Blood for the Baron!

Hi all,
Seeing that thread on old computers, has reminded me...Did any one catch that t.v show "Micromen" that was broadcast on B.B.C.4 @ the weekend?
I really enjoyed it myself, for anyone who didn't catch it, it was a docu-drama set in the early 80's telling the story of the rivalry between Sir Clive Sinclair & the man who started Acorn computers...seeing the story behind the B.B.C. computer was interesting for anyone of my age, who were first introduced to computing @ school in now the dim & distant early 80's

The programe was shown as part of B.B.C. 4's technology strand...the best of witch has to have been "Electric Dreams", taking a family house & modern family back to the 70's, & by treating each day as a year, giving the family the then "latest" home technology from that year, working back to the present day. It's been fun watching the kids trying to work out why a "Betamax" video tape won't work in a V.H.S. video recorder...

i didn't see it i'm afraid but it sounds interesting.

Watched it and loved it. So watched it again. Knew a bit about the history of the early acorn machines and was looking for a woman who worked on the basic and machine code but didnt realise at the time it was a guy who was transgender..

This is what rekindled my interest in early computers and sparked my post in the wants section. Looking forward to the last part of the three part show where they relive the 70s 80s and 90s via technology available - its on tonight on BBC4 at 9...

It sounds great.

i was v v good and id advise anyone to watch the numerous repeats of on iplayer but it had the effect (like a lot of things lately for me) of bringing on a feeling of melancholy...

loved the truthful "punch up" in the pub between curry and sinclair when sinclair is reported to have called him a f*cking buggering sh*t-bucket...

The last scene was poignant, with him driving a C5 wihlst large lorrys bearing H.P, Microsoft & Compac logos overtook him

But I found the scenes of Clive Sinclair's outbursts helarious! epescially that one where he tried to intimedate his rival whilst driving past him in a Sinclair C5

When I first saw the advert for electric dreams, I was afraid it would be too much like "The 1980's House" thing Adam & Joe did a few years back.
But it's been both fun & informative.. I didn't realise, for instance, that the early home video recorders needed to be serviced every 6 months! or that people really were that worried out microwaves leaking out of microwave ovens & caursing brain damage

I've still got my old C64 in the loft, with all the paper work & stuff that came with it T.K.W., it even has a flyer for a early Comodore modem.

Thundershot wrote:The last scene was poignant, with him driving a C5 wihlst large lorrys bearing H.P, Microsoft & Compac logos overtook him

But I found the scenes of Clive Sinclair's outbursts helarious! epescially that one where he tried to intimedate his rival whilst driving past him in a Sinclair C5

When I first saw the advert for electric dreams, I was afraid it would be too much like "The 1980's House" thing Adam & Joe did a few years back.
But it's been both fun & informative.. I didn't realise, for instance, that the early home video recorders needed to be serviced every 6 months! or that people really were that worried out microwaves leaking out of microwave ovens & caursing brain damage

I've still got my old C64 in the loft, with all the paper work & stuff that came with it T.K.W., it even has a flyer for a early Comodore modem.

Interested in selling it TShot?

Sorry dude, it's part of the family now, along with the Amiga 500 & N64..the only old machines I'll keep cuz of the sentimental value attached.

I remember seeing Sinclair Q.L's for sale back in the day...I remember people saying rather than "Quanton Leap" Q.L. really stood for "Quite Late"!

A school mate had a Commodore 16,now you don't see many of them about..
http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=97