Domesday86 is launched!

Domesday86 is a project that aims to recreate the experience of the original BBC Domesday project using modern hardware and software.  On this site you will find a growing collection of documentation for the original Acorn/BBC Domesday project as well as details of the Domesday86 project itself including sub-projects such as BeebSCSI.

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The basic aim of the Domesday86 project is to create both hardware and software to allow the access and use of the Acorn Domesday system (i.e. AIV - Advanced Interactive Video) without the need for specialist (and rare) parts of the original AIV set-up.  Beginning with BeebSCSI (a hardware device that provides both ADFS SCSI and LV-DOS VFS SCSI support), Domesday86 aims to provide a complete suite of tools and utilities focused on the Acorn BBC and BBC Master range of 8-bit computers for viewing, analysing and using all of the AIV LaserVision discs, especially the 'Domesday' discs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXQszkSGDaM

In addition, this site aims to provide a comprehensive set of documentation for the original hardware covering design, operation and maintenance of the original AIV equipment such as the Philips VP415 LaserVision disc player.