Acorn Electron - Revision history

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Yawackhary at 18:57, 14 February 2018

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'''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. Cheaper [[BBC Micro]] but not quite... Originally it was made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point however it ended up being a cutdown machine with manufacturing problems, weaker sound, slower memory access, slower processor speed when in use and ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch of the [[Amstrad CPC]]. Still has Elite though.

Despite being part of the BBC Micro range, it is considered to be its own machine even on tSR and has its own games for the Electron.

==Suggested Emulators===

===MAME===

MAME emulates the Acorn Electron with a high accuracy thanks to the preservation work by Nigel Barnes to the point where every MAME release, he adds an extra game or program that was used in the computer.

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−	The '''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware problems and struggled among its competitors of the time.	+	The '''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware problems and struggled among its competitors at the time.

	==Suggested Emulators==		==Suggested Emulators==

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−	The '''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade with several hardware problems and ~~ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch~~ of the ~~[[Amstrad CPC]]~~.	+	The '''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware problems and struggled among its competitors of the time.

	==Suggested Emulators==		==Suggested Emulators==

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−	'''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade with several hardware problems and ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch of the [[Amstrad CPC]].	+	The '''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade with several hardware problems and ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch of the [[Amstrad CPC]].

	==Suggested Emulators==		==Suggested Emulators==

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−	'''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. ~~Cheaper [[BBC Micro]] but not quite... Originally it~~ was made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point however it ended up being a ~~cutdown machine~~ with ~~manufacturing~~ problems~~, weaker sound, slower memory access, slower processor speed when in use~~ and ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch of the [[Amstrad CPC]]~~. Still has Elite though.~~	+	'''Acorn Electron''' is a computer made by Acorn for the UK market. It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade with several hardware problems and ended up struggling in the market thanks to the [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]] and the launch of the [[Amstrad CPC]].
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 Despite being part of the BBC Micro range, it is considered to be its own machine even on tSR and has its own games for the Electron.
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 ===MAME===
 MAME emulates the Acorn Electron with a high accuracy thanks to the preservation work by Nigel Barnes to the point where every MAME release, he adds an extra game or program that was used in the computer.