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This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
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| Filename: | +Edit1 |
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| File size: | 0A5D bytes |
| Load address: | 2B206576 |
| Exec address: | 74696445 |
File contents
Well I've done it, I've got EUG28 out before the middle of October. Try as I might I couldn't find any excuses to put it off. A number of people have been sending very interesting letters of late on paper. I am sure that other members will be interested in this content but I have to type them in so that everybody can read them. I realise that some members don't have access to VIEW but if at all possable can members send their letters as VIEW file on a disc? I replace discs with new ones so you won't be losing out on that count. If you do send an interesting letter I will try to type it in. but if you can please, a disc? A while ago a friend of my wife's came to visit with her husband in toe. He asked to see my computers and his first comment was 'You haven't got a PC then' Oh I have I said showing him my 386 notebook. 'Oh a bit out of date, why don't you sell it and get something decent?' The he looked at my Elk 'What's this switch on the side for?' That's the MRB switch. I added that a while ago. 'Oh you've ruined it, it won't be worth anything now. Collectors want these things in their original condition' I have a Master, showing him my Master. 'Now that's ok, don't clean it' pointing to the grubby marks, 'It destroys the value' Now by this time I was beginning to seeth, quietly and physically dragged this know all out of the room. I really can't stand these people who look at everything in terms of it's monetary value, especially to the ubiquitous collector. These are the people who spend fortunes on Dinky Toys which haven't been played with and are in their original boxes. This is so depressing. My brother and I bought Dinky Toys when we were children and would spend hours playing with them, racing them, daydreaming, having fun and being children. My brother still has many of his. They are mostly scratched, some have been lovingly painted, many have wheels missing but all represent that joy that we all get from spending innocent time with something of our own. Those cars wouldn't be worth much to a collector and thank goodness. Their value can't be measured in money, that happiness and fun and excitement and pride which we felt as small boys is beyond price. My Electron is one of the most loyal friends I have. It has written countless latters for me from job applications, letters to the press, letters to family and friends, college courses. It is there because I want it, it still does good things for me and is as reliable as ever. If any collector wants it the cost is my dead body. EUG29 will be out during December. Looking forward to submissions form everyone. Gus. 15/10/96 01705 781168
