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ATOM

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  BBC BASIC Conversion Unit for the Acorn ATOM 22k - - anon. Also to be found in HTML here

BBC B / B+

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  Acorn 1770 DFS daughter board
In Progress		 - - - Charlie Cole
Acorn 1770 Disc Interface Upgrade Kit Fitting Instructions 117k - - Mark Usher
  Acorn 1772 addendum sheet 5k - - Colin Fraser
Acorn 6502 coprocessor manual 445k - - J.F.Stenning
  Acorn 6502 coprocessor reference guide
In Progress		 - - - Jordan Smith
  Acorn 6502 Development Package - 2.8MB 25.6MB scan - Mark Usher
pdf - Thomas Heck
Acorn Advanced Teletext System User Guide - 4.28MB - Mark Ferns
pdf - Andrew Taylor
  Acorn BBC B+ 64K Sideways RAM daughter board fitting instructions 20k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher & Chris Richardson
Acorn BBC B+ 128k Additional User Information 22k 1.81MB - scan / ocr by Derek Walker
scan to .PDF by Andrew Blount
  Acorn Bitstik User Guide
In Progress 		- - - scan / ocr - Mark Edmonds
Acorn Data Cassette Recorder
Model No. ANF-03 		 1.6MB 1.48MB - scan to .PDF by Andrew Blount
ocr Frank Lee
Acorn DFS User Guide
In Progress		 - - 4MB scan / ocr - Jim Hudd
  Acorn DFS User Guide Addendum - - 286k  
Acorn Advanced Disk User Guide
In Progress		 - 21.3MB 18.6MB Donated by Kevin Etheridge
scan/ocr by Brian Foley
scan - Mark Usher
Acorn DFS Addendum Sheets 1 & 2
In Progress		 - - - scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Philip Dalton
  Acorn PANOS - Guide to Operations 652k - - scan / ocr - Chris Whytehead
Acorn Speech Upgrade
 		 599k - 450k scan - Chris Richardson
ocr - Frank Lee
Acorn Speech System User Guide
 		 775k - 1MB scan - Chris Richardson
ocr - Frank Lee
Acorn Winchester Disc Service Manual 1.7MB - - scan - Alan Williams
ocr - Mark Usher
Acorn Music 500 User Guide
In Progress		 - - - Julian. D. Abram
Acornsoft ROM Insertion Info
The general installation instructions that came with most Acornsoft Eproms.		 41k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
Adaptec ACB4000 User Manual 61k - - scan / ocr - Mark Usher
Adaptec ACB4000 OEM Manual - - 8.1MB scan / ocr - Mark Usher
  ATPL SIDEWISE User Manual 312k - - Mark Ferns
  Brainsoft Sideways RAM
Installation Guide, Utils Manual, disc image		 - - 13.5MB scan Alistair Cree
  Cambridge Microcomputer Centre DFS Manual - - 1.6MB scan - Derek Walker
  Compulock 5k - - scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Andrew Jacobs
Donated by David Wooding.
Computech Integra B expansion board 928k - - scan / ocr - Ken Lowe
Concept Keyboard Manual 1
OCR Volunteer needed		 - - 2MB scan - Chris Richardson
  Concept Keyboard Manual 2
OCR Volunteer needed		 - - 3MB scan - Chris Richardson
  Cumana Disk Drive Guide - - 401k scan - Derek Walker
Ground Control - UviPac Instructions 5k - 72k scan / ocr - Derek Walker
  Inside Hybrids Music 5000     HTML Colin F
Marconi RB2 Trackerball User Guide 2MB - 2.1MB scan - Derek Walker
ocr - Dave Wade
  Micron EPROM Programmer 3k - - scan / ocr - Mark Usher
Donated - Mike Tomlinson
  Microvitec CUB Operating Instructions (incl. input connections)
In Progress		 - - - Mark Ferns
Midwich DFS
In Progress		 - - 2.38MB
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1.29MB		 Richard J. Fairhill
Mitsubishi Disk Drive Specifications MF501B / MF503B / MF504B 227k - - scan / ocr - Mark Usher
Donated - John Tupper
  Morley Electronics Teletext Adapter User Guide
In Progress		 - - - Mark Ferns
  Morley Teletext Adapter Support ROM - 1.8MB - scan - Derek Kennedy
OPUS DDOS Challenger 105k - 1.7MB scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Chris Thornley
OPUS DFS 44k

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 scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Francois Joubert
ocr - Chris Thornley
OPUS DFS
 76k 69k - scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Frank Lee
  OPUS DFS Microdrive
In Progress		 - - - scan / ocr - Chris Thornley
  Pace Independant PSU - - 100k scan - Derek Walker
  Preparing the BBC Microcomputer for the Z80 Second Processor 63k - - scan / ocr - Derek Walker
SLOMO Microspeed Controller 11k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
  SOLIDISK ADFS 64k - - scan / ocr - Mark Ferns
  SOLIDISK DDFS 667k -

