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| Filename: | UG2 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 14F1 bytes |
| Load address: | 55204556 |
| Exec address: | 320D3247 |
File contents
Q7 ... Is an Hard Disc necessary.
A .. For me no - but I'd love to have one. It could be a case of
what you've never had you never missed. Talk to anyone who
uses a computer professionally and they'll tell you its a
must, especially with PC disc packages now reaching double
figures. It would be similar to upgrading from tape to disc
and we all know what a boon that was. The practical nicities
are well known, but the Acorn world prices, being almost
double that of the PC world, are a bit prohibitive.
Q8 ... Can old 8-bit software be used on the ARCHIMEDES?
A .. To a large extent, Yes. The ARCHIMEDES has BASIC V and a BBC
emulator, so all correctly coded stuff should be OK. VIEW &
VIEWSTORE work without any problems and you can even get PD
programs to utilise the same keys as the BBC. The difficulty
might be in porting programs over, especially from the
ELECTRON, which hasn't got a SERIAL PORT. There are inter-
faces about (and software) for the earlier machines to use
5.25" drives, but I have found it easier to transfer all my
requirements using a BBC and a serial cable, as the A3010 has
a SERIAL PORT.
Q9 ... What kind of support is out there for the new machine?
A .. The support in the form of 3rd Parties, Mags, Clubs, UG and
PD is quite good. A lot of the old BBC type firms are still
there producing various peripherals and software, plus a few
new ones have entered the scene to replace the inevitable
lost causes. There are 5 main mags that can be had off the
shelf, or by subscription, a couple of national clubs, hosts
of local clubs and a very active PD scene with about a dozen
main Dealers, plus a few fanzine disc outfits.
Q10 ... What are the drawbacks for any potential upgraders?
A .. None if the there's plenty in the coffers. A completely new
computer world can be opened up no matter what avenue of
upgrading is taken. Once the decision to upgrade has been
made then the only difficult decision left is to what! For
some this may be easy, but remember the days of #1.99 games
and #9.99 software packages are gone. New or second-hand is
to be given some thought and if the latter is chosen make sure
its to the latest OS 3.10, which avoids some annoying software
problems. Don't expect much for your old ELECTRON as #4 in a
car boot sale seems about par for the course.
Q11 ... What about future upgrades?
A .. If I'm restricted to keeping the A3010 for 9 years like the
ELECTRON then the only upgrading would be luxuries like a HD
of about 100 Megs and a Scanner to enhance my DTP output. As
with all computer matters nothing remains static for long and
the imminent release of a new range of Acorn machines might
be a means to achieving an upgrade, not to the new machines
which I suspect will be outside my tarif, but allowing
cheaper possibilities in the present range and/or the second-
hand market.
Q12 ... What has been the main advantages of the upgrade?
A .. Modern software and all the bells and whistle therein. The
WIMP environment and the increased speed and quality of the
resultant output. A pleasant supprise of the upgrade has
been the vastly improved quality of my old LC10 printer. I
did assume that I would have to upgrade the LC10 to obtain
reasonable standards, but with the outline font system as
used on the ARCHIMEDES I now get 24-pin type quality, which
suffices for me. Although, it might be nice to have a more
modern Inkjet, bubblejetor even a laser and get into colour.
Q13 ... Are there any further points to make about upgrading?
A .. Only - do it now - which might make Will and his corgi the
sole survivors of EUG. I left it too late resulting in a
bigger knowledge gap to close, which has made me become more
of an operator than a techie. Programming the WIMP and ARM
code are no longer attractive, as were ELECTRON BASIC progs
or a simple bit of machine code. This also happened 30 years
ago when I did my last upgrade from the slide rule to the
Casio,but I think I made the right choice, not the horrendous
MSDOS for me.
FOOTNOTE
~~~~~~~~
I've prepared this little missive on an A3010 using VIEW, but not on my
own machine, as mine has gone caput for the second time and is away at the
menders. The ELECTRON never broke down in the nine years I had it. There
must be a moral there somewhere!
