...later on, the BBC made[0] the micro:bit[1], another £15 (well, around £15 back then for the V1) computer to inspire young programmers. Funny to think that little did the BBC know that they'd be creating their own cheap computer.
[0]: Well, the BBC didn't _make_ it exactly — rather, the development and manufacturing was subcontracted to third-party companies (though some people at the BBC were involved in designing the prototypes — I've had a chat with one such person who did some prototype PCB fabrication in his own kitchen). The BBC came up with the initiative, though.
...later on, the BBC made[0] the micro:bit[1], another £15 (well, around £15 back then for the V1) computer to inspire young programmers. Funny to think that little did the BBC know that they'd be creating their own cheap computer.
[0]: Well, the BBC didn't _make_ it exactly — rather, the development and manufacturing was subcontracted to third-party companies (though some people at the BBC were involved in designing the prototypes — I've had a chat with one such person who did some prototype PCB fabrication in his own kitchen). The BBC came up with the initiative, though.
[1]: https://microbit.org