Before the atom all the UK offerings were in kit form. The atom was also offered in kit for as was the ZX80.?
Production development was done by ICL Kidsgrove.?
Production of the model A 16k and model B 32k commenced at Kidsgrove in 1981.?
Fortunately the TRS80 disc drive plugged into the BBC Micro but it needed a disc interface. I picked one up for ?100 at a computer show in Manchester?
Best Regards
Mike Leese
(N. Wales)
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On 2 Jul 2020, at 07:20, Tim Drewett <tim.drewett1805@...> wrote:
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First home computer was an Acorn Atom with 2k memory and a cassette recorder for storage. That WAS the good old days, when a high proportion of home computers seemed to be made in the UK....
On 2 Jul 2020, at 03:54, Michael Reese <mrtank688@...> wrote:
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I remember my first? digital adding machine. The size of this phone but twice as thick. Battery lasted almost two hours and it +¡Á¡Â- plus had one memory. Cheaper than this phone.
First PC an Apple II. 5.25 internal Floppy drive. 640k memory. No hard drive.
First work computer IBM 286 series. 640k memory. 4 Megabyte internal hard drive, 5.25 internal hard drive.?
Mike Reese
