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BBC MicroBit Announcement Now Live

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spannerspencer over 6 years ago
From classrooms to wearable tech - the beeb is back!

Not sure if you guys have heard about this one yet, but the BBC MicroBit seems like it'd be right up the Top Members' techno alley.

 

The Beeb has announced the program now, which means we've run out some content around the initiative as well. Thought you guys would like to check it all out:

 

hexwab has kicked things off with a great retrospective on the BBC Micro of 30 years hence, and I've put down my own broken memories of high school computer rooms to usher in our micromemories tag.

 

If any of you guys spent your school days tapping away at the Beeb's colourful keyboard, blog it up in the The specified item was not found. (or comment on the existing coverage) to tell the community about those hallowed days of yore! And don't forget to add in the micromemories tag to put yourself in the running to win a C64 plug 'n' play game thing.

 

Let's go, retro!

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 6 years ago in reply to spannerspencer +7

    Here's one I made earlier (a lot earlier). Powered by a ZxSpectrum, not a BBC.

  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 6 years ago in reply to peteroakes +4

    You're not wrong there, peteroakes. It's not just the kids learning to code -- it's the teachers that'll need backup, support and ideas on what to do with it. Although there are already some cool ideas…

  • violet
    violet over 6 years ago +3

    Damn you BBC Micro!!

     

    Its amazing how many our school had that went unused.. I made it my mission to put scrolling text on them all that I learnt from programming my Acorn Electron! check out the "micro…

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  • violet
    violet over 6 years ago

    Damn you BBC Micro!!

     

    Its amazing how many our school had that went unused.. I made it my mission to put scrolling text on them all that I learnt from programming my Acorn Electron! check out the "micro men" documentary, its all about the battle of computing from the good old days!!

     

    Messing with the BBC's was one thing but getting a go on plotter was another, that little turtle robot was guarded by a group of old beardies ready to battle to the death should any young whipper snappers like me try and get within arms reach!

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  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 6 years ago in reply to violet

    There's something hypnotic about watching a plotter. I don't know why, but it's hard to look away from one . Like watching a camp fire, or a washing machine full of bingo balls.

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    Workshopshed over 6 years ago in reply to spannerspencer

    Here's one I made earlier (a lot earlier). Powered by a ZxSpectrum, not a BBC.

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    balearicdynamics over 6 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    Absolutely fascinating !

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  • shabaz
    shabaz over 6 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    Problemchild this is a more advanced CAD system than yours - Andy's features straight lines!

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 6 years ago in reply to shabaz

    Not bad for a 14 year old. I do remember some kind of weird timing issue with the interface which was cunningly worked around with some machine code.

    Here's the output from one of the test programmes, I have a feeling it was driven using cursor keys. A problem machining the screw threads meant that all of the straight lines had a sinusoidal component.

    2014-08-24-20.18.19.jpg

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  • Problemchild
    Problemchild over 6 years ago in reply to shabaz

    Mine does with the Ruler expansion pack....Otherwise you need to stick with the arbitrary Spline Auto Renderer option (TM)

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  • Problemchild
    Problemchild over 6 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    ZX Spectrum For The Win :-)

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    Problemchild over 6 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    ZX Spectrum For The Win :-)

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    spannerspencer over 6 years ago in reply to Problemchild

    Yeah baby! Spec-chums unite!

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