Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984

From	Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984
Date	2014-03-11 23:05 -0700
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On 2014-03-12 02:33:09 +0000, Roger Blake said:

> On 2014-03-11, Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Let's not even get into the sad demise of the British computers of the 80s!
> 
> Or for that matter, the British computers of the early 1950s:
> 
>   http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/leo.htm
>   http://www.leo-computers.org.uk
> 
> (Yes, Virginia, the world's first business computer was built by a British
> catering company!)
> 
> The Brits were well ahead in the computer game early on but unfortunately
> in the end were unable to stay competitive.

It didn't help that the British government and especially the MoD kept 
buying American computers.

One of my favorite video games, Elite, came out on the BBC Micro.  Of 
course, I played it on a different platform, having never seen a BBC 
Micro in real life.

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The story of MSX computers in 1984 RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-11 15:36 +0000
  Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984 Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-11 13:37 -0700
    Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984 Koen Lefever <koen.lefever@gmail.com> - 2014-03-11 22:56 +0000
      Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984 Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-11 16:56 -0700
        Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984 Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2014-03-12 02:33 +0000
          Re: The story of MSX computers in 1984 Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-11 23:05 -0700

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