On 6 Dec 2003, at 11:15, Chris Walker wrote:

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You are right there. I just felt that I need to watch the show just to see what the BBC put together. It just seems that TV still never get the point across about computers in general etc.

Such short memories but then since I don't know your age, it's entirely possible that you weren't watching tv when the BBC did their series on computers in the very late 70's and early 80's. That's when they sponsored the build of a computer - remember the BBC A and B models that were everywhere, including most schools?

I'm 24 ;) Okay, you're older than me heh. Yeah I remember those BBC computers.. old sk00l ;)

Sinclair were most upset when they weren't awarded the contract. Instead it went to Acorn who were visited by a certain Mr. Gates who tried to sell them his version of BASIC. They pointed out to him that theirs was quicker and could run on a network, to which he is quoted as asking 'what's a network?' so not much changes does it? Acorn are no more and Gates has ripped off even more ideas in the meantime.

Wow. Bill Gates actually said that? Well well well.. there is no end to this. Frankly, Bill Gates is in fact a sales person more than a computer buff anyway. And a particularly evil one at that ;)

C

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