Description
Classroom software for the BBC Micro, written by Basalt Learning for adult learners.
Provenance
Deposited by Fernmont Falls University Library in 2011. The tape had stretched near its start; the first blocks were repaired by hand from the sampled signal. The image matches a checksum published by the original distributor.
Preservation
- Fixity (SHA-256)
4ff5c3631fc2c490ff7f5e79350dbaae2e47b954231e974c8f95d6ca2fb9b9d1- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026, by Vigil
- Emulation profile
- LZE-BBC-5 · lz-6502 core
- Copies
- Three, on two kinds of storage, in two cities
- Original carriers
- Kept in cold storage in Vancouver
Access
Free, in the Lazarus reading room in Vancouver and in partner reading rooms.
In the reading room it runs in emulation under profile LZE-BBC-5, from a read-only copy of the recovered image, as it would have on the BBC Micro.
Cite as: Basalt Learning, Spelling Circus (1984). Lazarus Archive, LZ-13422.