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    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 23 18:50:01 2020
    Hi Everyone,

    I hope you’re all keeping well in lockdown.

    Does anybody have a RiscPC for sale? Unfortunately mine was badly water damaged in storage then thrown out a while ago so it’s been a few years since I’ve had some acorn hardware to play about with. RISC OS on the pi is amazing but I’m missing my
    old beast.

    Any spec will do.

    Thanks

    G

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  • From Jim Lesurf@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun May 24 09:35:04 2020
    In article <[email protected]>, charles <[email protected]> wrote:
    In article <[email protected]>,
    <[email protected]> wrote:
    Hi Everyone,

    I hope you're all keeping well in lockdown.

    Does anybody have a RiscPC for sale? Unfortunately mine was badly
    water damaged in storage then thrown out a while ago so it's been a
    few years since I've had some acorn hardware to play about with. RISC
    OS on the pi is amazing but I'm missing my old beast.

    Any spec will do.

    I'm sure CJE will have some.

    Yup.

    http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/micros/prices/categories/computers.shtml

    Take yer pick... :-)

    I even noticed an 'Optima' amongst the examples.

    I gave away all my work ones 15 years ago. One mention, and they went like
    hot cakes! IIRC One taker had two, to put into remote controlled
    submersibles he built and used for the North Sea oil biz!

    Jim

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  • From charles@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun May 24 09:01:58 2020
    In article <[email protected]>,
    <[email protected]> wrote:
    Hi Everyone,

    I hope you�re all keeping well in lockdown.

    Does anybody have a RiscPC for sale? Unfortunately mine was badly water damaged in storage then thrown out a while ago so it�s been a few years
    since I�ve had some acorn hardware to play about with. RISC OS on the pi
    is amazing but I�m missing my old beast.

    Any spec will do.

    I'm sure CJE will have some.

    --
    from KT24 in Surrey, England
    "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle

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  • From Stuart@21:1/5 to charles on Sun May 24 13:31:04 2020
    In article <[email protected]>,
    charles <[email protected]> wrote:

    Any spec will do.

    I'm sure CJE will have some.

    At a price!

    However, probably safer than Ebay.

    I've seen them turn up on charity stalls at shows but that's not an option
    for the foreseeable future.

    --
    Stuart Winsor

    Tools With A Mission
    sending tools across the world
    http://www.twam.co.uk/

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun May 24 06:24:31 2020
    I had a feeling someone would suggest CJE but they’re a bit out of my price range.

    I could be tempted by a machine with a faulty motherboard and fit the pi internally so at least I’d have the “feel” of the RiscPC then replace the motherboard at a later date.

    Currently keeping my eye on eBay as recently completed listings are around £100 which seems reasonable.

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  • From Theo@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun May 24 21:19:13 2020
    [email protected] wrote:
    I had a feeling someone would suggest CJE but they’re a bit out of my
    price range.

    I could be tempted by a machine with a faulty motherboard and fit the pi internally so at least I’d have the “feel” of the RiscPC then replace the
    motherboard at a later date.

    Currently keeping my eye on eBay as recently completed listings are around £100 which seems reasonable.

    You could ask [email protected] as he's selling off Jim Nagel's effects (see csa.misc) - I think there was at least one RPC in the inventory.

    Theo

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  • From Stuart@21:1/5 to Theo on Sun May 24 23:08:24 2020
    In article <9En*[email protected]>,
    Theo <[email protected]> wrote:
    Currently keeping my eye on eBay as recently completed listings are
    around �100 which seems reasonable.

    You could ask [email protected] as he's selling off Jim Nagel's effects
    (see csa.misc) - I think there was at least one RPC in the inventory.

    Good point.

    --
    Stuart Winsor

    Tools With A Mission
    sending tools across the world
    http://www.twam.co.uk/

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  • From Bryan Hogan@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 25 17:44:04 2020
    Worth asking over on the StarDot forum, there are often old machines
    available on there, sometimes needing fix ups.

    https://stardot.org.uk/forums/


    ... selling off Jim Nagel's effects

    Speaking of which:

    https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19295

    Bryan.

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    RISC OS London Show - http://www.riscoslondonshow.co.uk/

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Mon May 25 15:50:52 2020
    A user has contacted me and is very generously sending a RiscPC for the price of postage.

    I’m very excited to get my head down and try and do some programming when it arrives.

    I’m sure I’ll end up visiting some shows once we get back to some normality.

    Thanks everyone who responded.

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  • From Stuart@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue May 26 08:56:24 2020
    In article <[email protected]>,
    <[email protected]> wrote:
    I�m sure I�ll end up visiting some shows once we get back to some
    normality.

    In the meantime, do keep in touch via the various Acorn groups and mailing lists. There are many mailing lists for help and advice with specific
    software.

    If you are going to do some programming, I suggest
    comp.sys.acorn.programmer for any questions you may have.

    --
    Stuart Winsor

    Tools With A Mission
    sending tools across the world
    http://www.twam.co.uk/

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  • From Chris Evans (CJE/4D)@21:1/5 to URL:mailto:[email protected] on Mon Jun 1 09:56:33 2020
    In article <9En*[email protected]>, Theo <URL:mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
    [email protected] wrote:
    I had a feeling someone would suggest CJE but they’re a bit out of my price range.

    I could be tempted by a machine with a faulty motherboard and fit the pi internally so at least I’d have the “feel” of the RiscPC then replace the
    motherboard at a later date.

    Currently keeping my eye on eBay as recently completed listings are around £100 which seems reasonable.

    You could ask [email protected] as he's selling off Jim Nagel's effects (see csa.misc) - I think there was at least one RPC in the inventory.

    Yes they're listing them on ebay

    Chris Evans

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