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Computers at Home

Computing Britain by BBC

Nov 16, 201514:09Technology

In the 1980s, 'micro computers' invaded the home. In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers how the computer was transported from the office and the classroom right into our living room. From eccentric electronics genius Cli...

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Computers at Home is an episode from Computing Britain by BBC. In the 1980s, 'micro computers' invaded the home. In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers how the computer was transported from the office and the classroom right into our living...

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Published Nov 16, 2015, 14:09 long, audio available.

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In the 1980s, 'micro computers' invaded the home. In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers how the computer was transported from the office and the classroom right into our living room. From eccentric electronics genius Clive Sinclair and his ZX80, to smart-suited businessman Alan Sugar and the Amstrad PC, she charts the 80s computer boom - a time when the UK had more computers per head of population than anywhere else in the world. Presented by Hannah Fry Produced by Michelle Martin (Photo: A Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid //Getty)

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Published Nov 16, 2015 and 14:09 long