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Micro Men - 720p (2009)

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What it is

Micro Men is a 2009 BBC comic drama about the early 1980s British home computer boom. It follows the rivalry between Clive Sinclair and Acorn founder Chris Curry over the BBC Micro contract and the ZX Spectrum.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it often as an entertaining and authentic dramatization of Sinclair versus Acorn, the story from which ARM grew.

  • 15 people recommended it
  • 14 different months
  • 4 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I can highly recommend the BBC drama "Micro Men”

    Flavor of early British home computer boom and Sinclair-Acorn rivalry.

    jdietrich, 2018-01 · Strong recommendation · in “PiTubeDirect: A Raspberry Pi as a BBC Micro Second Processor”

  2. “'Micro Men' is an excellent TV drama”

    Excellent drama on BBC computer project and the battle to win it.

    joosters, 2019-04 · Strong recommendation · in “Codecademy vs. the BBC Micro”

  3. “The excellent Micro Men docudrama”

    Excellent docudrama on Sinclair-Acorn rivalry, available on YouTube.

    tpmx, 2021-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Sir Clive Sinclair has died”

  4. “Micro Men really is a great docu-drama, it really feels like it captures the time very well.”

    Captures the era well, with ARM chip specs on the office board.

    louthy, 2022-03 · Strong recommendation · in “March 5, 1981: Timex Sinclair ZX81 Launched (2018)”

  5. “is available on youtube [1] and is definitely worth a watch”

    Drama on early British home computers.

    andyjohnson0, 2015-07 · Recommendation · in “Sophie Wilson, Acorn and the development of ARM”

  6. “Micro Men" documentary/drama about Sir Clive Sinclair vs Acorn”

    Drama of Sinclair versus Acorn, from which ARM grew.

    hyperpallium, 2019-08 · Recommendation · in “Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire”

  7. “An authentic drama about the heyday of British home computing”

    Full authentic drama on British home computing heyday.

    chvid, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Micro Men – 10th Anniversary – With Chris Curry, Steve Furber and Hermann Hauser”

  8. “Obligatory shout out for 'Micro Men'”

    Making of the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum.

    codeulike, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “If-then-else had to be invented”

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Topics: clive sinclair, acorn, bbc micro, zx spectrum, docudrama

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