Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Why did the BBC Micro have so many expansion ports? Why was it ubiquitous in schools throughout the 80s and 90s? And what part did it play in creating the CPU that’s in your smartphone right now?

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Sources:
Computer Literacy Project: clp.bbcrewind.co.uk
Newbrain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundy_NewBrain
History of BBC Micro: clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/media/Towards%20Computer%20Literacy.pdf
Biorhythms: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biorhythm_(pseudoscience)
Interview with BBC Micro creators: youtube.com/watch?v=v1L3doT9B1Q
BBC Master: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Master
BBC Doomsday Project: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Domesday_Project
MOS: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_MOS
Acorn Electron: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Electron
ZX Spectrum BBC BASIC: mdfs.net/Software/Spectrum/BBCBasic
Elite: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_(video_game)
Elite Dangerous: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite_Dangerous
Sound chip: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_SN76489

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