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Friday, March 21, 2008

'Beeb' creators reunite at museum

Friday, March 21, 2008 11:13:35 AM (AUS Eastern Standard Time, UTC+10:00) ( Education | Programming | Technology )

The BBC Micro or 'Beeb' wasn’t widely known in Australia, but it certainly was an important story in the adoption of the PC. It was a unique product that came out of a unique cooperation of a British microcomputer maker, the national broadcaster and hundreds of school teachers across the UK. The goal was simple – to educate people about what a PC was and teach them how to use one through television shows and schools across the country, using an affordable microcomputer that parents could buy for their children and themselves.

I don’t think any other country had such an organised and frankly clever program such as this. You can read more about the reunion and see a video here.

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