Towards Computer Literacy
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The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Designed with an emphasis on education, it was notable for its ruggedness, expandability and the quality of its operating system. Following the Literacy Project's call for bids for a computer to accompany the TV programmes and literature, Acorn won the contract with the Proton, a successor to its Atom computer prototyped at short notice. Renamed the BBC Micro, the platform was adopted by most schools and became a cornerstone of computing in British education in the 1980s, changing Acorn's fortunes. 52-page A5 document published by BBC Education that tells the story of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project that from from 1979 until 1983. Date : December 1983Creator : BBC Education Format : A5 Document, 54 Page Physical Description : Booklet This exhibit has a reference ID of CH19563. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History. |
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