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Dictionary of Computers - BBC Microcomputer
BBC Microcomputer
Microcomputer developed in 1982 in the UK by Acorn for use in a BBC computer literacy project. The BBC Model B followed on from the Acorn Atom, and was widely adopted in the UK education market, though a cut-down home computer version, the Electron, was not a success. The BBC B was followed by an upgraded version, the BBC Master, and replaced by the Acorn Archimedes.
The computer was also the beneficiary of UK government funding to schools, which were able to buy the BBC Micro at reduced prices. As a result, it became the dominant microcomputer in British schools.
The BBC Micro was a highly advanced microcomputer for its time, with full support for disk drives and network connection. Its immediate successor, the BBC Master, also sold well to schools, but was too expensive for home use and unsuccessful in the business market.
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