BBC Micro AT
BBC Micro Assistive Technology Museum
Work In Progress: This area aims to give an idea of the enormous array of assistive technology, accessible games and activities designed around the 1981 Acorn BBC Micro computer.
It was an enormously influential and important time for accessible assistive technology. Some of it you can try out for yourself here.
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AAC COMMUNICATION*
• D.O.R.I.S. (1982,1985)
• Eye-Control AAC (1985)- • SPOC (1983)
• Stephen Hawking (1984) - CONCEPT KEYBOARD*
• Concept Keyboard Podd (1988)* - BLIND ACCESSIBLE*
• Directions (1984)
• Look and Think Games (1984)- • Pinball (1983)
• Cosgrove discs (WIP) - • Text Games (WIP)
- • Pinball (1983)
DEAF SUBTITLED GAMES*
• Laser-Disc Beeb video (1985)
EYE CONTROL
• Frog Game Video (1985)
• AAC Communication Video (1985)
- FITNESS GAMES*
- • Pad Switch Games (1986)
• The Get Fit Set (1987)
JOYSTICK GAMES* - • Joystick Games 1 (1986)
- • Joystick Games 2 (1986)
- • Joystick Games 3 (1989)
• Video: Joystick use - MICROMIKE VOICE*
• MicroMike CITY - • MicroMike
- • MicroMike Olympics
• Sue's Using Switches (1985)
• Turtle Programs (1985)
• Video: Christopher & MicroMike
MUSCLE CONTROL*- • Muscle Switch Game (~1985)
SWITCH ACCESSIBLE*
• Alien Attack (1985)
• Snakes and Ladders (1987)
- • Arcade Adventures (1988)
• Arcade Challenge (1990) - • First Steps (1986)
• MARDIS Games Disc (1987)
• Single Input Progs (1987) - • SPOC (1983)
- • Spot On Games (1988)
- • Switch Games 1 (1985)
- • Switch On (1986)
- • Switch On Actions (1988)
• Switch On Travel (1988)
• TC Switch Programmes (2000)
- TOUCH SCREEN*
- • Microvitec Touchtec 501
- • Switch On (1986)
- • Switch On Actions (1988)
- • Touch and Paint (1987)
• Touch Games 1 (1987)
• Touch Games 2 (1988)
• Touch Funfair (1990)
TOY/CASSETTE/ROBOT CONTROL*- • Spot On Games (1988)
- • Turtle Programs (1985)
VARIOUS ART & MUSIC*
• Hybrid Music 5000 & 6000 (1990)
• Soundshow (switch)
• Soundspace (touch) - • Soundstage (motion)
• Sound Worlds Flyer
• Review - • MicroMike CITY (~1985)
- • Touch and Paint (1987)
- VIEWDATA AND TELETEXT
• BeebFax 1981, 82, 83, 84, 85 - • Prestel 1985 Demo
- • Ceefax in Braille (1985)*
- • Knightmare Teletext Adventure
• Spooky Adventure - LOW PRESSURE ONE FINGER GAMES
- • Bandit (1990)
• Beeb Chess (1982)
• Draughts (1983)
• Flood It (2011) - • Hangman (1985)
• Pontoon (1982) - • Snooker (1983)
- • Snooker + Elfin keyboard emulator video
- • Strip Poker (1985) - 16+ only!
• Quiz British Isles (1983) - • Quiz Europe (1983)
- • Waffle (2022)
- • Wordle (2022)
- • Adrian Mole (1985)
• Growing Pains (1987)
• London Adventure (1986)
• The Archers (1987)
ONE KEY ACTION GAMES
• Asterisk Tracker
• Astro
• Blitz
• Canyon Bomber
• Catacastles
• SINe City
VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL GAMES- • Beans on Toast (1984)
• Maths Tutor (1988) - • Podd (1984)
BOOKS & OTHER PRINTED MATERIAL- • Horizon and the Computer Literacy Project (2023)
• With a Little Help from the Chip (1985) - • Technology Past, Present & Future (Jane Seale 2023)
• Joystick Games 1 Manual
• Touch Games 2 Manual
• Touch Funfair Manual- • Katie's Garden Manual
• The Acorn Companion (1994 SEMERC)- • Special Needs IT (1993 SEMERC)
• A-Z SEN Acorn Computers (1992)
• Educational Software Catalogue (1991 NCET)
• Micros with SEN Children (1988 MESU)
• Primary Contact (1985) - • The Top 30 (SEMERC)
• 25 Years of SEQUAL (p61-64)
• MAVIS (1975-1981)
• Book Repository Mirror
- • Special Needs IT (1993 SEMERC)
VARIOUS HARDWARE INFO
• Concept Keyboard Podd and extra info.
• Retro-Kit Microvitic Touchtech 501 pages
- • Arcade Adventures (1988)
- Credits: Many thanks to Brilliant Computing, Colin McDougall, Flax Cottage, Jeff Hughes, Julia Cosgrove, Matt Godbolt, Pitfall Jones and many others.