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In 1980 BBC started the ''Computer Literacy Project''. At the time BBC wanted the project to center around a microcomputer. BBC entered talks with a number of computer companies, among them was Acorn Computers. Early in 1980 Acorn released the [[Acorn Atom]] and by that time they were already working on their next project, ''Proton''. Acorn got an early prototype working to demo BBC. The Proton met BBC's specification resulting in a contract signed in February of [[1981]]. In December of [[1981]] Acorn Computers introduced the [[BBC Micro]], becoming a great success. | In 1980 BBC started the ''Computer Literacy Project''. At the time BBC wanted the project to center around a microcomputer. BBC entered talks with a number of computer companies, among them was Acorn Computers. Early in 1980 Acorn released the [[Acorn Atom]] and by that time they were already working on their next project, ''Proton''. Acorn got an early prototype working to demo BBC. The Proton met BBC's specification resulting in a contract signed in February of [[1981]]. In December of [[1981]] Acorn Computers introduced the [[BBC Micro]], becoming a great success. | ||
The Acorn BBC Micro made use of the {{mos|6502}}, a highly popular {{arch|8}} microprocessor operating at 2 MHz. The early 80s were transforming quickly and by January [[1983]] [[Apple]] introduced the [[Apple Lisa]] which utilized the Motorola {{motorola|68000}}, a much more powerful {{arch|16}} microprocessor operating at 5 MHz. The Lisa included many other cutting edge features such as a windowing environment. | The Acorn BBC Micro made use of the {{mos|6502}}, a highly popular {{arch|8}} microprocessor operating at 2 MHz. The early 80s were transforming quickly and by January [[1983]] [[Apple]] introduced the [[Apple Lisa]] which utilized the Motorola {{motorola|68000}}, a much more powerful {{arch|16}} microprocessor operating at 5 MHz. The Lisa included many other cutting edge features such as a windowing environment. | ||
− | [[File:Acorn-ARM-Evaluation-System.jpg|left|thumb|[[ARM1]] Evaluation System board | + | [[File:Acorn-ARM-Evaluation-System.jpg|left|thumb|[[ARM1]] Evaluation System board]] |
Recognizing the need for more powerful computers, Acorn formed the ''Advanced Research and Development'' division. In 1983 the group was established in an attempt to develop a their own RISC processor. The initial outcome of the project was the first '''ARM''' processor. Initially stood for '''Acorn RISC Machine''', the name was later changed to ''' Advanced RISC Machine'''. | Recognizing the need for more powerful computers, Acorn formed the ''Advanced Research and Development'' division. In 1983 the group was established in an attempt to develop a their own RISC processor. The initial outcome of the project was the first '''ARM''' processor. Initially stood for '''Acorn RISC Machine''', the name was later changed to ''' Advanced RISC Machine'''. | ||
[[Sophie Wilson]] and [[Steve Furber]] designed a reference model in [[BBC BASIC]] in just 808 lines of code. The first processor, the {{armh|ARM1}}, was fabricated on [[VLSI Technology]]'s [[3 µm process]] using just 24,800 transistors. First silicon prototypes were delivered on April 26 1985. | [[Sophie Wilson]] and [[Steve Furber]] designed a reference model in [[BBC BASIC]] in just 808 lines of code. The first processor, the {{armh|ARM1}}, was fabricated on [[VLSI Technology]]'s [[3 µm process]] using just 24,800 transistors. First silicon prototypes were delivered on April 26 1985. | ||
− | The ARM1 had a few major bottlenecks - primarily the lack of hardware [[multiplication]] support resulted in considerable performance issues in related code. The problem was compounded by the fact that the ARM1 had no ability to support [[coprocessors]] which were needed for scientific applications that could make use of a powerful [[FPU]] coprocessor. By the following year Acorn reimplemented the ARM1 on a smaller process along with a number of enhancements designed to address those precise problems | + | The ARM1 had a few major bottlenecks - primarily the lack of hardware [[multiplication]] support resulted in considerable performance issues in related code. The problem was compounded by the fact that the ARM1 had no ability to support [[coprocessors]] which were needed for scientific applications that could make use of a powerful [[FPU]] coprocessor. By the following year Acorn reimplemented the ARM1 on a smaller process along with a number of enhancements designed to address those precise problems. |
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