28-02-2022, 01:06 AM
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022 AT 11 AM – 4:30 PM
ACMS Presents March of the MicroBee @ the National Computer Heritage Centre
From A$12.50 · 9 West Street,Croydon,2132,AU
March of the MicroBee. The little Aussie computer that could. In February 2022 the MicroBee celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Join us
March of the MicroBee. The little Aussie computer that could.
In February 2022 the MicroBee celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
March of the MicroBee, a series of events at the National Computing Heritage Centre in Croydon NSW run by The Australian Computer Museum Society, will see original engineer Owen Hill, joined by Ewan Wordsworth (current MicroBee owner), Alan Laughton (Historian and Microbee forum admin) and Monte Chan (Retired Microbee technician) guiding us through the rise of the MicroBee along with stories of the past 40 years along with a glimpse of the future of MicroBee and how this computer still delights and engages its users today.
Come and see the series of unique and wonderful Australian designed and built computers, meet the historians, users and developers and join us in this informative and engaging event of interactive sessions and hardware show and tell.
The MicroBee is truly one of Australia’s greatest success stories of computing, relive and share your memories and meet the people who created and continue to develop this wonderful mighty Aussie.
March 19th at the NCHC, 9 West Street CROYDON NSW.
Tickets essential. Limited capacity. Payment can be made by or in conjunction with a $25 Service NSW Discover Voucher at the door. Choose CASH payment. Current Members email the secretary for your FREE ticket via a discount code.
$25 for non-members.
$0 for ACMS members.
* General Admission and Q&A Session
11am with 11:30AM Q&A and meet and greet
General Museum Admission and BBQ Lunch (Can be added as addition to AM or PM Q&A events)
12:30pm to 1:30pm
$5 .00 Full members
$12.50 Non-members
* General Admission and Q&A Session
2pm with 2:30PM Q&A and meet and greet
* General Museum Admission
3:30pm - 4:30pm
All proceeds go towards The Australian Computer Museum Society in supporting events and the protection of Australian and other retro and vintage technology along with the support and education of The Australian Public. Payment can be made by or in conjunction with a $25 Service NSW Discover Voucher.
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Released in February 1982 the MicroBee (Micro Bee, microbee) was a series of networkable home computers by Applied Technology, which became publicly listed company MicroBee Systems Limited soon after its release. The original microbee computer was designed in Australia by a team including Owen Hill and Matthew Starr. The name “microbee” by Owen Hill and Matthew Starr after a visit to the NSW Depart of Education seeing the need for an easy to use education computer with a friendly name that could easily be remembered.
Originally released as a kit computer, the large demand for pre-assembled kits along with the success of winning a New South Wales education contract saw fully assembled and tested microbes rolling off the production floor.
With its rapid adoption and growth, Microbee Systems Ltd as it became known listed on The Australian Stock Exchange to tap into capital and grow into foreign markets as far away as Russia.
With new projects being developed to succeed the microbee, R&D costs mounted and the share price suffered. The company was taken over by share purchase by Impact System another Australian Tech company trading in printers. Shortly after the shares were traded to another company Microhelp Computers and Communications who specialised in Government and Business computing and this was their foray into the education market to compliment their existing product lines.
A New PC XT Clone bestowed the “Matilda” was released after a naming competition was run in schools. The Matilda had a special Z80 CP/M hardware to make in backward compatible with the vast collection designed for earlier machines such as the Microbee.
After several demergers and acquisitions, Ewan Wordsworth a former sales, service and R&D member of MicroBee purchased the Microbee IP and all remaining stock and took over the development of the product with encouragement and support of the original owners. The MicroBee still lives on today. See less
Tickets
General Admission - Non Member.
