Acorn Computers

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.

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Computer - Cambridge - England - UK - Acorn Electron - BBC Micro - Acorn Archimedes

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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.

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BBC Micro - Apple

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Though the company was closed down in 2000, it leaves an impressive legacy, particularly in the development of RISC personal computers. A number of Acorn's former subsidiaries, notably ARM Holdings, live on today.

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RISC - ARM Holdings

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