Gary McNab is the founder of The Code Show. With over 30 years working experience within STEM related industries, from manufacture of printed circuit boards for the telecommunications sector, through to engineering in the aerospace…
Author: The Code Show
Amiga 1200
The Amiga 1200, or A1200 (code-named “Channel Z”), is Commodore International’s third-generation Amiga computer, aimed at the home computer market. It was launched on October 21, 1992, at a base price of £399. The A1200…
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, originally sold as the Atari Video Computer System or Atari VCS until November 1982, is a home video game console from Atari, Inc. Released on September 11, 1977, it is credited with…
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Micro Men
Affectionately comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early 1980s. Legendary inventor Clive Sinclair battles it out with ex-employee Chris Curry, founder of Acorn Computers, for dominance in the fledgling market. The…
SAM Coupé
The SAM Coupé is an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in late 1989. The machine is based around a Z80B CPU clocked at 6 MHz. The machine was marketed as a logical…
Sinclair C5
The Sinclair C5 is a small one-person battery electric velomobile, technically an “electrically assisted pedal cycle”. It was the culmination of Sir Clive Sinclair’s long-running interest in electric vehicles. Although widely described as an “electric…