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I| 000000d0 20 61 6d 20 73 75 72 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 6f 74 | am sure that ot| 000000e0 68 65 72 20 6d 65 6d 62 65 72 73 20 77 69 6c 6c |her members will| 000000f0 20 62 65 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 73 74 65 64 20 69 | be interested i| 00000100 6e 20 74 68 69 73 20 63 6f 6e 74 65 6e 74 20 62 |n this content b| 00000110 75 74 0d 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 74 6f 20 74 79 70 |ut.I have to typ| 00000120 65 20 74 68 65 6d 20 69 6e 20 73 6f 20 74 68 61 |e them in so tha| 00000130 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 62 6f 64 79 20 63 61 6e 20 |t everybody can | 00000140 72 65 61 64 20 74 68 65 6d 2e 20 49 20 72 65 61 |read them. I rea| 00000150 6c 69 73 65 20 74 68 61 74 0d 73 6f 6d 65 20 6d |lise that.some m| 00000160 65 6d 62 65 72 73 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 68 61 76 |embers don't hav| 00000170 65 20 61 63 63 65 73 73 20 74 6f 20 56 49 45 57 |e access to VIEW| 00000180 20 62 75 74 20 69 66 20 61 74 20 61 6c 6c 20 70 | but if at all p| 00000190 6f 73 73 61 62 6c 65 20 63 61 6e 20 6d 65 6d 62 |ossable can memb| 000001a0 65 72 73 0d 73 65 6e 64 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 6c |ers.send their l| 000001b0 65 74 74 65 72 73 20 61 73 20 56 49 45 57 20 66 |etters as VIEW f| 000001c0 69 6c 65 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 64 69 73 63 3f 20 49 |ile on a disc? I| 000001d0 20 72 65 70 6c 61 63 65 20 64 69 73 63 73 20 77 | replace discs w| 000001e0 69 74 68 20 6e 65 77 20 6f 6e 65 73 0d 73 6f 20 |ith new ones.so | 000001f0 79 6f 75 20 77 6f 6e 27 74 20 62 65 20 6c 6f 73 |you won't be los| 00000200 69 6e 67 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 61 74 20 |ing out on that | 00000210 63 6f 75 6e 74 2e 0d 0d 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 64 |count...If you d| 00000220 6f 20 73 65 6e 64 20 61 6e 20 69 6e 74 65 72 65 |o send an intere| 00000230 73 74 69 6e 67 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 20 49 20 77 |sting letter I w| 00000240 69 6c 6c 20 74 72 79 20 74 6f 20 74 79 70 65 20 |ill try to type | 00000250 69 74 20 69 6e 2e 20 62 75 74 20 69 66 20 79 6f |it in. but if yo| 00000260 75 0d 63 61 6e 20 70 6c 65 61 73 65 2c 20 61 20 |u.can please, a | 00000270 64 69 73 63 3f 0d 0d 41 20 77 68 69 6c 65 20 61 |disc?..A while a| 00000280 67 6f 20 61 20 66 72 69 65 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 6d |go a friend of m| 00000290 79 20 77 69 66 65 27 73 20 63 61 6d 65 20 74 6f |y wife's came to| 000002a0 20 76 69 73 69 74 20 77 69 74 68 20 68 65 72 20 | visit with her | 000002b0 68 75 73 62 61 6e 64 20 69 6e 20 74 6f 65 2e 0d |husband in toe..| 000002c0 48 65 20 61 73 6b 65 64 20 74 6f 20 73 65 65 20 |He asked to see | 000002d0 6d 79 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 73 20 61 6e 64 |my computers and| 000002e0 20 68 69 73 20 66 69 72 73 74 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 | his first comme| 000002f0 6e 74 20 77 61 73 20 27 59 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 |nt was 'You have| 00000300 6e 27 74 20 67 6f 74 20 61 0d 50 43 20 74 68 65 |n't got a.PC the| 00000310 6e 27 0d 0d 4f 68 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 49 20 |n'..Oh I have I | 00000320 73 61 69 64 20 73 68 6f 77 69 6e 67 20 68 69 6d |said showing him| 00000330 20 6d 79 20 33 38 36 20 6e 6f 74 65 62 6f 6f 6b | my 386 notebook| 00000340 2e 20 27 4f 68 20 61 20 62 69 74 20 6f 75 74 20 |. 