A BBC B is coming, but it has a tinge of sadness

[rubber_jonnie]

Back in 2017 I returned to work for a company I'd been at before some 6 years previously.

There was a chap there called Neil, who aside from being a very talented techie was also a gentleman and fabulous musician. Not only that, he taught me a lot over both tenures at that little company.

Around 2018 he put me onto somebody who wanted to sell a BBC B with lots of additions, books, printer etc

At the time I wasn't in a position to make a sensible offer for it and had to decline.

Fast forward to 2021 and Neil sadly died quite suddenly, and whilst we were mostly colleagues, we had often chatted at work and on WhatsApp about all sorts of stuff, from work, to music, to tech stuff and even pets. It was quite a shock and very sad to hear.

Almost one year later, I was suddenly contacted today by the lady with the BBC B again, saying she wanted me to have it in remembrance of Neil!!

I was quite shocked, and very surprised by the offer and have arranged to go and collect the machine and everything that goes with it in about 2 weeks.

I plan to make a donation to a charity, or somehow pay it forward, but I am really shocked and amazed that after all this time she remembered me and made such a kind offer.

Perhaps not all humans are so bad after all.

I'll post more when I have collected, but in the meantime, it has reminded me to make sure I am nice to people.

[UnderTheRain]

That's pretty cool and if you want to pay it forward *cough* there's a TT I can't afford on ebay right now it's about €1400 :P

[mrbombermillzy]

Thats a really sad story Jon, but also very nice to hear. Especially:

Perhaps not all humans are so bad after all.

I'll post more when I have collected, but in the meantime, it has reminded me to make sure I am nice to people.

That's a really great thing to remember.

Whenever you think the world is full of scumbags, just remember this.

I think we have quite a good selection of folk on this forum.

I would go as far as to venture a much higher good/bad person ratio than the global forum average ;)

[stephen_usher]

Sad news about your ex-colleague.

It is amazing how once you get known for retro stuff you often get offers out of the blue.

I've had two Beebs I've rescued this year and to pay forward by giving one away to another enthusiast and another as a prize. I could have made quite a lot of money by selling them but I'll not sell things I obtained for free.

[mrbombermillzy]

I rest my case. :lol:

[rubber_jonnie]

That's pretty cool and if you want to pay it forward *cough* there's a TT I can't afford on ebay right now it's about €1400 :P

Trust me, If I had £1400 that I could get away with spending on a TT, I wouldn't be giving it away ;)

I may do something BBC B related though.

[rubber_jonnie]

Thats a really sad story Jon, but also very nice to hear. Especially:

Perhaps not all humans are so bad after all.

I'll post more when I have collected, but in the meantime, it has reminded me to make sure I am nice to people.

Thats a really great thing to remember.

Whenever you think the world is full of scumbags, just remember this.

I think we have quite a good selection of folk on this forum.

I would go as far as to venture a much higher good/bad person ratio than the global forum average ;)

And I'd agree wholeheartedly with that statement.

:)

[rubber_jonnie]

Sad news about your ex-colleague.

It is amazing how once you get known for retro stuff you often get offers out of the blue.

I've had two Beebs I've rescued this year and to pay forward by giving one away to another enthusiast and another as a prize. I could have made quite a lot of money by selling them but I'll not sell things I obtained for free.

I'm definitely going to keep the BBC B I'm being given because of the connection, but I can definitely think of some things I could give away that might make somebody's day.

I'll make my decision once I've collected the machine and see what I've got, but I will be doing a giveaway at some point in the near future.

[rubber_jonnie]

I rest my case. :lol:

It's a case that's very easy to rest on this forum, there's really no other like it.

[rubber_jonnie]

I was finally able to collect the BBC B from my colleagues friend yesterday.

There's 2 boxes of stuff:

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One box contains the computer and a Citizen 120D dot matrix printer, the other contains a bunch of items such as a pod that sits over the BBC and seems to contain a Cumana floppy disk, printer paper, books, a joystick, disks and cassettes.

I'll properly document all the stuff when I have time, but I possibly have another parental visit pending and don't know when that'll be.