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Q9 ...| 000005a0 20 20 57 68 61 74 20 6b 69 6e 64 20 6f 66 20 73 | What kind of s| 000005b0 75 70 70 6f 72 74 20 69 73 20 6f 75 74 20 74 68 |upport is out th| 000005c0 65 72 65 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 77 20 |ere for the new | 000005d0 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 3f 0d 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 |machine?.. | 000005e0 20 41 20 2e 2e 20 20 54 68 65 20 73 75 70 70 6f | A .. The suppo| 000005f0 72 74 1a 20 69 6e 1a 20 74 68 65 20 66 6f 72 6d |rt. in. the form| 00000600 20 6f 66 20 33 72 64 20 50 61 72 74 69 65 73 2c | of 3rd Parties,| 00000610 20 4d 61 67 73 2c 20 43 6c 75 62 73 2c 20 55 47 | Mags, Clubs, UG| 00000620 20 61 6e 64 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | and. | 00000630 20 20 50 44 20 69 73 20 71 75 69 74 65 20 67 6f | PD is quite go| 00000640 6f 64 2e 20 20 20 41 20 6c 6f 74 20 6f 66 20 74 |od. A lot of t| 00000650 68 65 20 6f 6c 64 20 42 42 43 20 74 79 70 65 20 |he old BBC type | 00000660 66 69 72 6d 73 20 61 72 65 20 73 74 69 6c 6c 0d |firms are still.| 00000670 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 74 68 65 | the| 00000680 72 65 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63 69 6e 67 20 76 61 72 |re producing var| 00000690 69 6f 75 73 20 70 65 72 69 70 68 65 72 61 6c 73 |ious peripherals| 000006a0 20 61 6e 64 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 2c 1a 20 | and software,. | 000006b0 70 6c 75 73 20 61 20 66 65 77 0d 20 20 20 20 20 |plus a few. | 000006c0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6e 65 77 1a 20 6f 6e 65 | new. one| 000006d0 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 65 6e 74 65 72 65 64 20 74 |s have entered t| 000006e0 68 65 20 73 63 65 6e 65 20 74 6f 1a 20 72 65 70 |he scene to. rep| 000006f0 6c 61 63 65 1a 20 74 68 65 1a 20 69 6e 65 76 69 |lace. the. inevi| 00000700 74 61 62 6c 65 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |table. | 00000710 20 20 20 6c 6f 73 74 20 63 61 75 73 65 73 2e 1a | lost causes..| 00000720 20 20 54 68 65 72 65 1a 20 61 72 65 20 35 20 6d | There. are 5 m| 00000730 61 69 6e 20 6d 61 67 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 63 61 |ain mags that ca| 00000740 6e 20 62 65 20 68 61 64 20 6f 66 66 20 74 68 65 |n be had off the| 00000750 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 73 68 |. sh| 00000760 65 6c 66 2c 20 6f 72 20 62 79 20 73 75 62 73 63 |elf, or by subsc| 00000770 72 69 70 74 69 6f 6e 2c 1a 20 61 20 63 6f 75 70 |ription,. a coup| 00000780 6c 65 20 6f 66 20 6e 61 74 69 6f 6e 61 6c 20 63 |le of national c| 00000790 6c 75 62 73 2c 20 68 6f 73 74 73 0d 20 20 20 20 |lubs, hosts. | 000007a0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6f 66 20 6c 6f 63 61 | of loca| 000007b0 6c 20 63 6c 75 62 73 20 61 6e 64 20 61 1a 20 76 |l clubs and a. v| 000007c0 65 72 79 20 61 63 74 69 76 65 20 50 44 20 73 63 |ery active PD sc| 000007d0 65 6e 65 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 61 |ene with about a| 000007e0 20 64 6f 7a 65 6e 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 | dozen. | 000007f0 20 20 20 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 44 65 61 6c 65 72 73 | main Dealers| 00000800 2c 20 70 6c 75 73 20 61 20 66 65 77 20 66 61 6e |, plus a few fan| 00000810 7a 69 6e 65 20 64 69 73 63 20 6f 75 74 66 69 74 |zine disc outfit| 00000820 73 2e 0d 0d 20 20 20 51 31 30 20 20 2e 2e 2e 20 |s... Q10 ... | 00000830 20 57 68 61 74 20 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 64 72 | What are the dr| 00000840 61 77 62 61 63 6b 73 20 66 6f 72 20 61 6e 79 20 |awbacks for any | 00000850 70 6f 74 65 6e 74 69 61 6c 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 |potential upgrad| 00000860 65 72 73 3f 0d 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 20 2e |ers?.. A .