Subj : Re: BBC Micro B
To   : Ogg
From : Nick Mackechnie
Date : Thu Jun 24 2021 16:42:00

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 OG> Netmail: 21:4/106.21
 OG> Hello hyjinx!

 OG> ** On Saturday 12.06.21 - 15:55, hyjinx wrote to Avon:

 h> I grew up in the UK, and whilst I had a ZX spectrum at
 h> home, really the BBC ran rings around the Speccy. The model
 h> B specifically was a triumph.

 OG> A couple weeks ago I "discovered" a docudrama called Micro Men.
 OG> I believe that the ZX Spectrum made a cameo appearance.

 OG> Micro Men (2009) - a story about the rivalry betwen Sinclair
 OG> and Acorn computers in the UK during the PC goldrush of the
 OG> 80's:

 OG>  https://youtu.be/XXBxV6-zamM

 OG> For anyone familiar with the Halt and Catch Fire tv series,
 OG> this is a worthy inclusion to consider.

 OG> --

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Nice, I'll have a look when I have some time - I have an Archimedes A5000 he
re
at home, fully internet capable, RiscOS was awesome!

Nick 
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