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1972: A FREE Computer?! | Blue Peter | Retro Tech | BBC Archive
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5:33Now Playing"Just about the best giveaway ever!"
Peter Purves is shown a computer that - just eight years ago - cost over 150,000 pounds. Now they're literally giving it away for nothing. Do you fancy getting your hands on it? You'll need quite a bit of space, and somebody who can operate it.
Clip taken from Blue Peter originally broadcast on BBC One, 12 June, 1972.
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