Acorn Computers

The Acorn Atom was a home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd from 1981 to 1983 when it was replaced by the BBC Micro (originally Proton) and later the Acorn Electron. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Atom"

The Acorn Business Computer was produced from 1984 by the British company Acorn Computers. The series of eight computers was aimed at the business, research and further education markets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Business Computer"

The Acorn Communicator is a home computer developed by Acorn Computers in 1982. The system sold in very low numbers to companies requiring a computer with a built-in modem. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Communicator"

Acorn Computers was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978. The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK. These included the Acorn Electron, the BBC Micro and the Acorn Archimedes. Acorn's BBC Micro computer dominated the UK educational computer market during the 1980s and early 1990s, drawing many comparisons with Apple in the U.S. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Computers"

The Acorn Electron was a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/ home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd. It had 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM memory included BBC BASIC along with its operating system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Electron"

Acorn's Machine Operating System is the computer operating system that powers the Acorn BBC computer range: the BBC Micro (MOS 0.1 to 1.2), the B+ (MOS 2) and the BBC Master Series micro (MOS 3). The article that follows is based on MOS 1.2 for the BBC Micro. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn MOS"

The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer designed and manufactured by Acorn Computers Ltd. It was the implementation of the Reference Standard that Oracle Corporation commissioned Acorn to specify for network computers. It was launched in August 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Network Computer"

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The Acorn Online Media Set Top Box was produced by the Online Media division of Acorn Computers Ltd for the Cambridge Cable and Online Media Video on Demand trial and launched early 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn Online Media Set Top Box"

The Acorn System 1, initially called the Acorn Microcomputer (Micro-Computer), was an early 8-bit microcomputer for hobbyists, based on the MOS 6502 CPU, and produced by British company Acorn Computers from 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn System 1"

The System 2 was a home computer produced by Acorn Computers from 1980. It was the successor to the Acorn System 1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn System 2"

The System 3 was a home computer produced by Acorn Computers from 1980. It was the successor to the Acorn System 2. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn System 3"

The System 4 was a home computer produced by Acorn Computers. It was the successor to the Acorn System 3. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn System 4"

The System 5 was a home computer produced by Acorn Computers. It was the successor to the Acorn System 4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acorn System 5"

Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers Ltd, and was a major publisher of games for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron. The Acornsoft name was also used for the ROM-based word processor, Acornsoft View, and spreadsheet, Acornsoft ViewSheet, which Acorn supplied on ROM cartridges for the BBC Micro/ Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acornsoft" Inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com shortopedia

The Advanced Disc Filing System (ADFS) is a computing file system particular to the Acorn computer range introduced in the disc drive add-on for the Acorn Electron. It could be added to the BBC B if an Acorn 1770 adaptor board was fitted and to a B+ without adding any extra controller chips. A version of it was later incorporated directly into the BBC Master and all later models. The Linux kernel has support for this format. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced Disc Filing System"

Andrew Hopper (b. 1953) is the Professor of Computer Technology and Head of the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He is probably most well-known for his part in founding Acorn. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andy Hopper"

ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) Ltd is a microprocessor design company headquartered in England, founded in 1990 by Hermann Hauser. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: ARM) and NASDAQ (symbol: ARMHY). It is probably the best-known of the Silicon Fen companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "ARM Ltd"

BBC BASIC was developed in 1981 as a native programming language for the MOS Technology 6502 based Acorn BBC Micro home/personal computer, mainly by Roger Wilson. It was a version of the BASIC programming language adapted for a U.K. computer literacy project of the BBC. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC BASIC"

The BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th century census of England. It is frequently cited as an example of digital obsolescence. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Domesday Project"

The BBC Master was a home computer released by Acorn Computers in early 1986. It was designed and built for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and was the successor to the BBC Micro Model B. ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Master"

The BBC Micro, affectionately known as the Beeb, was an early home computer. It was designed and built by Acorn Computers Ltd for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). ...more on Wikipedia about "BBC Micro"

Christopher Curry was, along with Hermann Hauser and Andy Hopper, one of the founders of Acorn. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chris Curry"

The Disc Filing System (DFS) is a computer filing system developed by Acorn Computers Ltd. ...more on Wikipedia about "Disc Filing System"

Econet is an abbreviation of Economy Network. It was used in the early 1980s by Acorn to provide computer networking for the BBC Micro. Modules were later produced for the BBC Master and Master Compact models, which were even used in the Acorn Archimedes series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Econet"

Hermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys (born 23 October, 1948), is an entrepreneur born in Vienna, Austria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermann Hauser"

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