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

Tags: bletchley, acorn, spectrum, amstrad

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Reader Comments (3)

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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