Hardware: The Acorn Electron - BBC Micros' Baby Brother

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Published on March 28, 2020 2:19:54 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Racm4mNgXp4

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Whilst the BBC Micro was exceptionally popular in the educational market it didn't transfer to great home success. Acorn identified the price as being one of the reasons for this and released the cut down Electron to compete with Sinclair's Spectrum.

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