On 17 October 2019, we travelled to Newcastle Prep School, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, all year groups were enthralled by the stories behind the historical computers. Pupils enjoyed a good mixture of problem solving with…
Author: The Code Show
William Howard School, Cumbria Visit - 13 June 2019
On Thursday, 13 June, we arrived at William Howard School, Cumbria with an array of historical hardware from the 1970s, through to present day, by giving students hands on access to these machines, we were…
Sinclair ZX81
The ZX81 is a home computer produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 and could be bought by mail order…
Ian McNaught-Davis
Ian McNaught-Davis (30 August 1929 – 10 February 2014) was a British television presenter best known for presenting the BBC television series The Computer Programme, Making the Most of the Micro and Micro Live in…
David Braben
David Braben has been called “one of the most influential computer game programmers of all time”, based on his early game development with the Elite series in the 1980s and 1990s. Next Generation listed him…
Jeff Minter
In 1981 Jeff Minter started independently writing and selling video games for the Sinclair ZX80, the first machine he owned. Some were made for software company dk’tronics. These titles were sold as a package but…
Amstrad CPC BBC Micro Computing Dragon Home Computers Oliver Twins Personal Computer Video Game Pioneers ZX Spectrum
The Oliver Twins
Andrew Nicholas Oliver and Philip Edward Oliver, together known as the Oliver Twins, are British twin brothers and video game designers. They began to professionally develop computer games while they were still at school, contributing…