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I'd been down visiting my brother the last few days and @mrbombermillzy and I had been chatting about a few machines in the weeks (probably months actually) preceding that I could relieve him of :)

As it turned out, he was on my way home, just 50 minutes from where my brother lives, so agreed to meet up rather than try and courier such fragile machinery about the country.

It was really good to meet physically with a fellow retro addict, and although I was only able to spend half an hour ish chatting, it was certainly time well spent, and if you're able to go to the retro meet-up he's organising: https://www.exxosforum.co.uk/forum/viewt ... =20&t=5390 I reckon it'll be great fun. Sadly I can't go, but hopefully some of you can.

Anyway, I am now the proud owner of an Archimedes 5000, a TI99/4A and a 2nd 800XL, plus a few extra books, as below:


I'm fairly sure these will end up as projects on here in the not too distant future :)

Anyway, thanks again to mrbombermilzy, and it was great to meet you :)

Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)

Steve wrote: 18 May 2022 19:02 Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)

A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school, what is really interesting is that ther is a supplier label on it and it originally came from Chelmsford in Essex, literally 30 odd minutes down the road from me so I'm thinking it's come home :)

Thanks @rubber_jonnie. Enjoy.

I can see they've gone to a good home. :D

The A5000 is nice, as long as it doesn't have battery damage. You can actually change the CPU and upgrade them far more than the hobbled A4000.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 18 May 2022 19:28

Steve wrote: 18 May 2022 19:02 Nice! I'd like to get an a5000 one day too :) I remember using one in primary school :)

A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school...

Quick story:

In our Secondary School, we had BBC Bs at school till the last 2 years I was there, when they upgraded to archies.

Anyway, some idiot in charge forgot to put our class in for an IT GCSE in our 4th year, so when someone realised (pretty much at the end of the year, so far too late to apply) we were hastily put in for a Typing Qualification (which was literally a few months work). The rest of the 5th year was spent playing Zarch and Conqueror and looking at Archie demos! :lol:

mrbombermillzy wrote: 18 May 2022 19:33 Thanks @rubber_jonnie. Enjoy.

I can see they've gone to a good home. :D

They surely have 😁

stephen_usher wrote: 18 May 2022 19:35 The A5000 is nice, as long as it doesn't have battery damage. You can actually change the CPU and upgrade them far more than the hobbled A4000.

Will make a start on it soon, see what's what.

mrbombermillzy wrote: 18 May 2022 19:42

rubber_jonnie wrote: 18 May 2022 19:28
A5000 is a whole new episode for me, we only had BBC Bs at school...

Quick story:

In our Secondary School, we had BBC Bs at school till the last 2 years I was there, when they upgraded to archies.

Anyway, some idiot in charge forgot to put our class in for an IT GCSE in our 4th year, so when someone realised (pretty much at the end of the year, so far too late to apply) we were hastily put in for a Typing Qualification (which was literally a few months work). The rest of the 5th year was spent playing Zarch and Conqueror and looking at Archie demos! :lol:

I can't believe they forgot to put you in for the exam!

:dizzy: