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BBC MicroBit Announcement Now Live

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spannerspencer over 10 years ago
From classrooms to wearable tech - the beeb is back!
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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 10 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 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes +4
    You're not wrong there, Robert Peter Oakes . 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…
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 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…
  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 10 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I had to look that up. Nice!!

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    Looks like we missed out on some cool tech here in Canada.

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  • balearicdynamics
    balearicdynamics over 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    All depends on what the acceroies will be and what these three pins are used for ...

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 10 years ago in reply to ntewinkel

    That's a Turtle, for learning basic programming and mathematics

     

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    repeat 5[forward 100 right 180/5]

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  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 10 years ago in reply to Problemchild

    Yeah baby! Spec-chums unite!

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    spannerspencer over 10 years ago in reply to Robert Peter Oakes

    You're not wrong there, Robert Peter Oakes. 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 appearing in this very discussion.

     

    As I understand it, I don't think these will be made available to the public. Not for a while anyway. But, watch this space...  image

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  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 10 years ago in reply to spannerspencer

    Sounds like an opportunity for a new source of funding - let a place like e14 license the micro bit with royalties going back into the educational system.

     

    And if that doesn't happen, it sounds like an opportunity for kids to make a quick buck image

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 10 years ago

    Is it open source?

    Will it be available in kit form?

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  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

    From this website,

     

    The technical specifications for the device will be open sourced, and the partnership plans to collectively develop a not-for-profit company to oversee and drive the micro:bit legacy.

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  • spannerspencer
    spannerspencer over 10 years ago in reply to ntewinkel

    I could see these becoming quite collectible in the future image

     

    Kids will lose them, break them, and give/chuck them away, and in 15 or 20 years time, they'll be working in engineering and remembering the micro:bit, wishing they still had it to play with. And then they'll become extra "R@RE!!" on eBay, and people will be hooking up their neural interfaces just to compete in bidding wars for a board that was once given to them for free.

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  • Workshopshed
    Workshopshed over 10 years ago in reply to spannerspencer

    We can always go to see them in museums - Computing History - The UK Computer Museum - Cambridge

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