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The article focuses on computer programs and games developed in Great Britain. An educational television series launched by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) called "The Computer Programme," in 1982, with the aim of giving lessons in computer literacy, which led to the development of the Pr...

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Published in:London Review of Books Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 34 - 36
Main Author: Jones, Thomas
Format: Article
Published: London Review of Books 6/22/2006
Subjects:
Computer literacy
BBC Microcomputer
Programming languages
Electronic games
British Broadcasting Corp.
Television programs
Computer programming
United Kingdom
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on computer programs and games developed in Great Britain. An educational television series launched by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) called "The Computer Programme," in 1982, with the aim of giving lessons in computer literacy, which led to the development of the Proton computer. The author recounted spending time as a child learning the BBC BASIC computer language and developing computer games. He cited BBC games such as Citadel and Elite.