The Big Byte

The Big Byte was an Australian magazine style television show, focused on computers, broadcast by the SBS. Broadcast from 24 March 1994 it was hosted by Basia Bonkowski.¹² Also featured were reporters Phil Keoghan, Maeve O'Meara and Simon Nasht and game reviewer Hayden Topperwien.³

Mark Lawrence of the Age about what audience it was aiming for writing "But as broad as their intended canvas might be, the show appears weighted heavily in favor if the computer novice. Nothing will surprise anyone who reads about and uses computers at anything above a superficial level."⁴ Philippa Hawker, also of the Age, expresses a similar concern noting "it's very unsure about where to pitch itself."⁵

References

Danielson, Shane (21 March 1994), "Tech goes hip", The Sydney Morning Herald
Anderson, Doug (24 March 1994), "Brave new info world", The Sydney Morning Herald
Plunkett, Richard (17 March 1994), "Get your teeth into computers in SBS", The Age
Lawrence, Mark (24 March 1994), "Computer show system overload", The Age
Hawker, Phillipa (12 May 1994), "Not much to chew over in this byte", The Age

[1] Danielson, Shane (21 March 1994), "Tech goes hip", The Sydney Morning Herald

[2] Anderson, Doug (24 March 1994), "Brave new info world", The Sydney Morning Herald

[3] Plunkett, Richard (17 March 1994), "Get your teeth into computers in SBS", The Age

[4] Lawrence, Mark (24 March 1994), "Computer show system overload", The Age

[5] Hawker, Phillipa (12 May 1994), "Not much to chew over in this byte", The Age

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