Video: History of British PCs

From Acorn to Amstrad, and more...

Published: 4 September 2008 17:03 GMT by Andy McCue

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Bletchley Park's cash-strapped National Museum of Computing is home to an exhibition of the evolution of British PCs.

In this exclusive video, museum volunteer Peter Chilvers, shows off the exhibits ranging from Research Machines and the BBC Micro, to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Amstrad and the Acorn Risc.





	
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Anonymous Thu 4 September, 2008 9:53pm

	
It's a shame they did not mention Apricot who...

			
Dave Fri 5 September, 2008 9:47am

	
Boy, do I feel old.....  I actually recognise...

			
Lionel A Smith Fri 5 September, 2008 11:48am

	
Very short clip, is there an extended version?...

		
			
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