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Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment 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, Acorn's... [07 Oct 2009]
Photos: Computer history goes under the hammer
Photo Another classic in the collection is this BBC Micro computer which comes complete with user manual, the game 'Tank Attack' and the Prinztronic tournament mini TV game, otherwise known as 'Pong' (with... [29 Sep 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo Widely used in schools across the UK the BBC Micro was a massive success for its Cambridge-based manufacturer Acorn Computers. People can also try their hand at classic games at the exhibition, from... [07 May 2009]
iPhone 3.0, Windows 7, robots and the office of the future
Photo A concert of electronic music took place in March using machines ranging from the World War II-era Colossus Mark II, to the 1980s favourite: the BBC Micro. March kicked off with a photographic tour... [07 Apr 2009]
Photos: Making beautiful music with the earliest computers
Photo The codebreaking computer used in World War II, the Colossus Mark II, and vintage machines ranging from the 1960s' Elliott 803 through to the 1980s' BBC Micro - will sing again as part of the Obsolete... [10 Mar 2009]
2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News While at Bletchley Park, silicon.com also checked out some classic British PCs from years gone by, revisiting golden oldies including the BBC Micro and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The past year has seen some... [12 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 07.11.08
Round-Up As the election progressed, the Round-Up got its blow by blow micro-news from the BBC's live blog that went all web 2.0 with Twitter posts from Joe Public. While the USA picked its next President in a... [07 Nov 2008]
Britain's classic computers: A silicon.com special
News These and many other machines are part of the archives at the National Museum of Computing, which houses all manner of vintage techie kit preserved for posterity, including the BBC Micro and the ZX... [02 Oct 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo The BBC Micro was developed with computer manufacturer Acorn and was aimed at breaking Research Machine's stranglehold on the education market. At the same time as the BBC... [03 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up The tiny computer beat off a decent but ultimately crap challenge from other retro computing delights such as the Amiga and the BBC Micro. The Round-Up remembers the BBC... [25 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment That meant beating other classics such as the Apple II, BBC Micro, my own personal favourite the Amstrad CPC464, and others including the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32. Here at silicon.com we recently,... [22 Apr 2008]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News The Sinclair ZX Spectrum has been crowned the most popular first home computer, beating off competition from other classics such as the Amiga and BBC Micro. In comparison the Spectrum's big rivals of the... [18 Apr 2008]
Q&A: Acorn co-founder Andy Hopper
Comment Acorn produced several microcomputers - including the BBC Micro, which has been credited with kick-starting demand for computers in the UK's homes and schools.silicon.com: Did you have any idea during... [04 Jan 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.10.05
Round-Up Hats off to the BBC at this point for finding a picture which looks more like an internet drugs den than an internet café. Wang Yiming, 21, told the BBC: "Friends were telling me that I was on the net... [14 Oct 2005]
Mobile phone viruses: 'Don't panic!'
News In fact, mobile phone viruses are so few and far between that when the BBC wanted to film one executing it took Overton and his colleagues three days trawling the dark underbelly of the internet just to find the code for... [05 May 2005]
