Here is some info courtesy of "CapnB" (Joel Rowbottom):
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Do you remember the BBC Micro? Long for the days where you whiled away the hours playing Elite and Chuckie Egg? If the answer is 'yes', then make sure you pay a visit to the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Show on 25th April.
Enthusiast and collector Joel Rowbottom will be displaying an interactive museum of Acorn hardware from the 1980s; giving you the opportunity to play the games you remember, on the machines you once owned.
The centre-piece of the exhibition is the BBC Domesday Project, an rare interactive snapshot of life in 1985 compiled by schools across the British Isles. It is one of a handful of surviving laserdisc systems incorporating photos, video and narrative to commemorate the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book.
"The Domesday Project is always popular with visitors," says Joel. "Frequently we find contributors who were 7 years old when it was written, who can now finally see work they participated in over 20 years ago."
Also on show will be a working Acorn Econet network and a selection of BBC computers from 1981 through to 1988.
Opening times are 10.00am to 5.00pm and admission will be £5 on the door (cash only). Entry for children aged twelve or under (accompanied by an adult) is free.
For more info, please visit the homepage at
http://www.wakefieldshow.org.uk
