Olympia's Personal Computer World Show 1985
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- Norwich
- 1987-12-30
Olympia's Personal Computer World Show 1985 (About Anglia)
Computer World Show featuring systems from Amstrad, Acorn, Sinclair and Commodore.
An array of 1980s home computer and video game systems on display at Olympia's Personal Computer World Show, including East of England companies such as Amstrad of Essex and Acorn of Cambridge. There are examples of early computer games and a catalogue of the home systems available. Comparisons are made between the popular Commodore 128, with upgrades to greater memory storage, and the Sinclair QL, offered at a cheaper price. Features the Amstrad 6128, Acorn BBC 128 and Amstrad PCW8256.
Reporter Tim Child interviewed Amstrad boss Alan Sugar for this video, made to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.
Video made to be inserted during live broadcast of Anglia Television's early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia. The live studio presentation provided context for the video as part of a news story or magazine feature within the programme. About Anglia was not recorded during broadcast, so it is usually just the pre-recorded programme inserts which survive. In the 1980s Anglia Television was broadcasting to a wide area in the East of England including Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk and adjoining parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and Rutland where there was some overlap with neighbouring ITV regions.
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Silicon Fen
Computers and digital innovation in Cambridgeshire 1982-1988.
In the 1980s, Cambridgeshire had a concentration of individuals and businesses working on computer technology, often connected with the University of Cambridge. This earned it the nickname Silicon Fen, linking the East England fenland to California's high-tech Silicon Valley. Clive Sinclair, Acorn's BBC Micro and Alan Sugar of Amstrad became household names, but many smaller companies contributed to the regional success story.
Silicon Fen was and still is at the cutting edge of UK information technology, credited with innovations in integrated circuits, computer hardware and software, graphics, games and information resources, not to mention launching Britain's first affordable home computers.
This selection of news items from Anglia Television's About Anglia highlights some key developments and examples of early adoption of computers for work and home.
11 videos in this collection
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Cambridge Computer-Based Technology
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Mensa Symposium Predicts Future
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Olympia's Personal Computer World Show 1985
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Sinclair C5 Cycle / Car Launched
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East of England Show Pictorial Archive
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Appeal For Computer Game Programmers
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Computer Lifeline for the Elderly
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Computer Shows Off Make Up Effects
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Computerised flood warning system
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