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Acorn BBC Master 128

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.


Manufacturer : Acorn
Date : 1986

Acorn BBC Master 128 Software :

Item Manufacturer Date
Movaword Chalksoft 1985
BBC Domesday Project BBC 1986
OverView I & II Acornsoft 1987
ZAP! Retro Software 31-05-2009

Acorn BBC Master 128 Games :

Item Manufacturer Date
Elite (BBC Master 128, 6502 Second Processor) Acornsoft

Acorn BBC Master 128 Promotional Items / Literature:

Item Manufacturer Date
Acorn Retail Price List - January 1989 Acorn Computers Limited January 1989
The Master Series Acorn Computers Limited January 1989
Acorn Dealer List - September 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn Retail Price List - September 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn Product Information - July 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Connectivity from Acorn - Leaflet Acorn Computers Limited September 1989

Books RELATED to Acorn BBC Master 128 in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
Sixty Programs for the BBC Micro Pan Personal Computer News

Magazines RELATED to Acorn BBC Master 128 in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
Personal Computer World - March 1986 March 1986
The Micro User - March 1986 - Vol 4 No 1 Database Publications Ltd March 1986
University of Cambridge Computing Service March 1986 Newsletter 124 March 1986
Practical Computing - April 1986 April 1986
The Micro User - October 1986 - Vol 4 No 8 Database Publications Ltd October 1986
Acorn User - May 1990 03-06-2009

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Acorn Prototype Acorn Unknown
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Acorn BBC Micro Model A Acorn 1981
Acorn BBC Micro Model B + Cub Monitor & Twin Disk Drive Acorn 1981
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Acorn Archimedes 310 Acorn 1987
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Acorn A3000 Acorn 1989
Acorn R140 Acorn June 1989
Acorn A440/1 Acorn July 1989
Acorn Archimedes 440/1 Acorn July 1989
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Acorn A5000 Acorn 1991
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Acorn A3020 Acorn January 1992
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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH2979. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

 

Acorn BBC Master 128

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