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Born in 1990 and on the internet from 05/03/1997, 8BS is for 8 bit Acorn computer enthusiasts and has over 14,000 disc images of free software. Is for PC users with BBC emulators. Produced 67 free disc based magazines and has downloads of software, pictures, manuals and stuff I have forgotten about totalling more than a shocking 65.1 gig and rising at an alarming rate.

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  • 01/06/2025 Thanks to Dave Edwards for sending DFS and ADFS versions of The Micro User Golden Games from December 1984. The magazine itself is available in the Micro User Magazine download section
  • 31/05/2025 Thanks to James Sargent for sending a scan of The BBC Computer Literacy Project Update August 1982. Placed in the articles section of the Manuals and Documentation menu here.
  • 06/05/2025 Thanks to Dave Edwards for a further addition to the pool of discs. This time two discs of 27 images that appeared in PC News, hand drawn by Dave in high quality. Added to the TBI section as TBI-229. The download contains 2 DFS disc images and also two ADFS versions. It also contains a text file from Dave with full information.
  • 25/04/2025 Thanks to Dave Edwards for an update to The Micro User Volume 9 Number 8. A second disc image and info from Dave is now added to the download of TMU91-10. There are a few programs that were not on the companion disc, they now are
  • 14/04/2025 Thanks to James Sargent for the following nicely reworked PDF additions to the 'Manuals' section: For the Econet section ANFS for the BBC, ESG Data Link Specification, Econet Level 4 Fileserver Specifications, Econet Data Link and Physical Layer Specification v.3 (Rick Rand Document), Econet Printer Spooler Manual User Guide and Manager Guide. Finally, a rework of the PDF of The Master Compact Application Notes to be found with the originals on the Essentials/Master page.
  • 13/03/2025 Thanks to Steve Fewell for fixing the problems with the BASIC Disassembly.

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