Econet - Networking Acorn Computers - Viewdata, Micronet & Prestel

[rpdom]

As a former Technical Manager for CommunITel, it's nice to see some of my software still in use :)
I think I still have some of the original source code somewhere.
I used a Model B for development work at home and a Filestore with Master Compact in the office.

[Mattyuk]

Wow! It reminds me of my old computer class at secondary school!

[unimatrix]

This is seriously cool.

If I had the level of knowledge I have now as a kid I'd have been all over this - had I been given resources to do so.

We had BBC Model B's in infant/junior school then later A3000's but there was no Econet.

[peterjennings]

So nostalgic to see this, I'm old enough to remember my high school all networked like this.
Some how back in the day I saved to floppy disc the network menu software and still have it at home in my beeb it crosses my mind if its the last surviving copy from my high-school as the econet network and all the beebs were stripped out and replaced decades ago now.... and I assume the hard ware all eventually binned....what a shame.

[moonfestmadness]

i remember econet back in the 80's useing bbc micros :) oh happy days ..

[paulhart]

Please do a closer up inspection / description of the network units and the connectors and syntax for making it work! What a fabulously rare network! Probably one of the first useful networks? I remember it from the 80's... 5 Pin DIN connectors? Those share boxes? I used to access it from the Archimedes or BBC Masters... Great memories. Oh my God, I just figured out you are a history museum place about 3 hours from me. I'll see you one day soon!!!! :) :) :)

[LemonChieff]

I love it, I wasn't even born when that came out but I love it

[PremierAudio]

I used to log onto Micronet with my Commodore 64 and acoustic coupler in the early 80's,
Good memories.

[RobertHellier]

I remember My school had an Econet network installed it was great it meant we can back up our word-wise files on to network and many BBC micro programs were stored on there. it was fairly quick access in its i had to teach the special needs teachers how to use the system and wrote a book on how to use the BBC Master and various

[Jenny_Digital]

I remember econet from when I was in school, and once a year we'd get to play games on the beebs over the econet. Whoop!

[beingatliberty]

I used to play micronet shades using my cpc6128, will want to come and visit that exhibit.

[lovemadeinjapan]

What is at 3:45? Is that a teletekst-graphics game downloaded to the BBC Micro?

[Astinsan]

Would love to remote in.. is there a telnet call in? In the states where bbs networks were king

[JohnnyBareToes]

I wish my living room looked like that ! Fantastic work guys !

[mazharsaid]

Hello lander on BBC a3000 does it have sound?

[MrQuijibo]

Who was slacking off playing sonic the hedgehog?

[Nico]

it looked awfully familiare to teletext

[EgoShredder]

The burning question on everyone's lips is he really the man?"