'Oh a bit out | 00000350 6f 66 20 64 61 74 65 2c 20 77 68 79 0d 64 6f 6e |of date, why.don| 00000360 27 74 20 79 6f 75 20 73 65 6c 6c 20 69 74 20 61 |'t you sell it a| 00000370 6e 64 20 67 65 74 20 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e 67 |nd get something| 00000380 20 64 65 63 65 6e 74 3f 27 0d 0d 54 68 65 20 68 | decent?'..The h| 00000390 65 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 65 64 20 61 74 20 6d 79 20 45 |e looked at my E| 000003a0 6c 6b 20 27 57 68 61 74 27 73 20 74 68 69 73 20 |lk 'What's this | 000003b0 73 77 69 74 63 68 20 6f 6e 20 74 68 65 20 73 69 |switch on the si| 000003c0 64 65 20 66 6f 72 3f 27 0d 0d 54 68 61 74 27 73 |de for?'..That's| 000003d0 20 74 68 65 20 4d 52 42 20 73 77 69 74 63 68 2e | the MRB switch.| 000003e0 20 49 20 61 64 64 65 64 20 74 68 61 74 20 61 20 | I added that a | 000003f0 77 68 69 6c 65 20 61 67 6f 2e 20 27 4f 68 20 79 |while ago. 'Oh y| 00000400 6f 75 27 76 65 20 72 75 69 6e 65 64 20 69 74 2c |ou've ruined it,| 00000410 20 69 74 0d 77 6f 6e 27 74 20 62 65 20 77 6f 72 | it.won't be wor| 00000420 74 68 20 61 6e 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 6e 6f 77 2e |th anything now.| 00000430 20 43 6f 6c 6c 65 63 74 6f 72 73 20 77 61 6e 74 | Collectors want| 00000440 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 74 68 69 6e 67 73 20 69 6e | these things in| 00000450 20 74 68 65 69 72 0d 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 | their.original | 00000460 63 6f 6e 64 69 74 69 6f 6e 27 0d 0d 49 20 68 61 |condition'..I ha| 00000470 76 65 20 61 20 4d 61 73 74 65 72 2c 20 73 68 6f |ve a Master, sho| 00000480 77 69 6e 67 20 68 69 6d 20 6d 79 20 4d 61 73 74 |wing him my Mast| 00000490 65 72 2e 20 27 4e 6f 77 20 74 68 61 74 27 73 20 |er. 'Now that's | 000004a0 6f 6b 2c 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 63 6c 65 61 6e 20 |ok, don't clean | 000004b0 69 74 27 0d 70 6f 69 6e 74 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 |it'.pointing to | 000004c0 74 68 65 20 67 72 75 62 62 79 20 6d 61 72 6b 73 |the grubby marks| 000004d0 2c 20 27 49 74 20 64 65 73 74 72 6f 79 73 20 74 |, 'It destroys t| 000004e0 68 65 20 76 61 6c 75 65 27 0d 0d 4e 6f 77 20 62 |he value'..Now b| 000004f0 79 20 74 68 69 73 20 74 69 6d 65 20 49 20 77 61 |y this time I wa| 00000500 73 20 62 65 67 69 6e 6e 69 6e 67 20 74 6f 20 73 |s beginning to s| 00000510 65 65 74 68 2c 20 71 75 69 65 74 6c 79 20 61 6e |eeth, quietly an| 00000520 64 20 70 68 79 73 69 63 61 6c 6c 79 20 64 72 61 |d physically dra| 00000530 67 67 65 64 0d 74 68 69 73 20 6b 6e 6f 77 20 61 |gged.this know a| 00000540 6c 6c 20 6f 75 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 72 6f |ll out of the ro| 00000550 6f 6d 2e 0d 0d 49 20 72 65 61 6c 6c 79 20 63 61 |om...I really ca| 00000560 6e 27 74 20 73 74 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 73 65 20 |n't stand these | 00000570 70 65 6f 70 6c 65 20 77 68 6f 20 6c 6f 6f 6b 20 |people who look | 00000580 61 74 20 65 76 65 72 79 74 68 69 6e 67 20 69 6e |at everything in| 00000590 20 74 65 72 6d 73 20 6f 66 20 69 74 27 73 