Playing Elite, the iconic space simulation game, on a BBC Micro Model B on a friend’s personal computer was one of my first major gaming experiences. Now, the computer is celebrating its 39th birthday ...

The BBC has confirmed plans to give 1 million of its Micro Bit computers to children aged between 11 and 12 in the UK. The initiative aims to get young people involved in digital technology by ...

The BBC has developed a computer to be used by thousands of students across the UK. While not very powerful in terms of hardware, it comes with an interpreted language that will get students writing ...

The BBC has announced the Micro Bit PC, a mini-computer that will be given to children across Britain as part of an education initiative. One million of the stripped-down machines will be given to ...

In the 1980s, the BBC explored the world of computing in The Computer Literacy Project. They commissioned a home computer (the BBC Micro) and taught viewers how to program. The Computer Literacy ...

In 2012, a small team inside the BBC Learning department began work on a new project aimed at tackling the technology skills gap in the UK…with the idea of encouraging children to think about ...

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BBC Micro:bit will hopefully help kids learn to code, like the BBC Micro before it. Man, the ease of programmability of these hardware kits nowadays is just amazing. Really wished I had this when I ...