Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge. silicon.com's Nick Heath talks to Hopper about the BBC Micro, ...
Mass storage presents a problem for those involved in the preservation of older computer hardware. While today’s storage devices are cheap and huge by the standards of decades ago their modern ...
Andy Hopper is co-founder of the iconic Acorn Computers and currently head of the computer laboratory at the University of Cambridge. silicon.com's Nick Heath talks to Hopper about the BBC Micro, ...
Why I Love is a series of guest editorials on GamesIndustry.biz intended to showcase the ways in which game developers appreciate each other's work. This installment was contributed by Philip and ...
When we think of 8-bit computers, it’s natural to start with home computers. That’s where they live on in the collective memory. But a Z80, a 6502, or similar was more likely to be found unseen in a ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. But for those in the UK, owning an Apple II was something of a pipe dream. Its graphics system, designed specifically for NTSC monitors, wouldn't work ...
Today, historic UK computer brand Acorn announced a 40 th Anniversary release - the Acorn Micro Phone C5. Acorn's success in the public eye began with the BBC Micro in the 1980s, continued with the ...
Think you know a thing or two about the classroom classic BBC Micro? The UK's National Museum of Computing, based on the Bletchley Park estate in Buckinghamshire, is having trouble maintaining its ...
The first generation of real-time train information screens for British railways came in the form of suspended color CRTs in familiar rounded fiberglass housings. They were a ubiquitous sight across ...
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