| 00000870 2e 20 20 4e 6f 6e 65 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 74 |. None if the t| 00000880 68 65 72 65 27 73 1a 20 70 6c 65 6e 74 79 20 69 |here's. plenty i| 00000890 6e 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f 66 66 65 72 73 2e 20 20 |n the coffers. | 000008a0 41 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 65 74 65 6c 79 20 6e 65 77 |A completely new| 000008b0 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 63 6f |. co| 000008c0 6d 70 75 74 65 72 1a 20 77 6f 72 6c 64 20 63 61 |mputer. world ca| 000008d0 6e 20 62 65 20 6f 70 65 6e 65 64 20 75 70 20 6e |n be opened up n| 000008e0 6f 1a 20 6d 61 74 74 65 72 1a 20 77 68 61 74 1a |o. matter. what.| 000008f0 20 61 76 65 6e 75 65 1a 20 6f 66 0d 20 20 20 20 | avenue. of. | 00000900 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 69 | upgradi| 00000910 6e 67 20 69 73 1a 20 74 61 6b 65 6e 2e 1a 20 20 |ng is. taken.. | 00000920 20 4f 6e 63 65 20 74 68 65 20 64 65 63 69 73 69 | Once the decisi| 00000930 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 65 20 68 61 |on to upgrade ha| 00000940 73 20 62 65 65 6e 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |s been. | 00000950 20 20 20 20 6d 61 64 65 20 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 | made then th| 00000960 65 20 6f 6e 6c 79 1a 20 64 69 66 66 69 63 75 6c |e only. difficul| 00000970 74 20 64 65 63 69 73 69 6f 6e 20 6c 65 66 74 20 |t decision left | 00000980 69 73 20 74 6f 20 77 68 61 74 21 20 20 20 46 6f |is to what! Fo| 00000990 72 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 73 |r. s| 000009a0 6f 6d 65 20 74 68 69 73 20 6d 61 79 20 62 65 20 |ome this may be | 000009b0 65 61 73 79 2c 1a 20 62 75 74 1a 20 72 65 6d 65 |easy,. but. reme| 000009c0 6d 62 65 72 20 74 68 65 20 64 61 79 73 20 6f 66 |mber the days of| 000009d0 20 23 31 2e 39 39 20 67 61 6d 65 73 0d 20 20 20 | #1.99 games. | 000009e0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 61 6e 64 20 23 39 | and #9| 000009f0 2e 39 39 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 20 70 61 63 |.99 software pac| 00000a00 6b 61 67 65 73 20 61 72 65 20 67 6f 6e 65 2e 20 |kages are gone. | 00000a10 20 20 4e 65 77 20 6f 72 20 73 65 63 6f 6e 64 2d | New or second-| 00000a20 68 61 6e 64 20 69 73 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |hand is. | 00000a30 20 20 20 20 20 74 6f 20 62 65 20 67 69 76 65 6e | to be given| 00000a40 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 74 68 6f 75 67 68 74 20 61 6e | some thought an| 00000a50 64 20 69 66 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 74 74 65 72 20 |d if the latter | 00000a60 69 73 20 63 68 6f 73 65 6e 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 73 |is chosen make s| 00000a70 75 72 65 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ure. | 00000a80 20 69 74 73 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 74 65 | its to the late| 00000a90 73 74 20 4f 53 20 33 2e 31 30 2c 20 77 68 69 63 |st OS 3.10, whic| 00000aa0 68 20 61 76 6f 69 64 73 20 73 6f 6d 65 20 61 6e |h avoids some an| 00000ab0 6e 6f 79 69 6e 67 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 0d |noying software.