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Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Though Acorn Computers produced its last desktop machine in 1998, today one of its former subsidiaries, ARM Holdings, designs the chips found in most mobile phones and some netbooks, bringing... [07 Oct 2009]
Photos: The evolution of the PC
Photo Acorn went on to produce the Archimedes series of computers and chips developed by its subsidiary ARM are used in many different mobile phone handsets today. Widely used in schools across the UK the BBC... [07 May 2009]
Who deserves a UK tech gong? Tell us…
News Saxby took on this Acorn offshoot as a small Cambridge start-up. Robin Saxby, chairman, ARM An ARM-designed chip in every electronic device? There have been dips but ARM... [09 Sep 2004]
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. His frame of mind is like most... [19 Jul 2002]
Boffins aim for clockless chip
News The project is lead by Steve Furber, Professor of Computer Engineering at Manchester University, is to develop the Acorn RISC processor which became the basis of the ARM processors. A team of researchers... [26 Oct 2001]
Acorn sells out for £270m
News The move will see Acorn shareholders receive two shares in ARM - the chip-designing firm part-owned by Acorn - for every five Acorn shares. Acorn Group... [27 Apr 1999]
In brief: Acorn says goodbye to chips
News Acorn may sell its remaining 26 per cent share in ARM, according to recent press reports. The chip maker's value has soared to £501m since the bulk of it was sold by Acorn early last... [14 Aug 1998]
