The early 80’s were a turbulent time for the home computer market, and for me at least formed the very beginnings of my love affair with computer programming and the digital arts – and, more importantly – computer gaming. I stumbled on the BBC4 documentary Micro Men on the iPlayer last night – and I daresay I was quite impressed.
It’s nearly an hour and a half long, but it’s pretty compelling (not to mention nostalgic) if you were a fan of either the BBC Micro or ZX Spectrum. It documents the dawn of home computing, and the personalities behind the micros that broke the home market.
Micro Men on BBC4 (with embedded iPlayer video for UK users)