Applied Technology MicroBee Games — Australia’s Own Computer
The Applied Technology MicroBee was Australia’s most successful domestically designed home computer — a Z80-based machine produced in Gosford, New South Wales from 1982 that achieved significant commercial success in the Australian educational market. The MicroBee’s built-in ROM containing BASIC and a word processor made it immediately useful, and its sturdy construction and reasonable price made it attractive to Australian schools implementing computing programmes throughout the mid-1980s.
The MicroBee’s software library was modest compared to international platforms but reflected the machine’s educational focus — games, programming tools, and educational software developed primarily by Australian publishers for the domestic market. The platform’s uniquely Australian character makes its software library a distinctive collector’s interest, representing a snapshot of Australian home computing culture that developed largely independently of the British and American mainstream.
Tietokonemuseo Ata’s games:
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Basicdisk 128 L D
Busycalc CIB T
Busycalc L T
D
Datbas CIB T
Datbas L T
G
Graphic Lander L T
L
Logo L T
M
Museum L T
O
Orddisk 128 L D
R
Robotman CIB T
S
Schack L T
Snabbasic L T
Storpack A-B CIB T
Storpack A-B L T
Storpack C-D CIB T
Storpack C-D L T
Storpack E CIB T
Storpack E L T
Storpack 1.4 L T
Super Disassembler L T
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Utilities 128 L D