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The Acorn Atom is a home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd from 1980 to 1982, when it was replaced by the BBC Micro. The Micro began life as an upgrade to the Atom, originally known as the Proton. The Atom was a progression of the MOS Technology 6502-based machines that the company had been making from 1979. The Atom was a cut-down Acorn System 3 without a disk drive but with an integral keyboard and cassette tape interface, sold in either kit or complete form. In 1980 it was priced between £120 in kit form, £170 (equivalent to £776 in 2021) ready assembled, to over £200 for the fully expanded version with 12 KB of RAM and the floating-point extension ROM.

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  • The Acorn Atom is a home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd from 1980 to 1982, when it was replaced by the BBC Micro. The Micro began life as an upgrade to the Atom, originally known as the Proton. The Atom was a progression of the MOS Technology 6502-based machines that the company had been making from 1979. The Atom was a cut-down Acorn System 3 without a disk drive but with an integral keyboard and cassette tape interface, sold in either kit or complete form. In 1980 it was priced between £120 in kit form, £170 (equivalent to £776 in 2021) ready assembled, to over £200 for the fully expanded version with 12 KB of RAM and the floating-point extension ROM. (en)
  • O Acorn Atom foi um computador doméstico produzido pela Acorn Computers Ltd de 1980 a 1981, quando foi substituído pelo BBC Micro (originalmente, Proton) e posteriormente pelo Acorn Electron. (pt)
  • El Acorn Atom era un computador casero hecho por Acorn Computers desde 1981 a 1983, cuando fue sustituido por el BBC Micro, (originalmente Proton), y después por el Acorn Electron (una versión barata del BBC Micro). El Atom era una progresión de las máquinas basadas en el microprocesador 6502 de MOS Technology que la compañía había estado haciendo desde 1979. El Atom era una versión reducida del Acorn System 3 sin una unidad de disco pero con un teclado y una interfaz de cinta de casete integrados, vendido en forma de kit o armado. El precio era de aproximadamente £175. (es)
  • L'Acorn Atom è un home computer progettato da Acorn Computers e commercializzato dal 1980 al 1982, quando è stato sostituito dal BBC Micro. Era basato sul MOS 6502 a cui era affiancato un Motorola 6847 che si occupava della generazione del segnale video. (it)
  • De Acorn Atom, die in Nederland ook bekendstond als de Hobbit Computer, is een uit 1979 stammende hobbycomputer van de firma Acorn Computers Ltd. “Hobbit” was een hobby-elektronica tijdschrift van Kluwer Technische Tijdschriften, dat naast elektronische bouwpakketten, ook aandacht ging besteden aan computers. Paul Smulders werd in 1980 aangesteld als de eerste redacteur en schreef tussen 1980 en 1982 veel artikelen over de Acorn Atom, alsmede een boek (Acorn Atom, praktisch gebruik, BASIC, assembly, programma's: ISBN 9020115774). Daarmee werd de Acorn Atom op de kaart gezet in Nederland. De computer werd naar Nederland gehaald door Paul Pardon van Compac computers uit Den Haag, die hem distribueerde.Het ontwerp was van Sophie (Roger) Wilson die toen daar werkte.De Atom werd geleverd, als b (nl)
  • Acorn Atom — домашний компьютер, выпускавшийся компанией Acorn Computers с 1981 по 1983 год; был заменён компьютером BBC Micro (первоначальное название — Acorn Proton), а позднее — Acorn Electron. Atom стал очередным шагом в ряду машин на основе MOS Technology 6502, которые компания выпускала с 1979 года. Atom был усечённой версией — без привода дисковода, но с интегрированной клавиатурой и с интерфейсом для кассетного магнитофона. Компьютер продавался в виде набора для сборки либо в виде готового изделия. (ru)
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