Artifact Details

Title

BBC Microcomputer

Catalog Number

102682824

Type

Physical object

Description

Object is a self-contained microcomputer with keyboard. A label on the back reads "Industrial design by Allen Boothroyd, Registered Design and Copyright 1981, Patent Pending."

Date

1981

Manufacturer

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Place Manufactured

Cambridge, U.K.

Identifying Numbers

Other number 102528 Label on both sides
Other number 203000 issue 2 Inside on PCB on component side
Other number 51291 Sticker on keyboard PCB
Other number 742289 Sticker on plastic frame, under keyboard

Dimensions

overall: 2 1/2 in x 16 1/8 in x 13 1/2 in

Category

Digital computer/personal computer/desktop

Credit

Gift of Michael Isard

Lot Number

X4371.2008