You can use your Dine a... More
Sales end on Mar 19 at 10:55 AM
A$25.00
GA Children
GA Child Admission for... More
Sales end on Mar 19 at 10:45 AM
A$12.50
BBQ Lunch Add-on - Non Member
Sales end on Mar 18 at 7 PM
A$12.50
Hope to see you all there
ACMS Presents March of the MicroBee @ the National Computer Heritage Centre
From A$12.50 · 9 West Street,Croydon,2132,AU
March of the MicroBee. The little Aussie computer that could. In February 2022 the MicroBee celebrates its 40th Anniversary. Join us
March of the MicroBee. The little Aussie computer that could.
In February 2022 the MicroBee celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
March of the MicroBee, a series of events at the National Computing Heritage Centre in Croydon NSW run by The Australian Computer Museum Society, will see original engineer Owen Hill, joined by Ewan Wordsworth (current MicroBee owner), Alan Laughton (Historian and Microbee forum admin) and Monte Chan (Retired Microbee technician) guiding us through the rise of the MicroBee along with stories of the past 40 years along with a glimpse of the future of MicroBee and how this computer still delights and engages its users today.
Come and see the series of unique and wonderful Australian designed and built computers, meet the historians, users and developers and join us in this informative and engaging event of interactive sessions and hardware show and tell.
The MicroBee is truly one of Australia’s greatest success stories of computing, relive and share your memories and meet the people who created and continue to develop this wonderful mighty Aussie.
March 19th at the NCHC, 9 West Street CROYDON NSW.
Tickets essential. Limited capacity. Payment can be made by or in conjunction with a $25 Service NSW Discover Voucher at the door. Choose CASH payment. Current Members email the secretary for your FREE ticket via a discount code.
$25 for non-members.
$0 for ACMS members.
* General Admission and Q&A Session
11am with 11:30AM Q&A and meet and greet
General Museum Admission and BBQ Lunch (Can be added as addition to AM or PM Q&A events)
12:30pm to 1:30pm
$5 .00 Full members
$12.50 Non-members
* General Admission and Q&A Session
2pm with 2:30PM Q&A and meet and greet
* General Museum Admission
3:30pm - 4:30pm
All proceeds go towards The Australian Computer Museum Society in supporting events and the protection of Australian and other retro and vintage technology along with the support and education of The Australian Public. Payment can be made by or in conjunction with a $25 Service NSW Discover Voucher.
************
Released in February 1982 the MicroBee (Micro Bee, microbee) was a series of networkable home computers by Applied Technology, which became publicly listed company MicroBee Systems Limited soon after its release. The original microbee computer was designed in Australia by a team including Owen Hill and Matthew Starr. The name “microbee” by Owen Hill and Matthew Starr after a visit to the NSW Depart of Education seeing the need for an easy to use education computer with a friendly name that could easily be remembered.
Originally released as a kit computer, the large demand for pre-assembled kits along with the success of winning a New South Wales education contract saw fully assembled and tested microbes rolling off the production floor.
With its rapid adoption and growth, Microbee Systems Ltd as it became known listed on The Australian Stock Exchange to tap into capital and grow into foreign markets as far away as Russia.
With new projects being developed to succeed the microbee, R&D costs mounted and the share price suffered. The company was taken over by share purchase by Impact System another Australian Tech company trading in printers. Shortly after the shares were traded to another company Microhelp Computers and Communications who specialised in Government and Business computing and this was their foray into the education market to compliment their existing product lines.
A New PC XT Clone bestowed the “Matilda” was released after a naming competition was run in schools. The Matilda had a special Z80 CP/M hardware to make in backward compatible with the vast collection designed for earlier machines such as the Microbee.
After several demergers and acquisitions, Ewan Wordsworth a former sales, service and R&D member of MicroBee purchased the Microbee IP and all remaining stock and took over the development of the product with encouragement and support of the original owners. The MicroBee still lives on today. See less
Tickets
General Admission - Non Member.
You can use your Dine a... More
Sales end on Mar 19 at 10:55 AM
A$25.00
GA Children
GA Child Admission for... More
Sales end on Mar 19 at 10:45 AM
A$12.50
BBQ Lunch Add-on - Non Member
Sales end on Mar 18 at 7 PM
A$12.50
Hope to see you all there
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