going to have to sell my master etc as we don't have the room for 3 computers. Will give you a ring some time LOVE Lorna
lorna jenne
london, 1999-May-11 08:01:50

I will keep in touch Regards Gordon
Gordon Sweet
Hastings, 1999-Mar-06 08:20:54

Hi, yeah library looks cool. I was wondering, I`m after "1" file :) if poss, the Flying Wizards game from TAU-88-1 Acorn User Jan 88 1D 24.. If Poss could you e-mail it to me ?? I remeber playing it on me old Electron a few hundred years ago :), now using pcBBC reg`d to re-live my youth :)... Keep up the good work....
Alan
London, 1999-Feb-11 22:57:31

Animation is great now I can get it to work
Edward Clayson
Southampton, 1999-Feb-01 19:35:57

Still keep Beebs for Computer Assisted Learning, LOGO, word processing and control work with our youngsters. Wish our P.Cs were as reliable and easy to use. 8BS great website. Keep up the good work! P. Duncan Head teacher
Peter Duncan
Brampton, Cumbria, U.K., 1999-Jan-25 20:56:36

my bbc b computer(bought in 1984) has long been idle because of the PSU unit failure (capacitor punctured!!)and also the ULA got hit may be static discharged. it's nice to find a column as this. Thanks a lot and maybe I could turn on the ignition of the good old bbc computer again.
radzif
malaysia, 1999-Jan-25 07:10:51

Many moons have been quested upon, to find such content as what is displayed here.....Marvellous The BBC....The best machine I ever owned (W E L L) So much info and fun
Darren
Porstmouth - England, 1999-Jan-23 21:35:58

Keep up the good work on this site Chris. My own site should be up and running about the end of February 1999. See you soon!
Stephan Richardson
Stafford, 1999-Jan-22 10:53:18

This great site rekindled my love for the Beeb. Nice one Chris!
Ian Lane
Derby, 1999-Jan-20 11:23:45

Nice site, long live the Acorn Electron. I need to play Citadel again
dave norman
Bracknell, Berkshire, England, 1999-Jan-20 00:28:59

What a great web site. Congratulations Mr Richardson. A fantastic effort - and all on a BBC I presume :-) If only the Internet ran on an Econet subsystem.
Mark Usher
Austria, 1999-Jan-18 16:22:42


By hook or by crook I'll be first in this book
Chris Richardson
Hedon, 1999-Jan-18 14:13:49