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Z<�"THE BBC MASTER COMPACT - A discussion with ALEC MILES"
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x6�"Q - WHAT WAS THE FIRST COMPUTER YOU EVER OWNED?"
�Q�"A - That was a Sinclair ZX81. I've still got it.... I've got two actually!"
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�,�"Q - THEN YOU WENT ON TO THE ELECTRON?"
��"A - Yes."
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�*�"Q - HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE THAT FOR?"
�M�"A - I've still got it.   We used it when the children were young, they"
�O�"messed about on it, then it was put away and I'd only get it out now and"
�Q�"then. It's only in the last three years that I really started to use it.  "
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�A�"Q - WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO UPGRADE TO THE MASTER COMPACT?"
�Q�"A - Well, first of all I had a standard Electron, then I added a PLUS-1 so"
�L�"I could use VIEW and VIEWSHEET, but it was tedious loading and saving"

I�"files to tape, so I bought a PLUS-3. But there were still a lot of"

L�"restrictions, there were things you couldn't do that were possible on"

N�"other machines. I wanted to use software like AMX Pagemaker, but when I"

"M�"weighed up the cost of the upgrades needed it seemed too expensive, it"

,Q�"just wasn't worth paying out that sort of money. I had been looking around"

6P�"for a second hand colour monitor and I saw an advert in the newspaper for"

@O�"a BBC Master Compact, a really good printer, AND a colour monitor as one"

J8�"package, all for #125. It seemed the best option."

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^.�"Q - WHAT KIND OF SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE?"

hO�"A - That is one of the drawbacks. The Software is there, but it's mostly"

rP�"on 5.25"" DFS disks. The Master Compact comes with an internal 3.5"" ADFS"

|Q�"system as standard. The DFS is no problem as you can load it into sideways"

�9�"RAM from disc, but you really need a 5.25"" drive."

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�'�"Q - ARE YOU PLANNING TO FIT ONE?"

�9�"A - I would do if I saw one at a reasonable price."

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��"Q - IS IT A SIMPLE JOB?"

�P�"A - Oh yes! All you do is buy a lead from Watford Electronics and clip it"

�J�"on to the existing internal drive cable. It's just a loop that runs"

�7�"outside the casing to the second external drive."

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�3�"Q - DO YOU STILL USE YOUR ELECTRON SOFTWARE?"

�O�"A - Not a lot.  I've loaded in bits and pieces, but sometimes I just got"

�Q�"rubbish up on the screen. A lot will run, anything in BASIC of course, but"
I�"most commercial stuff - like games - runs too fast on the Compact."
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2�"Q - ARE YOU STILL USING VIEW AND VIEWSHEET?"
&I�"A - No, no, I've upgraded! I've got rid of that rubbish! (LAUGHS)."
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:"�"Q - WHAT ARE YOU USING NOW?"
DO�"A - Computer Concepts' Interword and Intersheet, it's all ROM-based, and"
NK�"the Compact comes with an internal ROM board as standard. Being menu"
XL�"driven, the software is very easy to use. I've also got the Computer" 
bM�"Concepts Spell Check ROM and it's lovely! You just have to press a few"
lK�"keys and it does everything automatically. It will work while you're"
vQ�"actually typing. If you mis-spell a word it beeps at you - but I don't use"
�O�"it like that, I make too many spelling mistakes and it interrupts me too"
�@�"often! You've really got to use it to see how good it is."
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�F�"Q - WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT HAVE YOU FOUND FOR THE MASTER COMPACT?"
�M�"A - Well, there's  SOLINET,  but for obvious reasons they only like to"
�Q�"supply 5.25"" DFS discs. ""8-BIT SOFTWARE"" seem to be very good, although"
�O�"most of their stuff is for the BBC-B and not specifically for the Master"
�(�"Compact, but that doesn't matter."
��
�B�"Q - HAVE YOU MADE CONTACT WITH OTHER MASTER COMPACT OWNERS?"
�2�"A - Yes! They keep ringing me up! (LAUGHS)."
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�2�"Q - SO YOU'VE GOT A BIT OF A NETWORK GOING?"
Q�"A - Yes, but I don't know how it started. You know what it's like, if some"
P�"one has got the same machine as you, it's a lot easier to get information"
P�"and sort out problems with people who know what you're talking about. Now"
 D�"I get people phoning me saying, ""You don't know me but...""."
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4O�"Q - SO YOUR PHONE NUMBER IS JUST BEING PASSED AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE?"
>M�"A - Not really! It's a two-way thing. I help people out when I can and"
H�"they do the same for me."
R�
\Q�"Q - DO YOU PLAN TO MAKE ANOTHER UPGRADE IN THE FUTURE, AND IF SO, WHAT TO?"
fQ�"A - Well, I've had a look at the newer Acorn Archimedes machines and to be"
pK�"honest, they seem so complicated and serious. It's not ""Leisure and"
zR�"Pleasure"" if you see what I mean - and they're so expensive! But I know it"
�Q�"all depends on how far you want to go into things. I've got a contact with"
�M�"an Archimedes and he sends me print-outs, beautiful stuff, fine colour"
�P�"graphics. Obviously, the more money you pay for your equipment the better"
�P�"the quality, but things also become more complicated. I suppose if I were"
�O�"twenty five again my brain might be able to take in a bit more, but as I"
�A�"said, how far do you want to go..........................?"
�Q�"**************************************************************************"
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