The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a family of microcomputers developed and manufactured by Acorn Computers in the early 1980s as part of the BBC 's Computer Literacy …

By 1982, 80 percent of schools in the UK owned a BBC Micro. It's humble beginnings started when the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation - the world's oldest national broadcaster) …

The BBC Micro emerged at a tipping point; it was not unique in bringing computing into our homes and schools, but crucially aimed to make computer programming accessible to all. For a whole...

Dec 2, 2021 · The BBC Micro, launched in 1981, was at the centre of the BBC’s original UK computer literacy project. Most schools in the UK had at least one BBC Micro and television …

Aug 24, 2012 · A great many young people were introduced to computers for the first time through BBC Micros in the classroom and on The Computer Programme television series. More than a …

The BBC Micro was developed by Acorn computers for the BBC who were embarking on an education programme for the UK called the "BBC Computer Literacy Project". The BBC made …

The BBC Microcomputer is a range of computers designed and built by Acorn Computers during the 1980s and 1990s. It was originally designed to support the BBC’s Computer Literacy …

One of the best selling computers of this time was the BBC Micro, designed and manufactured by a small Cambridge company called Acorn. Chris Turner was Acorn's chief engineer at the time.

Oct 17, 2020 · The BBC Micro was the product of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project, an early 1980s initiative designed to educate the British public in anticipation of the emerging home …

Sep 4, 2025 · The BBC Microcomputer System (commonly known as the BBC Micro) was a series of microcomputers designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the BBC Computer Literacy …