Here it is. The BBC Microcomputer User Guide.
Release 0.7 10.01.1998

The document is in rich text format and is just about a perfect copy of the original - including spelling mistakes.

[Legal Bit]
The User Guide is copyright as on page 2 of the User Guide. Copyright holders are the author and the British Broadcasting Corporation. This copyright applies equally to this electronic version of the user guide.
The uesr guide has been converted to an electronic format to enable people who cannot find an original user guide to hae access to the valuable information contained in the manual.
I have not done this for commercial gain, and this .zip file or it's contents may not be distributed for profit or as part of a commercial package.
I would also like to take an opportunity to thank the author John Coll, and all the others involved in the BBC Computer Literacy Project for an excellently written manual and a superb introduction to programming and the microcomputer. You have given many many people a great start in the world of computers.
If the copyright holders request that the document be withdrawn, then I will do so, without any hesitation whatsoever.

[Interesting Bit]
The current state is that all the text is present in the .rtf file but no graphics have yet been included. I have hit on a slight problem here and am trying to work out the best solution. They will be included soon.

I hope that I have found most of the errors. The remaining trouble spots are probably the program listings.
Please let me know if there are any errors you find (that aren't present in the original).

I was thinking about including all the demonstration programs on a disc image, I'll see if I can get around to that after I've sorted out the graphics.

This has been a very long project. It has taken me about 8 months to complete it so far. I would appreciate some help with other documents. Is anyone willing to tackle the Advanced User Guide ? If so, then I will probably pull my finger out and do the Service manual too.

Anyway, all comments, thoughts and errors to me.

The BBC Lives....

Mark Usher
marku@magnet.at