Re: BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

[Adam Sampson]

Mark Wickens  writes:

> does anyone know of a documented project that replaced the internals
> of a BBC Model B with a Raspberry Pi (or MiniITX PC) interfacing with
> keyboard etc. to bring modern internals with a traditional interface?

This one's been around for a while:
  http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/bbcitxb/

Tynemouth Software do USB keyboard controllers for the keyboards of
various 80s micros, including the BBC:
  http://blog.tynemouthsoftware.co.uk/2014/09/bbc-micro-usb-keyboard.html
  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TynemouthSoftware

I wouldn't want to dismantle a working machine to do this, but it was
common enough back in the day -- I converted a dead Dragon 32 into a Z80
machine in the early 90s, and I was given a terminal keyboard fitted
with a ZX Spectrum motherboard at one point. It certainly seems a better
use for (say) an Electron with a dead ULA than just sitting around
gathering dust, and it's easy enough to do it reversibly these days.

I've occasionally wondered about building an ARM workstation inside an
IBM Model M keyboard...

Cheers,

-- 
Adam Sampson  

Re: BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

[Adrian Graham]

On 07/09/2015 23:18, "Mark Wickens"  wrote:

> Bit of a tricky one to google this, so thought I'd consult the list -
> does anyone know of a documented project that replaced the internals of
> a BBC Model B with a Raspberry Pi (or MiniITX PC) interfacing with
> keyboard etc. to bring modern internals with a traditional interface?
> 
> I don't even know if there is a word for these kind of projects?

Hi Mark,

I remembered someone doing both a C64 and a BBC B, both are on mini-itx.com
from way back in '05: http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/bbcitxb/

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Binary Dinosaurs creator/curator
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collection?

Re: BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

[simon]

On 08-09-15 00:18, Mark Wickens wrote:

Bit of a tricky one to google this, so thought I'd consult the list -
does anyone know of a documented project that replaced the internals of
a BBC Model B with a Raspberry Pi (or MiniITX PC) interfacing with
keyboard etc. to bring modern internals with a traditional interface?

I don't even know if there is a word for these kind of projects?

Thanks, Mark.


That is called a hack and that is what hacking is about:
http://hackaday.com/blog

It't fun!

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Met vriendelijke Groet,

Simon Claessen
drukknop.nl

BBC Model B with Raspberry Pi Internals

[Mark Wickens]

Bit of a tricky one to google this, so thought I'd consult the list - 
does anyone know of a documented project that replaced the internals of 
a BBC Model B with a Raspberry Pi (or MiniITX PC) interfacing with 
keyboard etc. to bring modern internals with a traditional interface?


I don't even know if there is a word for these kind of projects?

Thanks, Mark.