My octy hit 88888 yesterday on the work.... :-)

Mine will be on all the 2's very soon. 22222. I'm surprised at how the miles are piling on the conversion, considering the clock only read 7360 when I first fitted it last late summer. :eek:

Just noticed you took the shot while on the move. tut tut. :D

Mine went through 80486 shortly before I traded it in.

It's probably on the nerds that will understand the significance though

Mine went through 80486 shortly before I traded it in.

It's probably on the nerds that will understand the significance though

Now I'm no nerd (honest ) but is it anything to do with old computers? 486? Not sure on the 80 bit though.

Just noticed you took the shot while on the move. tut tut. :D

I might have had a passenger to do the honours..... (but there again I might not!). Thankfully it was day light, as I tried one of my MPG read out the night before - 64.6mpg while going down the motorway, but it was too dark / smuggy :(

Now I'm no nerd (honest ) but is it anything to do with old computers? 486? Not sure on the 80 bit though.

I am not entirely sure why the 80 is there, but the early ones were 8086, and then I gues 80186 (was there one of these?), definately 286, 386, 486, 586 (aka pentium 1)

Now I'm no nerd (honest ) but is it anything to do with old computers? 486? Not sure on the 80 bit though.

Yep.

Intel processors as used in PCs.

Started with the 8088 , then the 8086 , then the 80286 , 80386 and 80486 before they dropped the numbers and started using the Pentium name. Most people just refered to them by the last three digits

I am not entirely sure why the 80 is there, but the early ones were 8086, and then I gues 80186 (was there one of these?), definately 286, 386, 486, 586 (aka pentium 1)

There was an 80186 but it was quite rare and never used in mainstream PCs.

You could get an 80186 add-on board for BBC Master systems to let them run some PC software for example