The British Micro that Shaped a Nation - BBC Micro - Trash to Treasure (Pt1)

The BBC Micro turns 40 in 2021. Few computers can claim to be as influential as the BBC Micro. It's place at the centre of The Computer Literacy Project saw it address the political and social concerns a nation had about the rise of technology and automation. It paved the way for a new generation to take up a career in computing, and reskilled existing workers who took up the opportunity. In this series we'll get to know the machine and the history surrounding it while fixing up a nice example or two for The Cave.

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● Episode Links Aubrey Singer (BBC Director) Notes on the Project: http://www.naec.org.uk/organisations/bbc-computer-literacy-project/towards-computer-literacy-the-bbc-computer-literacy-project-1979-1983

The Mighty Micro: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL13dwmxpaKl5JJyC4L09uf_PFXkn6FlGA

David Allan talks in detail about The Computer Literacy Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOhxXei3ZoY

Horizon - Now The Chips are Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5Fvk8FNOQ&t

Computer Literacy programs available on the BBC: https://computer-literacy-project.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/

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