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Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best?

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On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:20:32 +0100 da kidz on comp.sys.sinclair were rappin'
to MC Ian B:

> The BBC Micro was a bizarre project. I've never to this day seen a good 
> explanation of just why the BBC needed to release its own computer to 
> accompany what was really a rather unimportant television programme. There 
> isn't a Top Gear motor car, is there? The result of it was wholly negative, 
> with schools stuck with zillions of computers that were an evolutionary dead 
> end in technology terms, all because of that "BBC badge".

Er, you do realise the BBC didn't actually design and build the BBC
Micro, don't you?  It was made by Acorn and just badged/endorsed by
the BBC.

So it wasn't an evolutionary dead end either - it's successor the
Acron Archimedes was backwards-compatible with the BBC Micro to some
extent, and a very nice piece of kit to boot.

Chris


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Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Mr.Umfrage" <Mr.Umfrage@fragen.dich> - 2011-06-24 18:54 +0200
  Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-06-25 12:12 +0100
    Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Clocky" <notgonn@happen.com> - 2011-06-25 22:52 +0800
      Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Ian B" <noemail@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-25 21:20 +0100
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? rogerjowett <rogerjowett@gmail.com> - 2011-06-25 18:11 -0700
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Chris Young" <chris.usenet@mail-filter.com> - 2011-06-26 11:44 +0100
          Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Ian B" <noemail@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-26 14:13 +0100
            Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? Guesser <alistair@alistairsserver.no-ip.org> - 2011-06-26 14:24 +0100
          Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Clocky" <notgonn@happen.com> - 2011-06-27 16:59 +0800
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? BloodBaz <chris.walsh@real-sense.com> - 2011-06-27 03:19 -0700
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? Christian Brandt <brandtc@psi5.com> - 2011-07-01 01:27 +0200
          Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? Duncan Snowden <duncan_s@talktalk.net> - 2011-07-02 15:09 +0000
      Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Brian Gaff" <Briang1@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2011-06-26 01:07 +0100
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-06-26 19:10 +0300
  Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? cts3000 <cts3000@gmail.com> - 2011-06-25 12:01 -0700
    Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "M.O.B. i L." <mikaelb@df.lth.se> - 2011-06-26 00:31 +0200
  Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? WinstonSmith6079 <winstonsmith6079@gmail.com> - 2011-06-25 19:51 -0700
    Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> - 2011-06-26 02:45 -0400
      Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? WinstonSmith6079 <winstonsmith6079@gmail.com> - 2011-06-30 17:11 -0700
      Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic@hotmail.com> - 2011-07-03 09:30 +0000
        Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? "Tom Lake" <tlake@twcny.rr.com> - 2011-07-03 06:22 -0400
  Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? WinstonSmith6079 <winstonsmith6079@gmail.com> - 2011-06-26 11:07 -0700
  Re: Poll : Which classic computer of the late 70s/early 80s is the best? BruceMcF <agila61@netscape.net> - 2011-06-27 10:48 -0700

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