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From: Jim on 21 Jun 2010 04:10 On 2010-06-21, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> 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? Oooooh. Harsh. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Trooper on 21 Jun 2010 06:17 Ian Piper <ianpiper(a)mac.com> wrote: > > The Enigma and Lorenz exhibits were very good. I have to say that BP in > general is a huge improvement over the way it was when I first went > there 7 or 8 eight years ago. They've put a lot of work in and spruced > it up a lot. They could still do more I think, but money must be a big > issue. > Money is a huge issue! BP recently got �250k in grant money I think, but that has all pretty much gone on saving the roofs of some of the huts. (and a new road and car park surface, which i'm not entirley sure was the best use of money, but hey-ho). I do like BP, and realise that they don't have any money to throw around, but I do think they could do with some help in how to turn it into an attraction that people wish to invest in, the fact that it is run by people whose primary passion is the history and technology is great, but it does mean that you have to be pretty into this stuff to get the most out of the place, as it isn't entirely setup to be commercially attractive to the non-techy visitor. :) For example, my gf is 22 and interested in the history, but isn't techy in any way at all. She found Bletchley Park to be hard going and uninviting, but could see the potential. I didn't manage to get there myself this weekend, but if any of you drove there, you probably parked outside my flat :D T.
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 21 Jun 2010 08:55 On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:36:42 +0100, jim(a)magrathea.plus.com (Jim) 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. I wish! Thanks for the pics, greatly drooled over. I'm disappointed the stickers on the Cray don't say "Nicht fur gefingerpoken"! Cheers - Jaimie -- "What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledgehammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad." - Dave Barry
From: Rowland McDonnell on 21 Jun 2010 13:46 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > 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? <cough> The Dragon had some interesting features that made is a lot better than is apparent from the basic specs. Or most common usage, for that matter... Me? Oh, I never really used one - but I've looked into them a bit, and I think my dad probably has one in a cupboard somewhere (a boring normal Dragon 32; if so, I might get it one day). 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: Rowland McDonnell on 21 Jun 2010 13:46
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. Lots of things are incredibly rare. What's the sense in having one of these rare things? > The machines pictures all had serial numbers > below 10. It's not known how many were made, but it's a very low number. Umm. Rare things are common - why aim for this rare thing? 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 |