I was very dismissive of the BBC micro:bit when I first read about it. A sub-RaspberryPi computer which cost more than the RaspberryPi Zero? Really? And if the measure of a computer’s power is what you can achieve with it, the BBC micro:bit doesn’t even stack up very well against its venerable forebear – the 1981 vintage BBC Model B. After all, with the Model B you could word process, do spreadsheets, communicate, play Elite or Exile and more besides. With the micro:bit, more memory and more powerful processor notwithstanding, you can’t do anything like as much. A bit pointless, surely? Continue reading “A Clock For Your micro:bit”