BBC Bridge Companion
The BBC Bridge Companion is an 8-bit video game console designed for teaching bridge, produced by BBC Enterprises Ltd. It was released in 1985 in the United Kingdom, retailing for £199.99.
BBC Bridge Companion
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• Name — BBC Bridge Companion • Developer — BBC Enterprises Ltd, Unicard Ltd • Manufacturer — Heber • Type — Home video game console • Generation — Third generation • Media — ROM cartridge • Power — 240V AC • Cpu — Zilog Z80A @ 3.579 MHz • Memory — 2kB SRAM, 16kB VRAM, 16kB ROM • Display — 280×216, 8 colours • Graphics — Texas Instruments TMS9129NL • Input — Keypad
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• Illustration — System PCB Maths teacher Andrew Kambites wanted to generate income from bridge due to his love for the game. He would combine this with his programming background to develop the BBC Bridge Companion.
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The software library consists entirely of interactive tutorials on different aspects of bridge. • Advanced Bidding • Advanced Defence • Bridge Builder • Club Play 1 • Club Play 2 • Club Play 3 • Conventions 1 • Duplicate 1 • Master Play 1
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article BBC Bridge Companion, revision 1359829232 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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- 1.Frank, Ian. Search & Planning Under Incomplete Information: A Study Using Bridge Card Play. Springer-Verlag. 294. 1998. 978-3-540-76257-7.
- 2.Kambites, Andrew. Andrew Kambites. English Bridge Union.
- 3.github.
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