BBC in Indian takeaway

THE Indian Government has selected the BBC micro for use in its school and university computer education programme.

An initial order has been placed for the Acorn machine worth over £1/2m. Thirty machines — in the form of five six-station Econet systems — have been presented to the Indian President Zail Singh by the Queen, during her state visit to the country last week.

Part of the agreement between the Indian Government and Acorn means that a proportion of the BBC machines used in Indian schools and colleges must be manufactured in India.

Acorn’s managing director Chris Curry is at present in India, negotiating with a number of manufacturing companies to assemble the BBC micro in India.