If only they'd made that Christmas deadline, I'm sure the Elk would have had a bigger impact. But maybe that knock-back gave them the shot in the arm (pun intended) to move forward with the Archimedes and a processor which lives on to this day in oh so many devices... I always recommend folks watch the movie "Micro Men" if they are in the least bit interested in the great story of the Cambridge home computer rivalry between Sinclair and Acorn. Loving your videos, I hope more people find and subscribe to your channel.
I’d like to recommend the BBC one off ‘Micro Men’ for a rough guide to this computer and the company behind it. It’s not exactly accurate but the general gist is right and Alexander Armstrong does a good Clive Sinclair.
Writing from the USA, I have to admit that I was more than a little jealous back in the 1980s when Britain had machines like these. The BBC Micro, Spectrum, and the Electron seemed much more thoughtfully designed than what we could get back home, which was basically the C64, which was a fine machine but one wants a choice.
It did seem like loads of small manufacturers were having a go. Some with more success than others. Aways good to hear from over the pond. Thanks for watching.
It seems odd to me the Electron wasn't just designed as a feature reduced BBC Model B that was fully compatible with the important BBC features such as BASIC and all games? Acorn just made cheaper, compromised, hardware and then expected software companies to modify their product. I never saw any of these computers in Australia back in the 80's BTW. I'm sure they existed I just lived in a rural bubble! Keep the video's coming.
Lack of mode 7 killed it. It made lots of BBC programs incompatible. They would be worried schools would buy it instead of the model B. Most educational software ran in mode 7
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As an American, I love to learn about computers like this that were so iconic yet unavailable to me.
Main key thing with the Electron was that you could continue your "O level" computer studies homework when you got home. Since it was BBC Basic.
If only they'd made that Christmas deadline, I'm sure the Elk would have had a bigger impact. But maybe that knock-back gave them the shot in the arm (pun intended) to move forward with the Archimedes and a processor which lives on to this day in oh so many devices... I always recommend folks watch the movie "Micro Men" if they are in the least bit interested in the great story of the Cambridge home computer rivalry between Sinclair and Acorn. Loving your videos, I hope more people find and subscribe to your channel.
Thanks for your kind comments. Much appreciated.
Possibly the greatest Micro ever made!❤
Great video Andy love it
Very interesting, I didnt actually know any of that backstory. I feel lucky to have had the Model B too now :)
I’d like to recommend the BBC one off ‘Micro Men’ for a rough guide to this computer and the company behind it. It’s not exactly accurate but the general gist is right and Alexander Armstrong does a good Clive Sinclair.
It's a good watch and I don't mind admitting it was inspiration for parts of this video. Martin Freeman plays Chris Curry.
Writing from the USA, I have to admit that I was more than a little jealous back in the 1980s when Britain had machines like these. The BBC Micro, Spectrum, and the Electron seemed much more thoughtfully designed than what we could get back home, which was basically the C64, which was a fine machine but one wants a choice.
It did seem like loads of small manufacturers were having a go. Some with more success than others. Aways good to hear from over the pond. Thanks for watching.
It seems odd to me the Electron wasn't just designed as a feature reduced BBC Model B that was fully compatible with the important BBC features such as BASIC and all games? Acorn just made cheaper, compromised, hardware and then expected software companies to modify their product. I never saw any of these computers in Australia back in the 80's BTW. I'm sure they existed I just lived in a rural bubble! Keep the video's coming.
I think in hindsight Acorn might not have taken the ULA route even if the box had ended up slightly bigger. But hindsight is a wonderful thing.
interesting
Lack of mode 7 killed it. It made lots of BBC programs incompatible. They would be worried schools would buy it instead of the model B. Most educational software ran in mode 7