{"id":343,"date":"2015-03-27T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T03:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=343"},"modified":"2015-04-10T07:19:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T11:19:07","slug":"podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 14: TI-99\/4A, Acorn Atom, and BBC Micro"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tisystem1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-344 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tisystem1-300x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tisystem1-300x265.jpg 300w, http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/tisystem1.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TI-99\/4A with PEB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this episode, we cover two computers from two coasts. One is American, and though important, we wouldn\u2019t really say groundbreaking, while the other (other two really) were British, and were in fact very groundbreaking in the English market. Today we are boldly, fully entering the 1980s with discussions of the TI-99\/4A and the Acorn Atom computer, which led to the BBC Micro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-343-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-27-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-27-15.mp3\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-27-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nLinks mentioned in the show include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Player\/Missile Podcast\" href=\"http:\/\/playermissile.com\" target=\"_blank\">Player\/Missile Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inverseatascii.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">InverseAtascii Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dhco_Av2DJ8o\" target=\"_blank\">BBC movie &#8211; Micro Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj7t5ARDIo7w\" target=\"_blank\">BBC documentary &#8211; The Mighty Micro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FQueen%2527s_Award_for_Technology&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmM0oVsjbTJWbw07rAKOeZiycWDA\" target=\"_blank\">Queen&#8217;s Award for Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Ffjkraan.home.xs4all.nl%2Fcomp%2Fatom%2Findex.html&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNETvDm53etYcKR4hAedbz4GjGjiEw\" target=\"_blank\">The Acorn Atom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/BBC_Micro\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Micro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>eBay links (you may need to scroll down the linked pages to see the full auction)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>David\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Vintage-Acorn-Atom-Computer-6502-Cpu-Great-Condition-1-00-START-BID-NO-RESERVE-\/311279408372?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item4879b2d4f4\" target=\"_blank\">Vintage Acorn Atom Computer 6502 Cpu Great Condition $1.00 START BID NO RESERVE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/ORIGINAL-BBC-MICRO-MODEL-B-COMPUTER-ONLY-ISSUE-4-MOTHERBOARD-PARTLY-TESTED-\/121604572633?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&amp;hash=item1c503285d9\" target=\"_blank\">ORIGINAL BBC MICRO MODEL B COMPUTER ONLY ISSUE 4 MOTHERBOARD &#8211; PARTLY TESTED<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jeff\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/New-in-Original-Box-TI-Peripheral-Expansion-System-PHP1200-for-TI-99-4A-Computer-\/261792422828?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3cf40b5bac\" target=\"_blank\">New in Original Box TI Peripheral Expansion System PHP1200 for TI-99\/4A Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Texas-Instruments-TI-99-4A-Home-Computer-PHC-004A-Vintage-w-Chisholm-Trail-\/361245957106?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item541befdbf2\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Instruments TI-99\/4A Home Computer PHC 004A Vintage w\/ Chisholm Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com\">feedback@HistoryOfPersonalComputing.com<\/a> &#8211; We really want to hear from you by email or send an audio comment! Also, as we cover these computers, we would love to receive your high-quality pictures of the machines we\u2019ve covered, so please start sending them in. You can find our podcast RSS feed at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?feed=podcast\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/?feed=podcast<\/a>. Also, please write a review on iTunes or help us spread the word with Facebook, Google + or Twitter. Perhaps you\u2019re in a specialty discussion group &#8211; tell them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we cover two computers from two coasts. One is American, and though important, we wouldn\u2019t really say groundbreaking, while the other (other two really) were British, and were in fact very groundbreaking in the English market. Today we are boldly, fully entering the 1980s with discussions of the TI-99\/4A and the Acorn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"http:\/\/www.historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HofPC-3-27-15.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"1:12:43","filesize":"83.22M","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"87265756"},"tags":[],"series":[22],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-download\/343\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro.mp3","player_link":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-player\/343\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro.mp3","audio_player":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-343-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-player\/343\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-player\/343\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro.mp3\">http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast-player\/343\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro.mp3<\/a><\/audio>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/feed\/podcast\/history-of-personal-computing","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tkbm0IQZMV\"><a href=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro\/\">Podcast Episode 14: TI-99\/4A, Acorn Atom, and BBC Micro<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/podcast\/podcast-episode-14-ti-994a-acorn-atom-and-bbc-micro\/embed\/#?secret=tkbm0IQZMV\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Podcast Episode 14: TI-99\/4A, Acorn Atom, and BBC Micro&#8221; &#8212; The History of Personal Computing\" data-secret=\"tkbm0IQZMV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/343"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/historyofpersonalcomputing.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}