Subj : Re: Magic smoke escaped :( To : Bob Worm From : Charles Blackburn Date : Tue Sep 19 2023 05:54:04 Re: Re: Magic smoke escaped :( By: Bob Worm to Charles Blackburn on Tue Sep 19 2023 06:45:17 > Re: Re: Magic smoke escaped :( > By: Charles Blackburn to Bob Worm on Mon Sep 18 2023 11:47:55 > > oh thems were the days..... when that trolley came out it was either the VCR or the beeb :D we were lucky in our school.. we > > had the turtle, and a bunch of the addon pods such as the teetext thng etc. > I am sure there was a turtle somewhere in the school, I'm also absolutely certain it never got used the entire time I was there > :( Perhaps if any of the teachers had had an interest I might now have shared your obvious enthusiasm... Maybe that's unfair, > possibly they just weren't ever trained up on it. yea back in my day they were just trained on some thing...but when i really got to play with them i learned so much, as you do. it's alla nostalgia thing now... I have an old 286 lying around here now my 15 year oldkeeps bugging me to muck around with ... one day when i get around to it lol > yup... I love the beeb... and yea... hcuckie egg... still my favorite game next to elite :D > > It sounds like you have a definite itch to scratch, you really should buy one. I don't think mine would meet your expectations, > sadly... not that I'm looking to part with it. Even if I'm not (yet?) a massive Beeb enthusiast it says "Science prep room" on > the side in permanent marker, and that's just cool. ahhh yea... the good ol' school markings lol.... a friend of my dads has a complete setup i've been trying to get him to let me buy lol problem s, trying to get a hold of one that's not stupid money or will ship to the states lol charlie --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: The FBO BBS - bbs.thefbo.us (21:1/221) .