Date   : Sun, 16 Jan 2005 13:16:41 +0000
From   : Kris Adcock <kris@...>
Subject: The Definitive Beeb?

Morning all,

I have a collection of about two-dozen Bs, B+s, Masters and Compacts. 
They've come from the usual variety of sources - Ebay, friends, schools, 
etc, so I have a good variety of ROMs and add-ons in them.

I'd like to build myself the "definitive" beeb - one that has the best 
of everything, and the most compatible with everything. I'd like to put 
the motherboard in a PC tower and then use a spare Viglen keyboard with it.

But what ARE the definitive items? I have a feeling there is no 
clear-cut answer, but here goes: As I'll be using it primarily for games 
playing (Chuckie Egg, Palace of Magic, Labyrinth) and some 
hardware-control stuff, what would people recommend as the most 
compatible DFSs, extra ROM cards, and so on? I think I've seen one or 
two units with switches hanging out of them which appear to let you 
switch between different types of DFS, for example.

In fact: what is the best board to build them on to? A B, B+ or Master?

All the best,

Kris.

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