0d 6d | terms of it's.m| 000005a0 6f 6e 65 74 61 72 79 20 76 61 6c 75 65 2c 20 65 |onetary value, e| 000005b0 73 70 65 63 69 61 6c 6c 79 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |specially to the| 000005c0 20 75 62 69 71 75 69 74 6f 75 73 20 63 6f 6c 6c | ubiquitous coll| 000005d0 65 63 74 6f 72 2e 0d 0d 54 68 65 73 65 20 61 72 |ector...These ar| 000005e0 65 20 74 68 65 20 70 65 6f 70 6c 65 20 77 68 6f |e the people who| 000005f0 20 73 70 65 6e 64 20 66 6f 72 74 75 6e 65 73 20 | spend fortunes | 00000600 6f 6e 20 44 69 6e 6b 79 20 54 6f 79 73 20 77 68 |on Dinky Toys wh| 00000610 69 63 68 20 68 61 76 65 6e 27 74 20 62 65 65 6e |ich haven't been| 00000620 0d 70 6c 61 79 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 6e 64 |.played with and| 00000630 20 61 72 65 20 69 6e 20 74 68 65 69 72 20 6f 72 | are in their or| 00000640 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 62 6f 78 65 73 2e 20 54 68 |iginal boxes. Th| 00000650 69 73 20 69 73 20 73 6f 20 64 65 70 72 65 73 73 |is is so depress| 00000660 69 6e 67 2e 20 4d 79 0d 62 72 6f 74 68 65 72 20 |ing. My.brother | 00000670 61 6e 64 20 49 20 62 6f 75 67 68 74 20 44 69 6e |and I bought Din| 00000680 6b 79 20 54 6f 79 73 20 77 68 65 6e 20 77 65 20 |ky Toys when we | 00000690 77 65 72 65 20 63 68 69 6c 64 72 65 6e 20 61 6e |were children an| 000006a0 64 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 73 70 65 6e 64 0d 68 6f |d would spend.ho| 000006b0 75 72 73 20 70 6c 61 79 69 6e 67 20 77 69 74 68 |urs playing with| 000006c0 20 74 68 65 6d 2c 20 72 61 63 69 6e 67 20 74 68 | them, racing th| 000006d0 65 6d 2c 20 64 61 79 64 72 65 61 6d 69 6e 67 2c |em, daydreaming,| 000006e0 20 68 61 76 69 6e 67 20 66 75 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 | having fun and | 000006f0 62 65 69 6e 67 0d 63 68 69 6c 64 72 65 6e 2e 20 |being.children. | 00000700 4d 79 20 62 72 6f 74 68 65 72 20 73 74 69 6c 6c |My brother still| 00000710 20 68 61 73 20 6d 61 6e 79 20 6f 66 20 68 69 73 | has many of his| 00000720 2e 20 54 68 65 79 20 61 72 65 20 6d 6f 73 74 6c |. They are mostl| 00000730 79 20 73 63 72 61 74 63 68 65 64 2c 0d 73 6f 6d |y scratched,.som| 00000740 65 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6e 20 6c 6f 76 69 |e have been lovi| 00000750 6e 67 6c 79 20 70 61 69 6e 74 65 64 2c 20 6d 61 |ngly painted, ma| 00000760 6e 79 20 68 61 76 65 20 77 68 65 65 6c 73 20 6d |ny have wheels m| 00000770 69 73 73 69 6e 67 20 62 75 74 20 61 6c 6c 0d 72 |issing but all.r| 00000780 65 70 72 65 73 65 6e 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 6a 6f |epresent that jo| 00000790 79 20 74 68 61 74 20 77 65 20 61 6c 6c 20 67 65 |y that we all ge| 000007a0 74 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 73 70 65 6e 64 69 6e 67 20 |t from spending | 000007b0 69 6e 6e 6f 63 65 6e 74 20 74 69 6d 65 20 77 69 |innocent time wi| 000007c0 74 68 0d 73 6f 6d 65 74 68 69 6e 67 20 6f 66 20 |th.something of | 000007d0 6f 75 72 20 6f 77 6e 2e 20 54 68 6f 73 65 20 63 |our own. Those c| 000007e0 61 72 73 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 6e 27 74 20 62 65 20 |ars wouldn't be | 000007f0 77 6f 72 74 68 20 6d 75 63 68 20 74 6f 20 61 20 |worth much to a | 00000800 