Acorn adverts

The New Electron from Acorn. Ask any child at school why it's worth £199

The Electron was first announced in 1982, launched in 1983, but was beset with production delays which meant it didn't really start shipping until early 1984. That could explain ...

Re-balance This Sheet in One Second

Like several computers of the day, Acorn's BBC Micro could take software in the form of PROM - programmable read-only memory. However whilst some, like the VIC-20, would take it...

The Electron has added even more strings to its bow

Here is another advert for the Acorn Electron, or rather software from Acornsoft for the Electron, featuring a dude rather self-consciously dressed up as Cupid. The Electron, la...

Hey Prestel. A new dimension for the BBC Micro

Here's another advert that shows that the world of 'on-line' was alive and well long before the advent of the Internet. Prestel was a UK electronic information system set up by ...

Ask an expert why the Electron's the best micro in its class

Another advert for the Acorn Electron, the cut-down version of the BBC Micro. In common with many other Electron adverts, it stresses the fact that it's mostly the same as the e...

BBC External Services

This advert seems to represent the end of a period of retrenchment for Acorn following a difficult year which had seen it bailed out by Italian company Olivetti back in February. ...

The BBC Master Compact: Think of it as a down payment on your child's future uniform

The BBC Master Compact was an entry in the BBC Master series, which in turn was produced as the follow-up to the BBC Model 'B' Micro. It was designed jointly by Acorn and design...

Archimedes: 1987 Microcomputer of the year

Acorn's Archimedes - also known in at least some parts of the press as the ARM - had been launched in 1987 and first started shipping to dealers in early Autumn. Acorn's Stephani...

The Archimedes A3000

The A3000 was an update of the original Archimedes - also known in at least some parts of the press as the ARM, or more simply the Arc - which had been launched in 1987 and which ...