Computer / disc drive / mouse / manuals / software

Description

BBC B computer with keyboard, disc drive, mouse, manuals and software, made by Acorn Computers, Watford Electronics and Cumana, Great Britain and Taiwan, c. 1980

Museum reference

T.1999.155

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Computer / disc drive / mouse / manuals / software

Production information

Acorn Computers Ltd
Guildford, Surrey, England, Northern Europe
Watford Electronics
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Northern Europe
Cumana
Taiwan, East Asia

Date

c. 1980

Materials

Plastic, Metal, Cardboard, Paper

Physical description

Keyboard: plastic, beige, brown and orange / disc drive: metal; plastic, beige / Mouse: plastic, beige and brown / Manuals and software: paper; plastic.

Exhibitions

• Communicate (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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science and technology, communicate