Ian Bell - Revision history

Cholmondely: Structure!

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Structure!

Cholmondely at 21:56, 17 December 2020

2020-12-17T21:56:50Z

Cholmondely: More blurb

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Debresser: Category:Developers

2016-01-17T19:38:41Z

Category:Developers

Steve at 18:02, 2 January 2010

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Arexack at 19:57, 19 January 2006

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	Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986. He made enough money from Elite to buy his father Colin a Rolls Royce to drive to work in!		Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986. He made enough money from Elite to buy his father Colin a Rolls Royce to drive to work in!

−	Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]
		+	== Links ==
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		+	*Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here].
−	There is an interview with him at the bottom of the page [http://www.jades.org/files/lavestn/ here]
		+	*More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]
		+	*There is a 1995 interview with him at the bottom of this page [http://www.jades.org/files/lavestn/ here]

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 Ian Bell is the co-author of [[classic Elite]], along with [[David Braben]].
-Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986. He made enough money from Elite to buy his father a Rolls Royce to drive to work in!
+Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986. He made enough money from Elite to buy his father Colin a Rolls Royce to drive to work in!
 Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]

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 Ian Bell is the co-author of [[classic Elite]], along with [[David Braben]].
-Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986.
+Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986. He made enough money from Elite to buy his father a Rolls Royce to drive to work in!
 Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]

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 Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]
-There is an interview with him [http://www.jades.org/files/lavestn/ here]
+There is an interview with him at the bottom of the page [http://www.jades.org/files/lavestn/ here]
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	Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]		Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]

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 Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1986.
-Ian Bell's webpage can be found at: [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]
+Ian Bell's webpage can be found [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/ here]. More information is also available at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer) Wikipedia]
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 [[Image:Bell.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Ian Bell, mathematician, cat-lover and co-author of Elite]]
-[Ian Bell (programmer)] is the co-author of [[classic Elite]], along with [[David Braben]].
+Ian Bell is the co-author of [[classic Elite]], along with [[David Braben]].
 Ian Bell was born during Halloween 1962, amidst the chaos of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After attending St. Alban's Abbey Public School, he went on to attend Cambridge University. It was while studying mathematics at Jesus College that he began writing computer games. His first game was Free Fall for the BBC Microcomputer. He then went on to write Elite in partnership with David Braben. Academically, he went on to gain a 1st class honours degree in Mathematics, graduating from Cambridge University in 1985. He also gained a diploma in computer science at Cambridge in 1996.
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-:Ian Bell's webpage can be found at: [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/]
+:Ian Bell's webpage can be found at: [http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/] and general Wiki at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bell_(programmer)]
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