Beeb

English Etymology en BBC; possibly popularised by Peter Sellers, who is said to have called the corporation the Beeb Beeb Ceeb on The Goon Show in the 1950s. Pronunciation en /biːb/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beeb.wav Southern England en iːb 1 Proper noun the Beeb en UK informal The BBC. Synonyms BBC en Auntie, en Auntie Beeb Noun en informal A BBC Micro (British home computer). en 1986 Byte The BBC Micro (alias the Beeb) is still quite a deluxe machine, with better high-resolution color graphics than any of its competitors. en 1997 Fred Forsyth BBC Micro and Modem comp.sys.acorn.misc I'm trying to connect an old 2400 modem to my Beeb. I've got the pin-outs for the RS423 and have connected them to the five pins of the RS232. But it still doesn't work. en 2000 Paul Beverley Beebs, please comp.sys.acorn.announce I have someone wanting to take Beebs and Masters out to Romania for use in schools out there. So if you have one or more, including monitors and if you could somehow or other get them to Norwich, do please let me know. Anagrams en bbee Bebe Bébé en Television Nicknames Organizations en calculator words