Museum-Piece Computers Programmed Into TV Show

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News Cambridge News > Haverhill Weekly News > Museum-piece computers Print page Video/Audio programmed into TV show Picture Galleries Blogs Previous Polls Museum-piece computers programmed into TV Travel show Letters National News COMPUTERS from a Cambridge News Haverhill museum City will star in a Newmarket television show about the race to lead the Ely home computer Hunt/St Ives market. St Neots Royston In Micro Menon BBC Saffron Walden 4 tomorrow night, What's On alongside Martin Freeman of The Events Search Office, and Alexander TV Gossip Armstrong, half of TV Listings comic duo Armstrong Alexander Armstrong, left, and Martin Freeman in TV Pick and Miller, will be the BBC film 'Micro Men' Music Jason Fitzpatrick, Stage curator of the Centre for Computing History. Cinema The drama documents the rivalry between maverick visionary Sir Clive Sinclair Sport (Armstrong) and his former colleague Chris Curry (Freeman) as they go head to National Sport head to dominate the growing home computer market, with Sinclair's ZX Spectrum Business and C5 battling Curry's BBC Micro.

Jobs Fitzpatrick plays David Johnson- Davies after he - and his 70s hairstyle - was an Events Diary extra at West Drayton filming the Acorn scenes. Lifestyle Messageboard Jason said: "It was a unique experience - just watch out for me dancing at a 70s- style party. On a more serious note, I also designed and built from scratch the Sudoku prototype BBC micro that is seen in the film. The original no longer exists, so I had Announcements to build it based on two old photos of the machine and guidance from the original Jobs designers.

Property "It's all been quite breathtaking but this latest production was particularly special Motors for me as it deals with two of my heroes from that era."