2.2MB

 Carsten Brasholt
  SOLIDISK EPROM Programmer 7k - - scan / ocr - Mark Ferns
  SOLIDISK Sideways Ram
SEPTEMBER 1st, 1986 (Revised version of the green JULY 1984 Manual)		 763k - - scan / ocr - Mark Ferns
SOLIDISK TWOMEG and FOURMEG upgrade boards 39k - - scan / ocr - Rodney Blackall
  Stack Light Pen+ 46k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
Technomatic - The Disk Book 88k - - scan Robin Stuart
ocr Jim McLaren
  TIC TOC Real Time Clock 29k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher
Donated by Mike Tomlinson
  Valiant Turtle Manual and disc - - 398k scan - Chris Richardson
Vine Micros - Replay 100k - 2.6MB scan - Chris Richardson
ocr - Matt Cocker
  Voltmace - DELTA 3b Twin Joystick - - 459k scan by Richard Hall
  Voltmace - DELTA Joystick manual
In Progress		 - - - scan - Mark Usher
ocr - Andrew Morgan
  Voltamace - DELTA 14/B Handset System - - 1.4MB scan - Mark Usher
Watford Electronics 32K Ram Board Manual 96.8k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
WE BBC Micro ROM Paging System Explained 505k - - scan / ocr - Mark Ferns
  WE Disk Drive Info
The leaflet that came with the Watford disc drive		 43k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
WE Disc Filing System Manual for the BBC
 193k - - scan - Chris Richardson
ocr - Graham Clarke
WE EPROM Programmer Operating Manual - 2.61MB - scan - Gary McCallum
WE Eureka 64k RAM Card for the BBC Micro
OCR Volunteer needed		 - - 1.25MB scan - Mark Usher
WE ROM/RAM board fitting instructions 155k - - scan / ocr - Mark Usher
WE Beeb Speech Synthesizer 37k - - scan / ocr - Steven Flintham
WE Solderless Sideways ROM Board 206k - - scan / ocr - Derek Walker
  WE Solderless Sideways ROM Board 62k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
  WE ZIF Socket 4k - - scan / ocr - Matt Cocker
Z80 BBC Basic User Guide 113k - - scan / ocr - Derek Walker
Z80 Second Processor User Guide 1.5MB - - scan / ocr - Derek Walker

Master Series

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Acorn 65C102 Master Coprocessor 414k - - scan / ocr Chris Richardson
  Dabhand Master Operating System
In progress		 189k - 9MB scan by Chris Richardson
ocr by Paul Curzon
Dabs Press Master 512 Technical Guide
 		 - HTML 13MB scan by Chris Richardson
HTML
Dabs Press Master 512 User Guide
User guide programs disk		 - HTML 6MB scan by Chris Richardson
HTML hosted at David Harper's site
 
  Master 128 Optional System ROM - - 166k scan by Mark Usher
  Master 128 System ROM User Guide - - 654k scan by Richard Hall
  Master 512 Technical Information and Monitor Documentation - HTML 446k scan by Chris Richardson
  Master 512 Circuit Diagram - - 1MB scan by Chris Richardson
  Master 512 Shareware Vol. 1 - - 510k scan by Chris Richardson
  Master 512 Shareware Vol. 2 - - 383k scan by Chris Richardson
  Master 512 Problem Solver Shibumi - - 186k scan by Chris Richardson
  Master 512 Applications Compatibility and Software List - - 587k scan by Chris Richardson
  MERTEC Compact Companion Manual 30K - - document by Joost
Morley Master 'AA' Rom Board - - 487k scan by Richard Hall
  MOS Plus 3.10 and 3.50 manuals 70k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher
  Master Smart Cartridge Manual 8k - - scan / ocr Matt Cocker
  Vine Micros - Master to BBC Conversion kit 68k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher
Donated by David Wooding
  Vine Micros - Master OS Overlay board 92k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher
Donated by David Wooding
  Vine Micros - Master Write protect module 65k - - scan / ocr by Mark Usher
Donated by David Wooding

Electron

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  Acorn Electron Plus 1 246k 185k - Anthony Ogden
Electron Forever
Acorn Electron Plus 3 User Guide
In Progress		 - - - Tom Lees
Electron Plus 3 Brochure 1.23MB - - scan / ocr - Richard Hall
Acorn Data Recorder 1.27MB - - scan / ocr - Richard Hall
  Jafa's Mode 7 adaptor 74k - - scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
  Jafa's Mode 7 adaptor MK2 - - 807k scan - Derek Walker
  Jafa Systems Shadow RAM board 16k - - scan / ocr - Michael Foot
Pres ADFS - - 8.5MB scan Thomas Harte
  Slogger Electron Rombox Plus 49k - - scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
  Slogger's Electron Expansion 2.0 49k - - scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
  Slogger's Electron Switched Joystick Interface User Guide 32k - - scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
  Slogger's Disk Filing System 240k - - scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
  Slogger Master Ramboard & Ad 12k - 255k scan / ocr - Dave Edwards
rtf - Gordon Dyer
  MODE7 Simulator ROM        

Archimedes Series

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  Acorn Archimedes 500 series / Acorn R200 series Technical Reference Manual - - 5.3MB scan - Mark Usher
  A3000 Technical Reference Manual - - 3MB scan - Mark Usher
  A3000 Service Manual - - 5.1MB scan - Mark Usher
  Acorn A3010, A3020 and A4000 Module Level Service Manual - - 5.1MB scan - Mark Usher
  Acorn Video Specifications A3000, A500/R200, A5000, A3010, A3020, A4000 - - 1.4MB scan - Mark Usher
  Acorn expansion card specification - - 2.6MB scan - Mark Usher

Circuit Diagrams

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  Atom - - 1.3MB Richard Sprowson
  Acorn 1770 circuit diagram - - 242k Andrew Benham
  BBC B - - 1.4MB Acorn
  BBC B - - 1.4MB  
  BBC B+ - - 1.4MB  
  Master 512 - - 934k  
  6502 CoPro - - 171k  
  Z80 CoPro - - 205k  
  Econet - - 337k Acorn

Other

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  Microvitec Monitor service manual 1.8MB 681k - ocr by Matt Cocker (incomplete)
  pages 1 to 20 - - 3MB scan by Chris Richardson
  pages 21 to 40 - - 3MB scan by Chris Richardson
  pages 41 to 60 - - 4MB scan by Chris Richardson
  pages 61 to 82 - - 3MB scan by Chris Richardson
  circuit diagrams - - 3MB scan by Chris Richardson