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17:11 1st December 2011
The technology industry is this week celebrating the 30th birthday of the BBC Microcomputer, which brought IT into many British homes and schools for the first time.
Designed and manufactured by Cambridge-based computer firm Acorn, the device was built for the BBC's Computer Literacy Project and was first unveiled in December 1981.
Many people who went on to enjoy significant achievements in the technology sector received their first exposure to computer training through the BBC Micro.
Mike Lynch, co-founder and chief executive of software firm Autonomy, described the machine as "truly inspirational and a revelation for me".
He told BBC News: "The BBC Micro was pretty fundamental to how my life turned out, in that it was the first computer I ever owned."
The BBC's plan to develop a computer with an emphasis on education was launched in response to rival broadcaster ITV's influential 1979 series The Mighty Micro, which predicted everyday life would soon be transformed by the impact of personal computers.
Posted by Derek Oldman
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