| 00000ac0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 70 72 6f | pro| 00000ad0 62 6c 65 6d 73 2e 20 20 44 6f 6e 27 74 20 65 78 |blems. Don't ex| 00000ae0 70 65 63 74 20 6d 75 63 68 20 66 6f 72 20 79 6f |pect much for yo| 00000af0 75 72 20 6f 6c 64 20 45 4c 45 43 54 52 4f 4e 20 |ur old ELECTRON | 00000b00 61 73 20 23 34 20 69 6e 20 61 0d 20 20 20 20 20 |as #4 in a. | 00000b10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 63 61 72 20 62 6f 6f 74 | car boot| 00000b20 20 73 61 6c 65 20 73 65 65 6d 73 20 61 62 6f 75 | sale seems abou| 00000b30 74 20 70 61 72 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 63 6f |t par for the co| 00000b40 75 72 73 65 2e 0d 0d 20 20 20 51 31 31 20 20 2e |urse... Q11 .| 00000b50 2e 2e 20 20 57 68 61 74 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 66 |.. What about f| 00000b60 75 74 75 72 65 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 65 73 3f 0d |uture upgrades?.| 00000b70 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 41 20 2e 2e 20 20 49 66 |. A .. If| 00000b80 20 49 27 6d 20 72 65 73 74 72 69 63 74 65 64 20 | I'm restricted | 00000b90 74 6f 20 6b 65 65 70 69 6e 67 1a 20 74 68 65 1a |to keeping. the.| 00000ba0 20 41 33 30 31 30 20 66 6f 72 20 39 20 79 65 61 | A3010 for 9 yea| 00000bb0 72 73 20 6c 69 6b 65 20 74 68 65 0d 20 20 20 20 |rs like the. | 00000bc0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 45 4c 45 43 54 52 4f | ELECTRO| 00000bd0 4e 20 74 68 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 |N then the only | 00000be0 75 70 67 72 61 64 69 6e 67 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 |upgrading would | 00000bf0 62 65 20 6c 75 78 75 72 69 65 73 20 6c 69 6b 65 |be luxuries like| 00000c00 1a 20 61 20 48 44 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |. a HD. | 00000c10 20 20 20 20 6f 66 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 31 30 30 | of about 100| 00000c20 20 4d 65 67 73 20 61 6e 64 20 61 20 53 63 61 6e | Megs and a Scan| 00000c30 6e 65 72 20 74 6f 20 65 6e 68 61 6e 63 65 20 6d |ner to enhance m| 00000c40 79 20 44 54 50 20 6f 75 74 70 75 74 2e 20 20 41 |y DTP output. A| 00000c50 73 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 77 |s. w| 00000c60 69 74 68 20 61 6c 6c 20 63 6f 6d 70 75 74 65 72 |ith all computer| 00000c70 20 6d 61 74 74 65 72 73 20 6e 6f 74 68 69 6e 67 | matters nothing| 00000c80 20 72 65 6d 61 69 6e 73 20 73 74 61 74 69 63 20 | remains static | 00000c90 66 6f 72 20 6c 6f 6e 67 20 61 6e 64 20 0d 20 20 |for long and . | 00000ca0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 74 68 65 1a 20 | the. | 00000cb0 69 6d 6d 69 6e 65 6e 74 1a 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 |imminent. releas| 00000cc0 65 20 6f 66 20 61 20 6e 65 77 20 72 61 6e 67 65 |e of a new range| 00000cd0 20 6f 66 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e | of Acorn machin| 00000ce0 65 73 20 6d 69 67 68 74 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |es might. | 00000cf0 20 20 20 20 20 20 62 65 20 61 20 6d 65 61 6e 73 | be a means| 00000d00 1a 20 74 6f 1a 20 61 63 68 69 65 76 69 6e 67 20 |. to. achieving | 00000d10 61 6e 20 75 70 67 72 61 64 65 2c 20 6e 6f 74 20 |an upgrade, not | 00000d20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20 6e 65 77 20 6d 61 63 68 69 |to the new machi| 00000d30 6e 65 73 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |nes. | 00000d40 20 77 68 69 63 68 1a 20 49 1a 20 73 75 73 70 65 | which. 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