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From: Rowland McDonnell on 20 Jun 2010 22:38 SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > <http://www.ursaminorbeta.co.uk/VCF2010/index.html> > > > > Not great pictures, but a very enjoyable day out. Still on tomorrow if > > anyone's insterested. > > Wow. > > Dragon 'Professional'. > > Want. > > Really badly want. Any particular reason? <http://www.dragonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=GEC_Dragon> Given that GEC Dragon seems to have operated between about February and November 1984 only, erm? Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Jim on 21 Jun 2010 01:06 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > Dragon 'Professional'. > > > > Want. > > > > Really badly want. > > Any particular reason? They're -incredibly- rare. The machines pictures all had serial numbers below 10. It's not known how many were made, but it's a very low number. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: Jim on 21 Jun 2010 02:08 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > They're -incredibly- rare. The machines pictures all had serial numbers ----------------------------------------------^ 'pictured' Post before coffee error. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/
From: T i m on 21 Jun 2010 03:30 On Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:17:06 +0100, Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> wrote: >On 20/06/2010 10:52, T i m wrote: >> I didn't spot any of the Apple II clones on Jim or PD's shots. If >> there weren't any I might drop Bletchley a line and see if they want >> one. > >I didn't see any on display so probably is worth calling them. OK I will do then (I'll include some pics as well). Cheers, T i m
From: Woody on 21 Jun 2010 03:50
Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >>> Dragon 'Professional'. >>> >>> Want. >>> >>> Really badly want. >> >> Any particular reason? > > They're -incredibly- rare. The machines pictures all had serial > numbers > below 10. It's not known how many were made, but it's a very low > number. That is understandable. The dragon was bad enough, why would you want to expand on that? -- Woody |