Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to >become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside >the UK).
In message <5acafe0847charles@candehope.me.uk> at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
10:00:03, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> writes
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to >>become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside >>the UK).
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
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On Fri, 28 Jul 23 10:00:03 UTC, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
Bristol Bathroom Company was a thing too. Long since defunct.
I don't see how it affected the sale of bbc micros, as they were all made
by Acorn, and BBC a and BBC B were just model numbers.
Brian
In message <5acafe0847charles@candehope.me.uk> at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
10:00:03, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> writes
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC
did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to >become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside >the UK).
Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
In message <5acafe0847charles@candehope.me.uk> at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
10:00:03, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> writes
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one of
them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently the BBC >>>> did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to >>> become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside >>> the UK).
in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives, mercury
arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of all kinds
and clandestine radio equipment.
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband 6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.
On 29/07/2023 16:40, Woody wrote:
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband >>6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.
I think Brown Boveri were very like English Electric, AEI, GEC,[]
MetroVicks with involvement in many areas all over the world in many >industries.
On Sat 29/07/2023 14:49, Liz Tuddenham wrote:[]
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
In message <5acafe0847charles@candehope.me.uk> at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
10:00:03, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> writes
They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives,and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro had to >>>> become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when sold outside >>>> the UK).Yes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in Germany >>> in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
mercury
arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of all kinds
and clandestine radio equipment.
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband >6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.
In message <ua3bsj$2l9i2$1@dont-email.me> at Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:40:02,
Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> writes
On Sat 29/07/2023 14:49, Liz Tuddenham wrote:[]
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> wrote:
In message <5acafe0847charles@candehope.me.uk> at Fri, 28 Jul 2023
10:00:03, charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> writes
They make (or made) a lot more than that: Railway locomotives,and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC MicroYes, that last made mostly white goods (fridges and the like) in
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when >>>> sold outside the UK).
Germany in the '70s. Labelled, indeed, BBC.
mercury arc rectifiers, sub station transformers, heavy engineering of >>all kinds and clandestine radio equipment.
I was just mentioning what the ordinary family encountered! (Saw the
'fridges etc. in department stores.)
ABB which they later became made even more - including broadband >6/7/10/11/13GHz links that carried much of the UK television and VHF
sound distribution before the onset of fibre.
Ah, wonder if, with moving into that field, the change of name _was_ to
avoid confusion with the BBC. (Presumably the BB remained Brown Boveri -
what was the A?)
I don't see how it affected the sale of bbc micros, as they were all made by Acorn, and BBC a and BBC B were just model numbers.
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one
of them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently
the BBC did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when
sold outside the UK).
charles wrote:
In article <ua01mu$279a0$1@dont-email.me>,
Brian Gaff <brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
Who was it that said that was it Sid or Dick? I'm sure it was one
of them when they were writing for Morecombe and Wise. Apparently
the BBC did not have a sense of humour at the time.
Brian
But, for real, there was:
British Bacon Company (in Swindon)
Barking Brassware Co
Borough of Brentford and Chiswick
Barnes Borough Council
and out of the UK: Brown, Boverie & Cie (which is why the BBC Micro
had to become the British Broadcasing Corporation Microcomputer when
sold outside the UK).
I've known it as the Broken Biscuit Company!
I've known it as the Broken Biscuit Company!
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