Malcolm Cadman wrote:
> <SNIP>
>
> Both old and new users are stimulated by something new.
>
> Repeating a list that I gave earlier - probably 3 item ranges will be
> suited :
>
> 1 - £50 to £100 a card of some type, probably modular too, that most
> people would have an interest in to add to their existing system
>
> 2 - £100 to £200+ a card of some type, probably again modular too, that
> would significantly change the system - discarding the existing GC's and
> SGC's
>
> 3 - £300 to £400 an entirely, or almost entirely, new system of a small
> size, or even portable, using standard available parts as far as
> possible
>
I think if any or all of these projects could get off the ground then
the availability would itself generate further interest. Or maybe I am
living in QL dreamland again . . . who knows
> Rich Mellor recently gave me this link to an interesting hardware
> development for the BBC model B computer, that had 32K RAM.
>
> The GoMMC which allows the BBC to use a multi-media card (MMC) - see
> http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/home/hardware/gommc/what.htm
>
> Cost is around 74 euros plus postage and the MMC.
>
I have two of these on my BBC B and my BBC Master and can't rate them
highly enough. They have really given my Beebs are new lease of life,
not to mention stimulated interest from the younger generation - my
nephews - who would never have sat by waiting for programs to load from
tape!
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