63 6f 6c 6c 65 63 74 6f 72 20 61 6e 64 0d 74 68 |collector and.th| 00000810 61 6e 6b 20 67 6f 6f 64 6e 65 73 73 2e 20 54 68 |ank goodness. Th| 00000820 65 69 72 20 76 61 6c 75 65 20 63 61 6e 27 74 20 |eir value can't | 00000830 62 65 20 6d 65 61 73 75 72 65 64 20 69 6e 20 6d |be measured in m| 00000840 6f 6e 65 79 2c 20 74 68 61 74 20 68 61 70 70 69 |oney, that happi| 00000850 6e 65 73 73 20 61 6e 64 0d 66 75 6e 20 61 6e 64 |ness and.fun and| 00000860 20 65 78 63 69 74 65 6d 65 6e 74 20 61 6e 64 20 | excitement and | 00000870 70 72 69 64 65 20 77 68 69 63 68 20 77 65 20 66 |pride which we f| 00000880 65 6c 74 20 61 73 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 20 62 6f 79 |elt as small boy| 00000890 73 20 69 73 20 62 65 79 6f 6e 64 20 70 72 69 63 |s is beyond pric| 000008a0 65 2e 0d 0d 4d 79 20 45 6c 65 63 74 72 6f 6e 20 |e...My Electron | 000008b0 69 73 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f |is one of the mo| 000008c0 73 74 20 6c 6f 79 61 6c 20 66 72 69 65 6e 64 73 |st loyal friends| 000008d0 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 2e 20 49 74 20 68 61 73 20 | I have. It has | 000008e0 77 72 69 74 74 65 6e 0d 63 6f 75 6e 74 6c 65 73 |written.countles| 000008f0 73 20 6c 61 74 74 65 72 73 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 65 |s latters for me| 00000900 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 6a 6f 62 20 61 70 70 6c 69 63 | from job applic| 00000910 61 74 69 6f 6e 73 2c 20 6c 65 74 74 65 72 73 20 |ations, letters | 00000920 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 70 72 65 73 73 2c 0d 6c 65 |to the press,.le| 00000930 74 74 65 72 73 20 74 6f 20 66 61 6d 69 6c 79 20 |tters to family | 00000940 61 6e 64 20 66 72 69 65 6e 64 73 2c 20 63 6f 6c |and friends, col| 00000950 6c 65 67 65 20 63 6f 75 72 73 65 73 2e 20 49 74 |lege courses. It| 00000960 20 69 73 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 62 65 63 61 75 73 | is there becaus| 00000970 65 20 49 20 77 61 6e 74 0d 69 74 2c 20 69 74 20 |e I want.it, it | 00000980 73 74 69 6c 6c 20 64 6f 65 73 20 67 6f 6f 64 20 |still does good | 00000990 74 68 69 6e 67 73 20 66 6f 72 20 6d 65 20 61 6e |things for me an| 000009a0 64 20 69 73 20 61 73 20 72 65 6c 69 61 62 6c 65 |d is as reliable| 000009b0 20 61 73 20 65 76 65 72 2e 20 49 66 20 61 6e 79 | as ever. If any| 000009c0 0d 63 6f 6c 6c 65 63 74 6f 72 20 77 61 6e 74 73 |.collector wants| 000009d0 20 69 74 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 73 74 20 69 73 20 | it the cost is | 000009e0 6d 79 20 64 65 61 64 20 62 6f 64 79 2e 0d 0d 45 |my dead body...E| 000009f0 55 47 32 39 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 6f 75 74 |UG29 will be out| 00000a00 20 64 75 72 69 6e 67 20 44 65 63 65 6d 62 65 72 | during December| 00000a10 2e 20 4c 6f 6f 6b 69 6e 67 20 66 6f 72 77 61 72 |. Looking forwar| 00000a20 64 20 74 6f 20 73 75 62 6d 69 73 73 69 6f 6e 73 |d to submissions| 00000a30 20 66 6f 72 6d 0d 65 76 65 72 79 6f 6e 65 2e 0d | form.everyone..| 00000a40 0d 47 75 73 2e 20 31 35 2f 31 30 2f 39 36 20 0d |.Gus. 15/10/96 .| 00000a50 30 31 37 30 35 20 37 38 31 31 36 38 0d |01705 781168.| 00000a5d
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