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Can anyone recommend a decent video documentary (I don't read so good) on the early British computer/electronics era? I really find it fascinating how they had

Can anyone recommend a decent video documentary (I don't read so good) on the early British computer/electronics era? I really find it fascinating how they had their own little market, industry and culture/ecosystem that seems to have spawned many modern companies like ARM, Raspberry Pi, etc, despite the overwhelming dominance of US and international heavyweights that captured most of the related markets during the 2000-2010s.

noneeeed 4y ago
Not a documentary but Micro Men, it was a one-off BBC drama about that era.
- chrisjc 4y ago
  Nice! Gonna watch it later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM
  - dcminter 4y ago
    I don't have links to hand, but there are some really good long interviews with Chris Curry (of Sinclair and then Acorn) and the immensely charming Hermann Hauser (of Acorn) via one of the computer museums recounting much the same history. They should be kicking around on YouTube. Well worth watching if you enjoy Micro Men.
    - timthorn 4y ago
      The Centre for Computing History (which provided props and extras for the film) recorded Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser watching Micro Men for the 10Y anniversary: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/55409/Micro-Men-10th-Anniversary/ http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/55409/Micro-Men-10th...
bishopsmother 4y ago
UK: Ruthless: The Story of Amstrad and Alan Sugar in the 80's and 90's: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eiIXn9Tr5hI https://youtube.com/watch?v=eiIXn9Tr5hI The REAL Sir Clive Sinclair: Portable TV's, Black Watches and C5's, Oh my!: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c1tWYN4dthw https://youtube.com/watch?v=c1tWYN4dthw The Rise and Fall of Peter Molyneux (All Parts): https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFZ92jySWe0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFZ92jySWe0 US: The Jack Tramiel Trilogy: From Commodore to Atari: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIYcd2aSwps https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIYcd2aSwps
pjc50 4y ago
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p03062mq/the-computer-programme https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p03062mq/the-computer... / https://archive.org/details/computer-programme https://archive.org/details/computer-programme Originally broadcast 1982. That's basically the contemporary coverage as it was happening.

noneeeed 4y ago

Not a documentary but Micro Men, it was a one-off BBC drama about that era.

chrisjc 4y ago
Nice! Gonna watch it later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBxV6-zamM
- dcminter 4y ago
  I don't have links to hand, but there are some really good long interviews with Chris Curry (of Sinclair and then Acorn) and the immensely charming Hermann Hauser (of Acorn) via one of the computer museums recounting much the same history. They should be kicking around on YouTube. Well worth watching if you enjoy Micro Men.
  - timthorn 4y ago
    The Centre for Computing History (which provided props and extras for the film) recorded Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser watching Micro Men for the 10Y anniversary: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/55409/Micro-Men-10th-Anniversary/ http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/55409/Micro-Men-10th...

bishopsmother 4y ago

UK: Ruthless: The Story of Amstrad and Alan Sugar in the 80's and 90's: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eiIXn9Tr5hI https://youtube.com/watch?v=eiIXn9Tr5hI The REAL Sir Clive Sinclair: Portable TV's, Black Watches and C5's, Oh my!: https://youtube.com/watch?v=c1tWYN4dthw https://youtube.com/watch?v=c1tWYN4dthw The Rise and Fall of Peter Molyneux (All Parts): https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFZ92jySWe0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=zFZ92jySWe0 US: The Jack Tramiel Trilogy: From Commodore to Atari: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIYcd2aSwps https://youtube.com/watch?v=cIYcd2aSwps

pjc50 4y ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p03062mq/the-computer-programme https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p03062mq/the-computer... / https://archive.org/details/computer-programme https://archive.org/details/computer-programme Originally broadcast 1982. That's basically the contemporary coverage as it was happening.