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Department of Industry: Industrial and Commercial Policy Division B: Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: PV 18
What's it about?
PV 18
This series contains one file on the Micros in Schools Scheme and Sinclair Research, developer of the ZX80, ZX81 microcomputers. The file contains primarily copy papers, but with minutes outlining the views and position of IC(B)3 with respect to...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PV 18
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Industry: Industrial and Commercial Policy Division B: Registered Files (EU Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains one file on the Micros in Schools Scheme and Sinclair Research, developer of the ZX80, ZX81 microcomputers. The file contains primarily copy papers, but with minutes outlining the views and position of IC(B)3 with respect to the introduction of Sinclair’s computers into schools. There are also minutes clarifying the position on grants provided to schools for purchase of microcomputers.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- EU
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Department of Industry, Industrial and Commercial Policy Division B, 1980-1983
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2013 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Computing
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- Records selected under collection theme 2.2.2.1 Management of the economy. The file has been marked for retention for TNA because of the discussions about the suitability of this once extremely popular microcomputer for primary schools.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12771562/
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Department of Industry: Industrial and Commercial Policy Division B: Registered Files (EU Series)
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