PC Ephemera

[Jules Richardson]

Adrian Graham wrote:
> A similar question for us UK types would be to ask how many Acorn 
 > BBCs were modified by schools/colleges/whatever. Given the current
 > pile of them under my stairs I'd guess the figure was about 80%!

*modified* - or just having stuff done to them that was as Acorn 
intended? They were supposed to be a highly customisable machine from 
the outset - it's rare I see one that's had anything really odd done to 
it. Most of the ones I've seen from schools were pretty stock, just with 
various frills (commercial RAM / ROM expansion boards, disk upgrades, 
Econet boards fitted etc.)

Of course how often have I seen one that's never had the lid taken off 
since it left the factory in order to have something done to it (even if 
  it's just to add another ROM)? Probably never. :)

cheers

Jules