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The Master Series N 1981 a good-looking newcomer This means that an enormous range of arrived on the microcomputer scene. add-ons and peripheral devices, plus a Its impressive pedigree and range of vast software library with many thousands BRITISH I BROADCASTING connections aroused interest. Its of titles, are available for use with the CORPORATION performance caused a sensation. Master Series — now. MASTER SERIES That newcomer was the British The Master 512, through its DOS+ MICROCOMPUTER Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer, operating system, can be compatible with one of the great success stories of the software written for MS-DOS, CP/M-86 computer industry. A key feature of the or GEM, the most popular operating BBC's Computer Literacy Project, it was systems for the business environment. chosen for seven out of every ten micros bought for UK schools and five out of ten The Reliability of Experience used for medical applications. In homes The Master Series incorporates the and factories, offices and laboratories, the experience gained by Acorn Computers BBC Micro's user friendliness and ability on more than 700,000 microcomputers to solve problems has won it countless over five years of operation. Acorn's friends and admirers. design skills and production expertise Now, the concepts that were the key ensure that the Master Series maintains to that success have been incorporated in the BBC Micro's tradition of high a new range of advanced microcomputers them to share data and resources, the Master Scientific. engineering standards and its reputation — the BBC Master Series. highly regarded BBC BASIC The Master Scientific brings the power for reliability. And if you want advice or programming language, and the of 32-bit processing to a microcomputer. assistance, it is readily available from an The BBC Master 128 flexibility that has led to BBC Micros The Master 512 offers a 16-bit processor existing network of dealers throughout The Master 128 is the foundation stone being chosen for applications as diverse as with 512 Kbyte of random access the UK. of the BBC Master Series. electronic funds transfer and satellite memory. And in the Turbo version, For a start, it is a word processor. The communications. the Master Series achieves speeds of Mastering The Future Master 128's professional typewriter The sophisticated graphics facilities execution which are faster than virtually Above all, the Master Series has keyboard and powerful word-processing of the Master Series are ideally suited to any other personal computer. inherited and developed the BBC Micro's software enable you to prepare reports, computer-aided drawing and design or for unique ability to bridge the gaps between essays and letters which are word perfect. the computer generation of graphs, charts Compatibility home and scientific use, between It is also a spreadsheet calculator. The and diagrams. The Master Series represents a education, business and industry. No popular and easy-to-learn spreadsheet If your interest is in creating your own continuous evolutionary development other micro has demonstrated this program is ideally suited to applications programs, the Master Series provides you of the BBC Micro; unlike some other versatility in the past; no other micro involving budgeting, planning, with the latest version of BBC BASIC, computer families where each 'new looks like doing so in the future. estimating or any repetitive calculations. widely regarded as the best BASIC. generation' leaves you looking for the The Master Series brings together These proven capabilities are missing link. hardware and software excellence, The Series combined with the best of modern The Master Series is generally professionalism and experience. It is a The Master series provides all the features technological developments. By the upwardly compatible with previous BBC combination that will make the Master for which BBC Micros have become addition of an easy-to-fit plug-in card the Micros. In other words, new features Series the yardstick by which all renowned. The ability to link many Master 128 can be upgraded at any time have been added without losing existing microcomputers are judged throughout computers together in a network enabling to the Master Turbo, Master 512 or the ones. the second half of the 1980s. THE MASTER SERIES Formatted capacity, 320 Kbytes— MFM, 80 1 MHz Bus Dimensions MEMORY: Function key card booklet' track, per surface — total 1.28 Mbyte on twin General purpose Bus extender Width: 476 mm RAM 512 Kbytes available separately THE ROM up to 256 Kbytes 80 track double-sided drives 34 way IDC Audio output and input Depth: 346 mm MASTER SERIES connector Height: 79 mm A Mouse Internal or external, software selectable THE MASTER SPECIFICATIONS Optional Network Interface 34 way IDC connector (external) Software Software: on disc ECONET TERMINAL Acorn ECONET T tape + 1 disc (40/80 format) Digital Research DOS+ External TUBE 16 Kbytes ANFS ROM Welcome suite DOS+ provides compatibility with MSDOS Processor and RAM as Master Series 128 Custom interface for the connection of version 2 and CP/M 86 5 pin DIN socket second processors Welcome utilities The GEM Collection ROM ADFS utilities BRITISH Parallel Printer Interface 40 way IDC connector (external) from Digital Research: THE MASTER 128 64 Kbytes BROADCASTING BAS 128 — BBC BASIC for sideways RAM GEM Desk Top 8 bit Centronics compatible CORPORATION Internal TUBE use, 64 K free RAM GEM Paint CONTENTS: CPU 26 way IDC connector 32 Kbytes Operating system MASTER SERIES Custom interface for the connection of GEM Write MICROCOMPUTER 65C12 co-processors Documentation 16 Kbytes BBC BASIC Serial Interface 16 Kbytes Advanced Network Filing System 2 MHz clock frequency 2x 12 way connectors Welcome Guide, this provides an Documentation: RS423 75-9600 baud software selectable introduction to the Master 128's hardware Internal or External TUBE selectable by 1 manual Display RAM Independent Rx/Tx baud rate selection and firmware software Composite video as Master 128 64 Kbytes main 5 pin DIN socket VIEW and ViewSheet reference cards RGB as Master 128 64 Kbytes sideways, four 16 Kbyte pages Analogue Input FUNCTION KEY STRIPS THE MASTER SCIENTIFIC 50 bytes CMOS battery backed Display VIEW/ViewSheet/EDIT/Terminal 4 channel Analogue to Digital conversion Network Interface Card 20 bytes used by limed firmware MODES: OPTIONAL REFERENCE GUIDES: I/O processor — uses the 8 bit accuracy Fitted standard 10 bytes reserved for future Acorn use 8 standard modes + 8 'Shadow' modes Reference Guides 1 and 2 Master Series 128 CPU 1.8 volt reference voltage 10 bytes reserved for 3rd party applications VIEW and ViewSheet Guides Mode 0 2 colour Light pen strobe connection to CRTC All features of the Master 128 are provided as 10 bytes available to user applications 80 x32 text 640x 256 graphics Advanced Reference Guide described above with the following additional Cartridge sockets 15 way D-type connector User RAM is not affected by filing system Mode 1 4 colour features: as Master 128 workspace 40 x32 text 320x 256 graphics Accepts external reference voltage for higher Character set (ASCII 32-255) can be redefined precision THE MASTER TURBO Internal Tube connector Mode 2 8 colour + 8 flash options Language processor: with no loss of user RAM National Semiconductor 32016 32 bit as Master 128 20x 32 text 160x 256 graphics Cassette Interface Mode 3 2 colour I/O processor — uses the Master Series 128 Clock frequency 8 MHZ ROM 300 —1200 CUTS standard, speed is software CPU NB 6522 User VIA chip is not fitted but is 128 Kbytes 80x25 text only Floating point processor NS 32081 selectable All features of the Master 128 are provided as available as an option. Mode 4 2 colour CONTENTS: Output 200 mV peak to peak described above with the following additional MEMORY: 40 x32 text 320 x256 graphics RAM 512 Kbytes 35 Kbytes Operating System with extended Input 50 mV to 5 V features: graphics and Terminal software Mode 5 4 colour ROM 16 Kbytes Motor control relay, 1 Amp at 24 Volts DC PANDORA operating system core 16 Kbytes BBC BASIC v 4.0 20 x32 text 160x 256 graphics Language processor 16 Kbytes EDIT, program and text Editor 7 pin DIN connector TUBE communications code Mode 6 2 colour 65C102 8 bit CMOS 13 Kbytes VIEW v 3.0, wordprocessor 40x 25 text only BBC BASIC equivalent to v 4.0 16 Kbytes VIEWSHEET, spreadsheet Real Time Clock Clock frequency 4 MHz 16 Kbytes ADFS, Advanced disc filing system Mode 7 8 colour Optional software: on disc 40x 24 'Teletext text and graphics Battery back-up, Lithium cell, minimum MEMORY: 16 Kbytes 1770 DFS, BBC model B+ 1 year life RAM 64 Kbytes PANOS operating system including: Editor, compatible 8 Shadow modes provide the same displays ROM 4 Kbytes—TUBE communications Linker and Utilities without affecting user memory Information can be called from MOS, BASIC and other languages code FORTRAN 77 — Internal ROM sockets Graphics commands extend colour range by Time/Day/Date/Year VIEW automatically relocated on transfer Conforms to ANSI X3.9-1978 and ISO 2 x 128 or 256 Kbit capability colour mixing from I/O processor memory 1539-1980 1 x 128 Kbit capability Keyboard Typical speed increase, 50% (HI-BASIC vs ISO PASCAL— OUTPUTS: Total sideways memory usable at any time BASIC v4, PCW benchmarks) Conforms to BS 6192-1982 Phono socket 64 key QWERTY keyboard with 2 key (ROM or RAM) 256 Kbytes inc 96 Kbyte Operating system support for parallel UHF channel 36, full colour rollover and auto repeat (rate and delay C— Conforms closely to the description in fitted firmware processing (eg '•GOIO') the book 'The C Programming Language' by BNC connector selectable by software) In this brochure the initials BBC refer to the Composite Video IV peak to peak, 10 function keys HI-BASIC, HI-EDIT and Printer-Buffer Kernighan & Ritchie Cartridge Sockets British Broadcasting Corporation.
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