{"id":1107,"date":"1982-12-16T04:02:17","date_gmt":"1982-12-16T04:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/museum\/?page_id=1107"},"modified":"2021-04-19T09:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:22:35","slug":"acorn-electron-micro-computer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=1107","title":{"rendered":"Acorn Electron \u2013 Micro computer (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1109&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618824074425{border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1124&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618824115502{border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;background-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduced and developed by Acorn Computers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type: 8-bit microcomputer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufactured Year: 1982<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serial Number: 06-ALA01-0004753\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Origin: United Kingdom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price: \u00a3199 (UK, august 83), \u20ac2950 (France, february 84)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Size\/weight: 16 x 34 x 6.5 cm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CPU: Synertek SY6502A clocked at 2 MHz when accessing ROM and 1 MHz when accessing RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operating System: Acorn MOS v1.0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media: Cassette tape, floppy disk (optional), ROM cartridge (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memory: 32 KB RAM, 32 KB ROM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor\/ Display: RF modulator, composite video, RGB monitor output<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Graphics: 160\u00d7256 (4 or 16 colours), 320\u00d7256 (2 or 4 colours), 640\u00d7256 (2 colours), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">320\u00d7200 (2 colours \u2013 spaced display with two blank horizontal lines following every 8-pixel lines),<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0640\u00d7200 (2 colours \u2013 spaced display)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\/O port: Expansion port, Tape-recorder connector (1200 baud), aerial TV connector (RF modulator), RGB video output<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Input: Keyboard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Description&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Acorn Electron was a budget version of the BBC Microcomputer developed by Acorn Computers Ltd. It has 32 kilobytes of RAM. ROM memory of Acorn Electron includes the BBC BASIC along with its operating system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Electron was able to save and load programs onto an audio cassette via a supplied converter cable that plugged into the microphone socket of any tape recorder. It was capable of basic graphics and could display on either a television set or a \u201cgreen screen\u201d monitor.[\/sayit]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a short period, the Electron was reportedly the best-selling micro in the United Kingdom. According to the estimations, 200,000 to 250,000 machines sold over its entire commercial lifespan<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;museum_video&#8221;]<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tpE-E_7lNJI\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1109&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618824074425{border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;border-left-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #ffffff !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #ffffff !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1123&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1124&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; el_class=&#8221;museum_item&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1618824115502{border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=1107\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Acorn Electron \u2013 Micro computer (1982)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1109,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[186,54],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1107"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1107"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2205,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1107\/revisions\/2205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emuseum.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}