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  • A BBC Micro computer.
    A BBC Micro computer.

History

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The BBC Micro was launched in December 1981.[1]

The BBC Micro is sometimes nicknamed the Beeb.[2]

The BBC Micro was discontinued in 1994.[1]

BBC Micro developer Acorn Computers would later develop the ARM architecture,[3] which would later be used by a number of gaming systems.

Technology

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The BBC Micro is powered by an 8-bit MOS 6502 processor.[3][4]

The BBC Micro has 32 kilobytes of RAM.[3]

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  • A classroom with BBC micro computers.
    A classroom with BBC micro computers.
  • A woman plays a game on the BBC Micro.
    A woman plays a game on the BBC Micro.

References

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Wikipedia has related information at BBC Micro

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  1. ↑ a b Jakobsen, Remi (23 November 2019). "BBC Micro Model B". Remi's Classic Computers. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "The BBC Computer Literacy Project - The BBC Micro (1981)". cybercemetery.unt.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ a b c "DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARM CHIP AT ACORN". www.cs.umd.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Chip Collection - Synertek, Inc. Donation, Smithsonian Institution". smithsonianchips.si.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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