I bought a 32016 Cambridge Coprocessor back in the day. It's in my loft. On 25 April 2016 at 23:49, Jules Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 04/25/2016 10:02 AM, Liam Proven wrote: > >> I meant to develop this point slightly, and did in a blog post, here: >> >> http://liam-on-linux.livejournal.com/48593.html >> >> But in the meantime, it kept the 6502-based, resolutely-8-bit BBC >> Micro line alive with updates and new models, including ROM-based >> terminals and machines with a range of built-in coprocessors: faster >> 6502-family chips for power users, Z80s for CP/M, Intel's 80186 for >> kinda-sorta PC compatibility, the NatSemi 32016 with PANOS for >> ill-defined scientific computing, and finally, an ARM copro before the >> new ARM-based machines were ready. >> > > I'm not sure if a user could go out and buy a 32016 copro, though. The > only ones I've ever been aware of have come from educational institutions > and I get the impression they were employed more for testing the market > than anything. > > What I dismissed as one of the ROM-based terminals was the Acorn >> Communicator, a single-box machine (i.e. main board in the keyboard, >> like an Amiga 500 or original 520 ST.) >> > > I had a couple of those, and I know one went to a museum, but I'm not > entirely sure what I did with the other! I may still have it. > > cheers > > Jules > > -- 4.4 > 5.4
