Acorn BBC Micros

From: Arlen Michaels <Arlen.Michaels.amichael_at_nt.com>
Date: Thu Nov 5 14:20:35 1998

> Mark <mark_k_at_iname.com> wrote:
>
> Use a step-up transformer (110 to 220-240V), frequency probably
> irrelevant, though I'm no BBC expert. You should be able to find these in
> many places like Tandy/Radio Shack.
>
> You could hook the composite output up to a video monitor or TV. You might
> have to adjust the vertical hold and vertical size to get a decent
> picture. And this would be monochrome.
>
> Connect the TTL RGB o/p to a suitable monitor for colour. As long as the
> monitor has a v.hold control you should be able to get a stable picture.
>
Mark is right. I'm running a UK model BBC here in Canada and it displays
quite well on an RGB monitor. Don't let the monitor concern deter you from
acquiring one of these elegant little 8-bitters. If you appreciate the
Apple II, you'll respect what a thoughtful job Acorn did with the BBC and
the version of Basic they built in. Do try to get one with a floppy-disk
interface installed (it was an internal option in the earlier models). You
can use it to connect old IBM 360K drives (40 track) easily enough.

I haven't bothered to adapt the psu to 120V (just running it off a
120-to-240 transformer). Line frequency has not been a problem.

Arlen Michaels
amichael_at_nortel.ca
Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 14:20:35 GMT