Mediating the microcomputer
The educational character of the 1980s British popular computing boom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20403003 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Lean (0000-0003-1385-434X, The British Library, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 546-558 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Understanding of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0963662512457904 |
| PMID | 23833169 |
| OpenAlex | W2050274557 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
In the early 1980s the computer entered the British home in significant numbers for the first time as many thousands of people purchased their first personal ‘microcomputer’. In this paper I explore the educational character of the home computer boom, a response to unease over the impact of new information technologies. Media, government, social movements and computer manufacturers constituted a systematic effort to enhance the public understanding of a new technology that was anticipated to change the world
Baby boom · Boom · Information technology · Media studies · Microcomputer · Multimedia · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Engineering · History of Computing Technologies · Law · Technology's Impact on Media
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |