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Wednesday, 30 November 2011

BBC News - The BBC Microcomputer and me, 30 years down the line

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15969065
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8 comments:

  1. Andrew C9 April 2012 at 14:52

    RIP Jack Tramiel - ex- Commadore supremo

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  2. Andrew C9 April 2012 at 20:12

    ARM Boffin to create Silicon Brain

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  3. Andrew C9 April 2012 at 21:42

    http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/bbcbasic/birthday/index.html

    Steve Furber Talk - Acorn World - 13-09-2009
    Historical Timeline for Steve Furber



    Date Event
    05-12-1978 Acorn Computers Ltd formed in Cambridge, UK

    13-04-1984 First ARM Processors Powered Up

    29-12-2007 Steve Furber appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours

    1980 Acorn Atom Launched

    1981 Acorn BBC Micro Launched

    September 1986 Acorn BBC Master Compact Launched

    Arthur C. Clarke Internet & PC, 1974

    http://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcwin/bbcwin.html

    http://apt.cs.man.ac.uk/projects/SpiNNaker/

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  4. Peter S9 April 2012 at 23:57

    "He will have in his own house…a console through which he can talk to his friendly local computer and get all the information he needs for his everyday life, like his bank statements, theatre reservation"

    Clarke was clearly bonkers.

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  5. Andrew C3 May 2012 at 18:37

    ARM creators Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber

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  6. Andrew C31 May 2012 at 10:27

    David Braban
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS7JlGj_e4A
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yswJmQz5voM

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  7. Andrew C11 June 2012 at 18:52

    Rasp Pi 5-7yr olds coding :)

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  8. Peter S11 June 2012 at 23:39

    Mine's on its way!
    Woo-hoo!

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