1983 Micro prices (was Re: The Origins of DOS)

[Jules Richardson]

Adrian Graham wrote:
> On 1/11/06 17:54, "Jules Richardson" <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Sadly it went to landfill about 5 years ago (although I did try to get rid of
>> it on here first!). On a brighter note I've since stumbled across an identical
>> machine at Bletchley though - although I've not yet seen any software or
>> manuals for that one either!
> 
> Hahahaha, would that be the Advance86 I've just posted about? :D

heh heh :)  I thought it funny that you mentioned Ferranti too. But no, this 
was a much larger machine in a white metal case - it's not one I've ever seen 
mentioned in any text about Ferranti before.

I'd wondered if the white machine was some weird forerunner, but if the text 
on www.old-computers.com is right then the Advance 86 developed out of a much 
smaller home machine and retained the original board alongside a newer 
expansion board - the white-cased Ferranti's innards look much more as though 
they were designed for the purpose.

Anyone got images of the Advance 86's internals just so I can be sure? I'd 
probably remember enough to know if there was shared circuitry if I saw some 
photos.

cheers

Jules