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This narrative reminds me of the similar program in the UK to teach a whole generation computer literacy which I think the country still benefits from. It is so
by Grumbledour 5y ago
This narrative reminds me of the similar program in the UK to teach a whole generation computer literacy which I think the country still benefits from.
It is somewhat comforting to see what long lasting consequences such programs can have if you really put in the effort, if only for a few years.
Maybe this also hits a bit close to home when my own government constantly declares how they want to make us the next center of [insert current buzzowrd] and of course always fails because it's just an excuse to pump a few billion into the private sector. But looking at these kind of stories, hope is not lost and I wish to see these kind of experiments again soon.
- shellac 5y ago> This narrative reminds me of the similar program in the UK to teach a whole generation computer literacy Probably the "BBC Computer Literacy Project" https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_Computer_Literacy_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_Computer_Lite... (apologies, there's no specific wikipedia page) which produced both a home computer - the BBC Micro - and a series of TV programmes starting with The Computer Programme.
- Grumbledour 5y agoYes, thank you. Not being from the UK and having heard about it mainly from youtube I could not remember the name.
- the-dude 5y agoTo provide further context: one could say ARM spun out of it.