Geeks and the Beeb Micro

[denny]

David Braben (co-creator of the game Elite) uses the new BBC Micro exhibition at the Science Museum as an excuse to rant about how being geeky used to be fashionable in the early 80s, and how this affected our technical industries. I'm not entirely sure he's right*, but anyway:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7305699.stm

* although, contrast the heroes of Hackers with the hero of Wargames