In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rick Chagouri-Brindle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>Malcolm Cadman wrote: >> <SNIP> >> >> Both old and new users are stimulated by something new. >> >> Repeating a list that I gave earlier - probably 3 item ranges will be >> suited : >> >> 1 - £50 to £100 a card of some type, probably modular too, that most >> people would have an interest in to add to their existing system >> >> 2 - £100 to £200+ a card of some type, probably again modular too, that >> would significantly change the system - discarding the existing GC's and >> SGC's >> >> 3 - £300 to £400 an entirely, or almost entirely, new system of a small >> size, or even portable, using standard available parts as far as >> possible >> >I think if any or all of these projects could get off the ground then >the availability would itself generate further interest. Or maybe I am >living in QL dreamland again . . . who knows It is always interesting to speculate ... any perhaps something may get done. >> Rich Mellor recently gave me this link to an interesting hardware >> development for the BBC model B computer, that had 32K RAM. >> >> The GoMMC which allows the BBC to use a multi-media card (MMC) - see >> http://web.inter.nl.net/users/J.Kortink/home/hardware/gommc/what.htm >> >> Cost is around 74 euros plus postage and the MMC. >> >I have two of these on my BBC B and my BBC Master and can't rate them >highly enough. They have really given my Beebs are new lease of life, >not to mention stimulated interest from the younger generation - my >nephews - who would never have sat by waiting for programs to load from >tape! Thanks for the latter review ... I must get around to getting one ! -- Malcolm Cadman _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
