Tim Berners-Lee - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

dave walsh · 16th Mar 2019, 8:22 pm

Currently the subject of this weeks "Profile" on Radio 4. Should be of interest here. They said he built his first computer with parts from the TV Repair shop

He was spoofed a bit on the "Now Show" [R4] today as well [BBC balance?] along with that Elon Musk chap ie you never know where science is going! Sir Tim thought he would be able to "teach the world to sing in perfect harmony" and is now working to fix the result. He must have missed the sixties due to all the "blue sky thinking". It's a shame his idealism meant he gave it all away so it would be "free." I'd rather he was in charge of things.

Dave W

16th Mar 2019, 8:22 pm	#1
dave walsh Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ramsbottom (Nr Bury) Lancs or Bexhill (Nr Hastings) Sussex. Posts: 5,817	Tim Berners-Lee Currently the subject of this weeks "Profile" on Radio 4. Should be of interest here. They said he built his first computer with parts from the TV Repair shop He was spoofed a bit on the "Now Show" [R4] today as well [BBC balance?] along with that Elon Musk chap ie you never know where science is going! Sir Tim thought he would be able to "teach the world to sing in perfect harmony" and is now working to fix the result. He must have missed the sixties due to all the "blue sky thinking". It's a shame his idealism meant he gave it all away so it would be "free." I'd rather he was in charge of things. Dave W