'65 here as well. We had the Acorn Atom at school when I was 16, but I found it underwhelming. My interest in computing didn't really start until 1983 when I started using System 7 Unix on a PDP/11 in college.
The book it came with, "Atomic Theory and Practise" was really well written and was a brilliant introduction to Computer Science.
I remember writing to Acorn with a question and received a hand-written reply from Sophie Wilson, (of later ARM processor fame).
I also watched Chris Curry demonstrate the forthcoming BBC computer to a packed Sheffield University lecture hall with the South Yorkshire Personal Computer Group. It blew everyone away!
I remember writing to Acorn with a question and received a hand-written reply from Sophie Wilson, (of later ARM processor fame).
I also watched Chris Curry demonstrate the forthcoming BBC computer to a packed Sheffield University lecture hall with the South Yorkshire Personal Computer Group. It blew everyone away!