Date   : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:29:52 +1030
From   : station240@... (paul aslin)
Subject: BBC News - Retro computers on display to fans at

> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 06:43:13 +0200
> From: rick@...
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] BBC News - Retro computers on display to fans
at festival
> 
> On 05/07/2010 17:38, Tim Matthews wrote:
> 
>> At no point does anyone mention BBC or Acorn in the same as they mention
>> Spectrums, Commodore or even Orics (apart from the chap saying "this
>> machine" referring to his Atom) - i wasn't suggesting there were none in
>> there. We know what they are, but it's a shame as to the layman it's as
>> if Acorn was glossed over.
> 
> Nah, it wasn't glossed over. The legacy of the Beeb is so utterly 
> awesome that, unlike mere Spectrums, it need not even be mentioned by 
> name. It just... is.

Or the BBC are avoiding product endorsement of something they used to sell
indirectly.
                                         
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