Date   : Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:09:36 +0100
From   : jumbos.bazzar@... (Mark Haysman)
Subject: Beeb, this was your grandma!

Amazing! Nice find.

Strange how the complexity of the computer over time seems to be inversely 
proportinal to the teenagers average brain capacity. I can just imagine what 
the bunch of thickos that spend all their time in hoods standing around the 
paper shop throwing insults at people would make of kids back then....

Mark.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Cook" <debounce@...>
To: "BBC Micro Mailing List" <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:12 PM
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Beeb, this was your grandma!


>I was just forwarded this link, and it's simply awesome.
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8008.shtml
>
> Strange to hear a computer described as 'old' in 1969.  I love the startup
> and breakdown routines and the adder simulation.  While I like the way the
> parts are so big and hands-on, I'm glad computers aren't this fragile any
> more.
>
> Also look what page number it's been given :D
>
> Greg Cook
> debounce@...
> http://homepages.tesco.net/rainstorm/
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