I started out with a ZX81 around 4 or 5, when my older brother got his Electron! A few years later I inherited the Electron with a Plus 3 when he headed off to college. We'd an Acorn computer club in Dublin at the time and I got to play around with Beebs and Arcs, even borrowing them to take home for a few weeks at a time. The Plus 3 died back in the 90s but the Electron is still going strong with an ElkSD. I moved on to an Amiga and eventually PCs but always kept a soft spot for Acorn in my heart.
About 2 years ago I picked up a Beeb nice and cheap, it was a Model A that had been upgraded to a B and figured it would be a nice project to get up and running, but when I opened it up it was like nothing I'd seen before!
Before powering up for the first time, I re-capped the PSU and to my surprise, when I powered it on, it booted up just fine. I added a User Port SD Card adapter but the MMFS Rom wasn't detected when I plugged it into a free slot on the main board, but when I tried it in the expansion card it was picked up and worked fine!
To be honest, I have absolutely no idea what the expansion card plugged into the ROM socket is or how it works. In addition to the socket, it's also wired to IC72, D4/5 and S12. If anyone can shed any light on it I'd greatly appreciate it.
I'm hoping to pick up a PiTube to play around with some of the co-processors I always dreamed about from the 90s after seeing them in Acorn User. Either way, I can finally play Elite, Frak! and Revs again the way they were meant to be played
