Tag: education

The Acorn Electron was supposed to be Britain’s affordable BBC Micro. Instead it became a study in clever engineering undone by timing, supply failures and brutal market forces. This article explains what Acorn got right, where it stumbled, and why enthusiasts argue it was more undervalued than failed.

How pocket calculators - the scientific, financial and graphing devices of the 1980s and 1990s - reshaped classrooms, workplaces and product design, and why their influence still echoes in today’s devices.

A deep look at the BBC Microcomputer - how a 1980s classroom staple shaped computing education in the UK, influenced a generation of programmers and engineers, and left a lasting legacy in modern technology and preservation communities.