Date : Thu, 08 Mar 2001 03:45:09 -0800 (PST)
From : "F. Haroon" <haroonpd@...>
Subject: Re: Function Key Strips
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Yes, 1983.
Fiaz.
Andy Fox - SPG CPR Engineering <Andrew.Fox@...> wrote:
Hi Chris,
To the best of my knowledge, the function key strip with the owl and the 'BBC
Microcomputer' text was used up until Issue 4.
The owl was removed, and the text changed to 'British Broadcasting Corporation
Microcomputer' when Acorn and the BBC tried to make their entry into the US
market. It seems that there was already a US company who had trademarked
the use
of the letters BBC.
>From looking at the Beebs I still have lying around, all of the Issue
4's have
the owl function key strip, and all the Issue 7's don't.
I'm not sure exactly when the changed occurred, but I think it may have during
1983.
Andy.
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<P>Yes, 1983.</P>
<P>Fiaz.<BR></P>
<P> <BR>
<P> <B><I>Andy Fox - SPG CPR Engineering <Andrew.Fox@... ></I></B>
wrote: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT:
5px">Hi Chris,<BR><BR>To the best of my knowledge, the function key strip
with the owl and the 'BBC <BR>Microcomputer' text was used up until Issue
4.<BR><BR>The owl was removed, and the text changed to 'British Broadcasting
Corporation <BR>Microcomputer' when Acorn and the BBC tried to make their
entry into the US <BR>market. It seems that there was already a US company
who had trademarked the use <BR>of the letters BBC.<BR><BR>>From looking
at the Beebs I still have lying around, all of the Issue 4's have <BR>the
owl function key strip, and all the Issue 7's don't.<BR><BR>I'm not sure
exactly when the changed occurred, but I think it may have during <BR>1983.<BR><BR>Andy.<BR><BR>___________________________________________________________________<BR>|
Andy Fox | Tel: +44 1276 20444 |<BR>| Product Support Engineering - Sun
NWS | Email:andy.fox@... |<BR>|________________________________!
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