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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 It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware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.
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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 It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware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 at the time.
  
 
==Suggested Emulators==
 
==Suggested Emulators==

Latest revision as of 16:27, 6 February 2019

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 It was originally made to be compatible with the BBC Micro for the home but at a more accessible price point; however, it ended up being a downgrade plagued with several hardware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

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.