Good morning! Ahead of putting together the full video for this stage of the project, I’ve uploaded a quick video of unscrewing the BBC Micro Model B. (Yes, my workspace could be tidier!) The full video is closer to 20 minutes, which I expect to have for you ahead ofRead More →
Hi! I’m a bit behind bringing you a full look at the SD card reader for the BBC Micro. The news of the GamerCard and my chat with Grant Sinclair took up more time than anticipated, but I will be uploading something in the next day or so. (Incidentally, itRead More →
Hi! Ahead of the weekend, here’s a brief unboxing video for the BBC Micro SD card reader and turbo MMFS ROM chip. These were recently purchased on eBay, and I’m really excited to get both installed and start using the BBC Micro properly. What really strikes me about them atRead More →
As related previously, an article I had published in Computeractive magazine resulted in a reader sending me an unwanted BBC Micro. The gentleman had kept the computer in pretty tip-top condition, and shipped it over with a bunch of games. While I await delivery of my SD card reader (dueRead More →
This week’s first exclusive is a quick look at my BBC Micro setup as it is right now — monitor, mounting, and connector. It had been planned to include a bit more, but some hardware didn’t arrive yet, and my chosen cassette player wasn’t up to the task of, well,Read More →
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Hi. I’m Christian Cawley, and I’ve been working as a freelance technology writer since 2007. For years, I’ve become increasingly interested in retro gaming and game preservation, particularly as operating systems evolved and games were left behind. I’ve written about this, and ways to revive old tech and media, inRead More →
Unsurprisingly, the first concern I had upon receiving the BBC Micro was whether it would run. The second was whether I had a display suitable for viewing the output. (The third concern — would I have anything to run the software that shipped with it — curiously did not materializeRead More →
Exclusive to our Subscriber 64 and Super Mega Subscriber patrons, a series of articles and videos following my exploration of the BBC Micro. It would be very easy to kick off a series of exclusives based on a system I know well, like the C64 or the Amiga. But asRead More →
