The Computers That Made Britain



Download free course The Computers That Made Britain, pdf file on 297 pages by Tim Danton.
The home computer boom of the 1980s brought with it now iconic machines such as the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Commodore 64. Those machines would inspire a generation. Written by Tim Danton.

The Computers That Made Britain (300 pages, hardback) tells the story of 19 of those computers - and what happened behind the scenes. With dozens of new interviews, discover the tales of missed deadlines, technical faults, business interference, and the unheralded geniuses who brought to the UK everything from the Dragon 32 and ZX81, to the Amstrad CPC 464 and Commodore Amiga.

Table of contents

  • Research Machines 380Z
  • Commodore PET 2001
  • Apple II
  • Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81
  • Commodore VIC-20
  • IBM Personal Computer (5150)
  • BBC Micro
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum
  • Dragon 32
  • Commodore 64
  • Acorn Electron
  • Apple Macintosh
  • Amstrad CPC 464
  • Sinclair QL
  • Atari 520ST
  • Commodore Amiga
  • Amstrad PCW 8256
  • Acorn Archimedes
  • Epilogue: Whatever happened to the British PC?
Pages : 297
Size : 16.4 MB
File type : PDF
Downloads: 64
Created: 2022-02-03
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Author(s): Tim Danton
The Computers That Made Britain

Warning: Trying to access array offset on false in /home/tutovnfz/public_html/article.php on line 233

Others computer Tutorials

The Future of Software Quality Assurance

GIS Succinctly

Managed Software Evolution

A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0

Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor Architecture and Tools

Others related eBooks about The Computers That Made Britain

Computer Architecture

In this tutorial, we briefly describe a basic computer architecture and principles of its operation ,a free PDF training course under 12 pages by Milo Martin & Amir Roth....

Central Processing Unit (CPU) Tutorial

With this pdf training course, we will learn the basics of central processing unit of the computer, free tutorial intended to beginners....

Program Arcade Games

Download free course Program Arcade Games, pdf file on 392 pages by Paul Craven....

Introduction to ARM Memory and Assembly Language

Download free pdf tutorial about ARM Memory and Assembly Language,training document for beginners....

Computer Lessons for beginners in PDF

This article is a comprehensive guide to computer lessons for beginners, covering the essential skills and knowledge necessary to operate a computer effectively....

Computer basics for beginners

A basic computer tutorial is a step-by-step guide that is designed to provide beginners with an understanding of the fundamental components and functionalities of a computer....

How To Build Your Own PC

We'll walk you through everything you need to know to build your own PC. This is a free Building PC PDF tutorial in 19 chapters and 26 pages....

Computer Aided Verification

Download free course Computer Aided Verification, pdf file on 680 pages by Isil Dillig, Serdar Tasiran....

Philosophy of Computer Science

Download free course Philosophy of Computer Science, pdf file on 938 pages by William J. Rapaport....

Analysis for Computer Scientists

Download free course Analysis for Computer Scientists, pdf file on 372 pages by by Michael Oberguggenberger, Alexander Ostermann....