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My first computer: The Vic-20

News Thus far we've featured the BBC Micro, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Acorn Electron. This article was first published in February 2002 as part of our 'Technologies That Time Forgot' series. We are running the full... [27 Jan 2005]

My first computer: The BBC Micro

News Parts one and two featured the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Acorn Electron. Early discussions with Clive Sinclair were fruitless, when the machine he offered failed to match the rigorous specifications (Spectrum... [20 Jan 2005]

My first computer: The Acorn Electron

News But the rush never came and Acorn was left with a backlog of stock and the parts to make thousands of machines that nobody wanted. Acorn was not about to mess this up. Here Will Sturgeon considers one of... [14 Jan 2005]

Who deserves a UK tech gong? Tell us…

News Saxby took on this Acorn offshoot as a small Cambridge start-up. You, our readers, and the audience of our UK sister site ZDNet UK, also published by CNET, have come up with a shortlist of 10 people. Many names you will... [09 Sep 2004]

What was your first computer?

News THE ACORN ELECTRON One of our most popular video pieces ever was The Big Question: What was your first computer? first aired in April 2002. At the time it brought in a barrage of reader comments as you all became dewy... [14 Jan 2003]

Inside ARM: a vendor dossier

Comment The company began life as a collaborative effort between Acorn and Apple Computer. ARM is a company that has always wanted to be at the very heart of the industry. And with its technology fast becoming something of an... [19 Jul 2002]

Your Room 101s - IT hates

Comment Probably got an Acorn Electron somewhere in the Attic. Yesterday, we published regular silicon.com columnist David Taylor's latest piece. He focused on his pet hates - the things he'd like to see consigned to the Room... [25 Apr 2002]

Video games are 40 years old

News Technologies Time Forgot: The Acorn Electron http://www.silicon.com/a50548 It is 40 years since the birth of what is widely credited as the first video game, since students at MIT created an Asteroids-like program... [05 Mar 2002]

Technologies Time Forgot: The Dragon 32

Comment The company soon received a timely boost from its rivals: Acorn and even the mighty Sinclair were hit by supply problems, and, thanks to some heavy promotion by Boots the Chemist, Dragon 32s were flying off the shelves. [11 Feb 2002]

Technologies Time Forgot: The Dragon 32

News The company soon received a timely boost from its rivals: Acorn and even the mighty Sinclair were hit by supply problems, and, thanks to some heavy promotion by Boots the Chemist, Dragon 32s were flying off the shelves. [08 Feb 2002]

Technologies that Time Forgot: The BBC Micro

Comment Early discussions with Clive Sinclair were fruitless, when the machine he offered failed to match the rigorous specifications (Spectrum aficionados take note), and eventually only a last minute cobble offered by a small team from a small... [28 Jan 2002]

Technologies that Time Forgot: The BBC Micro

News Early discussions with Clive Sinclair were fruitless, when the machine he offered failed to match the rigorous specifications (Spectrum aficionados take note), and eventually only a last minute cobble offered by a small team from a small... [25 Jan 2002]

Those were the days: The Acorn Electron

Comment Yet again a journey down memory lane has produced a torrent of reader feedback, this week on the subject of the Acorn Electron (Technologies That Time Forgot: The Acorn Electron... [25 Jan 2002]

Technologies Time Forgot: The Acorn Electron

News Following last week's look at the Sinclair ZX Spectrum (http://www.silicon.com/a50364 ), this week we consider one of its rivals in the UK home computing market almost 20 years ago, the Acorn Electron. [18 Jan 2002]

The Daily Roundup: Cookies and a lovely slice of Wensleydale

News Technologies that time forgot: The Acorn Electron Foodie headline of the Day: Cookies may get a selection box Brits may have to justify every cookie while Europe gorges itself.http://www.silicon.com/a50546 [18 Jan 2002]

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