Hugo Tyson first joined Acorn in June 1980, starting full time in Sept 1982, and was there until 1990. Hugo will be joining us in the pub for a drink or two to tell us about everything(*) he did while at Acorn.

He worked on many projects such as DFS, ADFS, RISCiX, and on ARM development. Anyone who has ever examined an BBC Micro ADFS disc will recognise his name, as the directory check marker was the string HUGO!

As we have just passed the 40th anniversary of the first ARM processor, Hugo will also include details about how he wrote tests for the ARM before it even existed, and how his creative error messages caused a scandal at ARM despite never having worked there!

This meeting will also be online via Zoom, but being in the pub will give more time to chat to Hugo before the meeting starts, and to ply him with drinks to get the juicier stories :-)

* for certain definitions of everything

The usual arrangements

Meetings are free and everyone is welcome, no booking required, just turn up at the pub. Zoom attendees contact us for the link. (If you have attended any of our previous Zoom meetings, it is the same link)

The Duke of Sussex is easily accessible by public transport from in and around London and the south east, and serves a wide range of food and drinks. All meetings benefit from a large screen display, so everyone should have a great view.

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