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'''Acorn Computers Ltd.''' was a British semiconductor and computer company. Acorn is known for the development of a number of highly successful personal computers as well as for the development of the [[ARM]] instruction set and early ARM microprocessor {{arm|versions|implementations}}. Acorn's semiconductor business was spun off as [[ARM Holdings]] (then Advanced RISC Machines Ltd) in 1990. | '''Acorn Computers Ltd.''' was a British semiconductor and computer company. Acorn is known for the development of a number of highly successful personal computers as well as for the development of the [[ARM]] instruction set and early ARM microprocessor {{arm|versions|implementations}}. Acorn's semiconductor business was spun off as [[ARM Holdings]] (then Advanced RISC Machines Ltd) in 1990. | ||
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| + | == Microarchitectures == | ||
| + | * {{acorn|ARM1|l=arch}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|ARM2|l=arch}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|ARM3|l=arch}} | ||
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| + | == Systems == | ||
| + | {{collist | ||
| + | | count = 3 | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | * {{acorn|System 1}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|System 2}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|System 3}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|System 4}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|System 5}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|Atom}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|BBC Micro}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|Archimedes}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|Electron}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|BBC Master}} | ||
| + | * {{acorn|Phoebe}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | [[Category:acorn computers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:55, 30 June 2017
| Acorn Computers | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | December 5, 1978 Cambridge, UK |
| Founder | Hermann Hauser Chris Curry |
| Fate | Defunct |
| Defunct | November 2000 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, UK |
Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British semiconductor and computer company. Acorn is known for the development of a number of highly successful personal computers as well as for the development of the ARM instruction set and early ARM microprocessor implementations. Acorn's semiconductor business was spun off as ARM Holdings (then Advanced RISC Machines Ltd) in 1990.
Microarchitectures[edit]
Systems[edit]
Facts about "Acorn Computers"
| company type | public + |
| defunct | November 2000 + |
| fate | Defunct + |
| founded | December 5, 1978 + |
| founded location | Cambridge, UK + |
| founder | Hermann Hauser + and Chris Curry + |
| full page name | acorn + |
| headquarters | Cambridge, UK + |
| instance of | semiconductor company + |
| name | Acorn Computers + |
| wikidata id | Q342149 + |