The BBC Master 128 was released by Acorn in 1986 and was the successor to the hugely successful
BBC Micro.
It was designed to be backwardly compatible with the original
BBC Micro in order to keep the massive userbase of schools. However, there were a few compatibility issues and some programs that worked well on the
BBC Micro just wouldn't run on the Master.
This was a fairly minor problem, and was generally outweighed by the numerous improvements that the Master offered including, more RAM, the ability to load ROMS into 'sideways' RAM, the Numeric Keypad, ROM Cartridge Slots, a DFS as standard, and of course, it was faster.
Another big plus for the Master 128 was the fact that it a View - a highly regarded word processor of the time and ViewSheet - A spreadsheet, were built in.
Our BBC Master 128 is in excellent condition and is complete with tthe original Master monitor and double disc drive unit as wel as software and manuals
Serial Number : 01-AMB15-0131668
Monitor Serial Number : 18 ADF32=1016963
All kindly donated by Mr Tim O'grady
We have a large selection of software on tape and disk, as well as magazines and books.
