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Micro Live
1983 · TV series · documentary · 30 min episodes · 3 seasons
Micro Live was a BBC2 TV series produced by David Allen as part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project. The series was broadcast live and covered a wide range of computer-related topics, featuring various microcomputers beyond the BBC Micro. The first program was a two-hour special on 2 October 1983, called Making the Most of the Micro Live. A regular monthly series began in October 1984, followed by weekly half-hour programs in 1985 and 1986. The series ended in 1987. Micro Live had a less formal feel due to its live nature and included stories from the US, such as the first on-air transatlantic cellphone call made during a snowstorm.
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Episode of "Micro Live" with a brief demo of a Fairlight CMI Series III
https://computer-literacy-project.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/b8a2ca1e800873c2cd8f38e5ed8bd5b4
Clip from Micro Live that visits Infocom during the development of text adventure "Spellbreaker". LISP mentioned in passing.
https://computer-literacy-project.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/a2e1d6d7656c5505bd3dc74a8ef8d392
2011 documentary on Steve Jobs: "Billion Dollar Hippy":
https://computer-literacy-project.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/a54d226a1c0d98b7d93f4859efa34421
Episodes:
1. It's Happening Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtMWEiCdsfc
2. Getting Down to Basic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYetKjaVl6k
3. Micro Live [with visit to Alan Turing play]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR08vi64GDQ
4. Clive Sinclair and Alan Sugar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX01PUVyvHU
A very good look at changing markets.
5. -- Compilation
6. Blocked by YouTube.