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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]
My first computer: The Acorn Electron
News By the early eighties Acorn was enjoying great success with the BBC B - the computer of choice for schools up and down the country - but Curry was a friend of Clive Sinclair, having worked for Sinclair research, and by 1983 he was eager to get his... [14 Jan 2005]
My first computer: 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 company... [20 Jan 2005]
My first computer: 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. [10 Feb 2005]
My first computer: The Commodore 64
News Thus far we've featured the BBC Micro, the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, the Acorn Electron and the Vic-20. A number of 'old skool' commentators in the UK have made that point that to own a Commodore was to support a US goliath against the plucky Brits... [03 Feb 2005]
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 series again to mark the recent... [27 Jan 2005]
Those were the days: The Acorn Electron
Comment The history books will show a production line problem in Malaysia meant a small fraction of orders could be fulfilled, consumers further embraced Sinclair and Commodore offerings that Christmas, and so crucially not enough software houses embraced... [25 Jan 2002]
ZX Spectrum crowned king of computer classics
News The Sinclair ZX Spectrum has been crowned the most popular first home computer, beating off competition from other classics such as the Amiga and BBC Micro. Bringing up the rear were the Dragon 32 (five per cent) and Acorn Electron with just three... [18 Apr 2008]
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 company... [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 company... [25 Jan 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]
