A leading figure in the worlds of technology, science and business, Dr Hauser has agreed to take on this important role 30 years after the company he co-founded – Acorn Computers – unveiled the BBC Micro, the machine which, along with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, epitomised the British home computer boom of the early 1980s.
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Military Computers Preserved
Several computers and associated peripherals and control panels have been rescued from the Cook Building at MoD Southwick Park (formerly HMS Dryad) which has been
Your BBC Micro Stories
With the BBC Micro turning 30 years old, The Centre for Computing History are asking people to send in their stories and anecdotes about using
Nyancat Telnet Server
Yes – you read the title of this post correctly. Someone has coded the infamous Nyan Cat animation as a telnet application. You can connect to
The BBC Micro 30th Anniversary Disk
In celebration of the Beeb’s 30th birthday I’ve put together a disk that full of retro goodness from 1981. So if you want reminisce about
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the BBC Microcomputer
This week, we celebrate the 30th birthday of the BBC Microcomputer. The BBC was a very familiar sight in many UK schools – including the
Dizzy Collection – 5 Game Packs for the Amstrad CPC
With all this talk about the new Dizzy game that is coming out for iOS and Android devices, I thought I would post a photo
Acorn RISC PC Games – Doom II and Cannon Fodder
2 short videos showing Doom II and Cannon Fodder playing on the Acorn RISC PC 700 with a StrongARM CPU. The RISC PC doesn’t have
Acorn RISC PC 700 Demonstration – Part 1
In this video, you will see a Acorn RISC PC 700 booting RISC OS 4.02 from ROM, then soft-loading 4.39 from the hard disk. You
Retro Computers Google+ page
www.retrocomputers.eu now has its own page on Google+. Goto the Retro Computers Google+ page here or use the G+ icon at the top of this page.