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In the UK we had The Computer Programme [1] (with Kraftwerk - Computer Love as its theme) and Making the Most of the Micro [2] [1] https://youtube.com/playlist
by louthy 2y ago
In the UK we had The Computer Programme [1] (with Kraftwerk - Computer Love as its theme) and Making the Most of the Micro [2]
[1] https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtimvwAoYtnCtLiLspq_Gnng1XusYwPU&feature=shared https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtimvwAoYtnCtLiLspq_Gnng...
[2] https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtimvwAoYtlWZdX-MgnHrr-GUS7m8F7g&feature=shared https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOtimvwAoYtlWZdX-MgnHrr-G...
- thomassmith65 2y agoYou may already realize this, but the backing track and production of the "Bits and Bytes" theme slavishly borrow from the song "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk. https://youtube.com/watch?v=rbARvOyyjUI https://youtube.com/watch?v=rbARvOyyjUI
- klondike_klive 2y agoI'd love to know who animated that intro. Strongly reminds me of the intro to Bananaman, or Cosgrove Hall's work on eg Jamie and the Magic Torch.
- abirkill 2y agoThere were also several others, including some live shows, all of which can be found on the BBC's Computer Literacy Project Archive: https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/ https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/ During one of the live shows, demonstrating e-mail, the e-mail account was hacked, probably the first hack captured on TV: https://www.vice.com/en/article/9ak7w5/as-seen-on-tv-when-hackers-hacked-a-bbc-computer-live-in-1983 https://www.vice.com/en/article/9ak7w5/as-seen-on-tv-when-ha...