The main reason is that the computer industry changed from vertical integration to horizontal integration. This not only killed Acorn, it killed dozens of microcomputer companies across many countries. Vertical integration used to be the norm.
How much did an Acorn Electron cost?
The company expected to ship the Electron before Christmas, and sell 100,000 by February 1984. The price at launch - £199 - remained unchanged from that stated in an announcement earlier in the year, with the machine's nickname within Acorn - the "Elk" - also being reported publicly for perhaps the first time.
Why did the BBC make a computer?
The BBC wanted to base its project on a microcomputer capable of performing various tasks which they could then demonstrate in the TV series The Computer Programme. The list of topics included programming, graphics, sound and music, teletext, controlling external hardware, and artificial intelligence.
When did BBC Micro come out?
BBC Micro Model A/B (standard configuration)
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Where was the BBC Micro made?
In the early '80s, around 30 independent computer manufacturers could be found in Cambridge and the surrounding area. One of the best selling computers of this time was the BBC Micro, designed and manufactured by a small Cambridge company called Acorn. Chris Turner was Acorn's chief engineer at the time.
What does BASIC stand for?
All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Who invented BBC BASIC?
The original version was written by Sophie Wilson at Acorn in 1981 for their 6502-based range of BBC Micro computers and during the early eighties every school child in the United Kingdom was exposed to it, spawning a whole generation of bedroom programmers.
Who built BBC Micro?
Acorn Computers
Who invented the BBC Micro and ARM chip?
Sophie Wilson CBE FRS FREng DistFBCS
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