Eben Upton
Raspberry Pi
Hailed as being the spiritual successor to the BBC Micro, Raspberry Pi has become something of a sensation. This small, educational computer for less than the price of a new PC game seemed like a radical yet brilliant idea. So what makes it so special, and what does the future hold?
Richard Gellman
Retro Computer Museum
The BBC Micro has maintained a following to this day. Richard Gellman is a member of the Retro Computer Museum in Leicestershire, as well as co-author of BBC emulator software BeebEm. So what is the attraction, and can the Beeb be modified using more contemporary hardware?
Alan O’Donohoe
Hack to the Future
Alan O’Donohoe teaches Computing & IT at Our Lady’s High School, Preston. He is a firm believer that children should be taught programming skills and not Powerpoint, From a teaching perspective, how does computer literacy in education need a new direction? Can it take some pointers from the past?