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Retro-computing for 'developing' markets?
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Harriet Bazley
Feb 8, 2024, 4:54:47 PMFeb 8
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> "You wonder if, for some of these markets, the choice between not
> having a PC at all or having a computer that has this huge back
> catalog of software ... what would I have as my first computer as a
> 10-year-old? Would I appreciate having a BBC Micro today? And is it
> better than if the choice is to have no computer?"
>
> It's a good question. Is it better to have something retro, with a
> vast library of software, instead of nothing at all? While being able
> to bang out some Python on an inexpensive bit of hardware attached to
> the TV carries a certain allure, so too does the idea of being able to
> fire up something from decades ago with a huge number of software
> titles.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/15/eben_upton_on_sinclair_acorn/
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Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==
What's the point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes?
> having a PC at all or having a computer that has this huge back
> catalog of software ... what would I have as my first computer as a
> 10-year-old? Would I appreciate having a BBC Micro today? And is it
> better than if the choice is to have no computer?"
>
> It's a good question. Is it better to have something retro, with a
> vast library of software, instead of nothing at all? While being able
> to bang out some Python on an inexpensive bit of hardware attached to
> the TV carries a certain allure, so too does the idea of being able to
> fire up something from decades ago with a huge number of software
> titles.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/15/eben_upton_on_sinclair_acorn/
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Harriet Bazley == Loyaulte me lie ==
What's the point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes?
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