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Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Acorn's success was partly down to the foresight and technical ability of its founders Chris Curry, Hermann Hauser and Hopper, who saw a chance to capture the personal computing market, which had been created with the launch of the... [07 Oct 2009]
Photos: Computer history goes under the hammer
Photo There are also these Osborne (left) and Commodore computers. The Osborne was pitched as one of the first portable computers while the Commodore 64, introduced in 1982, was a huge commercial success,... [29 Sep 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment I met another student who was very heavy into computers and at this time it was the Commodore VIC-20. Kevin Mitnick, one of the most famous computer hackers, talks to CNET News about his days on the dark side and why... [23 Jun 2009]
iPhone apps, Antique PCs, Microsoft R&D and supercomputers
Photo Our photos of the National Museum of Computing's PC Gallery which opened last month included the retrotastic Commodore PET 2001 pictured above - which had a built-in monochrome monitor, a 1MHz processer and up to 8KB of... [02 Jun 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo In 1977 the Commodore PET 2001 arrived with a built-in monochrome monitor, a 1MHz processer and up to 8KB of memory. It may only be 44-years old but with its myriad switches and a chassis the size of a cupboard, the... [07 May 2009]
Navy tech gets £15m weapons brain overhaul
News The upgrade is an important milestone in the programme to develop a common command system across the fleet, starting with the Type 23 frigates, according to defence equipment and support director of surface combatants... [02 Jan 2009]
Chrome future, vintage PCs and credit crunch IT
News From the rubber-keyed Sinclair ZX Spectrum to the chunky Commodore PET with its delightfully dated styling, it's a walk down memory lane guaranteed to warm the cockles of every techie's heart. But there was also a... [03 Oct 2008]
ID cards, driverless buses and virtual shipwrecks
Photo This is the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' that Sir Alan Sugar launched in 1984 to rival the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Here's a driver giving the tech a spin. To see more click here. Photo credit: Ministry of... [02 Oct 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 12.09.08
Round-Up The other treasures on display include the BBC Microcomputer, and if that sleek little number doesn't bring back fond memories, there's the Commodore PET to remind you of the good old days. No one does nostalgia like... [12 Sep 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo Continuing with the cheap theme, the Amstrad 'Colour Personal Computer' was launched by Sir Alan Sugar in 1984 as a rival to the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64. Here is the Commodore Personal... [03 Sep 2008]
Does the ZX Spectrum deserve its crown?
News Commodore 64 or Acorn Electron? Amstrad or Spectrum? silicon.com readers have posted a flurry of comments around a poll we ran recently asking the question, what was your first home computer? Not only was it a very... [30 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.04.08
Round-Up In comparison, the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro and Commodore 64, could only muster 15 per cent and 14 per cent of the vote respectively. If Speccy fans knew then what they know now, the... [25 Apr 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment I would have liked to complete your survey of "what was your first home computer" but it only lists computers from the early to mid 1980s, ignoring the fact that home computing actually started in the late 1970s, with computers such as... [24 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. Where was the Commodore PET? Here at... [22 Apr 2008]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News In comparison the Spectrum's big rivals of the day, the BBC Micro and Commodore 64, could only muster 15 per cent and 14 per cent of the vote respectively. In the battle of early 1990s gaming machines the Atari ST won... [18 Apr 2008]
