Comments on: BBC Computer 32K http://www.smallshire.org.uk/sufficientlysmall/2005/11/27/bbc-computer-32k/ sin(x) = x Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Allen http://www.smallshire.org.uk/sufficientlysmall/2005/11/27/bbc-computer-32k/comment-page-1/#comment-1566 Allen Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:16:46 +0000 http://www.smallshire.org.uk/sufficientlysmall/?p=4#comment-1566 A Breath from the past. The BBC B got me hooked. I remember using a ROM device from Watford Electronics which enabled me to do (today) web top publishing. I played Elite which was state of the art. My accounts and life were centred around the PC, 2xDisc Drives and truly state of the art at the time. My first association with IT (c.1966 as a user) was with a large LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) Computer which was a valve driven large comouter housed in a air conditioned environment used for collating Government statistics on bakance of trade statistics. I was overseas for a number of years and then joined a large government (in 1975) orgainisation as a PLAN programmer where I dutifully submitted my programming attempts on punched cards. I developed quickly into COBOL programming then into Operations Management using ICL 1900 and ICL2900 kit. I left the organisation then utilised my skills in UNIX/Tandem environments. To my skillset were added database skills (I qualified as a Oracle 9i Oracle professional) communications and the necessity for good front ends whether provided by Microsoft, Linux or any other provider. I am now retired but am appreciative of the grounding and vision that my old BBC B machine gave me. A Breath from the past.

The BBC B got me hooked. I remember using a ROM device from Watford Electronics which enabled me to do (today) web top publishing.
I played Elite which was state of the art. My accounts and life were centred around the PC, 2xDisc Drives and truly state of the art at the time.
My first association with IT (c.1966 as a user) was with a large LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) Computer which was a valve driven large comouter housed in a air conditioned environment used for collating Government statistics on bakance of trade statistics.
I was overseas for a number of years and then joined a large government (in 1975) orgainisation as a PLAN programmer where I dutifully submitted my programming attempts on punched cards. I developed quickly into COBOL programming then into Operations Management using ICL 1900 and ICL2900 kit. I left the organisation then utilised my skills in UNIX/Tandem environments.
To my skillset were added database skills (I qualified as a Oracle 9i Oracle professional) communications and the necessity for good front ends whether provided by Microsoft, Linux or any other provider. I am now retired but am appreciative of the grounding and vision that my old BBC B machine gave me.

]]> By: Richard Weston http://www.smallshire.org.uk/sufficientlysmall/2005/11/27/bbc-computer-32k/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Richard Weston Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:06:23 +0000 http://www.smallshire.org.uk/sufficientlysmall/?p=4#comment-2 Robert BBC BASIC is available for the PC! See my website: http://web.onetel.net.uk/~richardweston/ or rather than type this address, its easier to put "richard weston" into Google; my site comes up top, called "BBC Basic Programming". Then download Richard Russell's superb "BBC Basic for Windows" for free. If you buy the full version with extra capabilities its only £30. Best wishes Richard Weston Robert

BBC BASIC is available for the PC!

See my website:

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~richardweston/

or rather than type this address, its easier to put “richard weston” into Google; my site comes up top, called “BBC Basic Programming”. Then download Richard Russell’s superb “BBC Basic for Windows” for free. If you buy the full version with extra capabilities its only £30.

Best wishes

Richard Weston

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