Historical information
MicroBee was a series of networkable home computers by Applied Technology, which became publicly listed company MicroBee Systems Limited soon after its release. The original Microbee computer was designed in Australia by a team including Owen Hill and Matthew Starr. The MicroBee's most distinctive features are its user configurable video display and its battery backed non-volatile RAM and small size allowing it to be powered off, transported, and powered back on and resume activities on the currently loaded program or document. It was originally packaged as a two board unit with the lower "baseboard" containing all components except the system memory which was mounted on the upper "core board". (Wikipedia)
Physical description
.1) Ballarat College of Advanced Education Applied Science students demonstrate the use of the Applied Physics MicroBee Computer.
.2) Jenny Simkin and Graeme Clark demonstrate the Microbee in Applied Physics at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education in August 1983. The MicroBee interfaced to radio, and assisted in finding messages via Amateur Radio (note the transceiver and RTTY interface VK3NV) An audio cassette for program and data storage is located to the right behind the keyboard.
Inscriptions & markings
.1) verso
Ballarat CAE Applied Science students test 'Microbee' computers which are used by students staking studies in Applied Physics.
Frances, would be grateful if this could be returned.
Thank you
Mike
.2 verso
Jenny Simpkin
Graeme Clark
Microcomputer/Radioteletype demo
App Physics
Aug '83
