BBC Micro in 1981
E356798
BBC Micro in 1981 refers to the first release of Acorn Computers’ influential BBC Microcomputer, a popular 8-bit home and educational computer in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BBC Micro in 1981 canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit microcomputer
ⓘ
educational computer ⓘ home computer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BBC Micro
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Microcomputer
Beeb ⓘ |
| architecture | 6502-based ⓘ |
| caseDesign | all-in-one keyboard computer ⓘ |
| clockSpeed | 2 MHz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cpu | MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ |
| cpuBitWidth | 8-bit ⓘ |
| designedFor | BBC Computer Literacy Project ⓘ |
| developer | Acorn Computers ⓘ |
| displayOutput |
RF TV output
ⓘ
RGB output ⓘ composite video ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s home computer era ⓘ |
| expansionInterfaces |
1 MHz Bus
ⓘ
RS-423 serial port ⓘ Tube interface ⓘ User Port ⓘ parallel printer port ⓘ |
| graphicsModes | multiple text and graphics modes up to 640×256 resolution ⓘ |
| introduced | 1981 ⓘ |
| introducedAs |
BBC Micro
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC Microcomputer System
|
| keyboardLayout | QWERTY ⓘ |
| keyboardType | full-travel typewriter-style keyboard ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Acorn Computers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Tube coprocessor expansion capability
ⓘ
high-quality keyboard compared to many contemporaries ⓘ integrated BBC BASIC interpreter in ROM ⓘ |
| notableSoftware |
Acornsoft games
ⓘ
Elite ⓘ Revs ⓘ |
| notableUse |
UK schools in the 1980s
ⓘ
computer literacy education in the UK ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Acorn MOS
ⓘ
BBC BASIC ⓘ
surface form:
BBC BASIC in ROM
|
| primaryMarket |
education
ⓘ
home computing ⓘ |
| programmingLanguageInROM | BBC BASIC ⓘ |
| ram |
16 KB (Model A)
ⓘ
32 KB (Model B) ⓘ |
| relatedPlatform | Acorn Electron ⓘ |
| romSize | 32 KB ⓘ |
| soundChannels | 3-voice sound plus noise ⓘ |
| soundChip | Texas Instruments SN76489 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
BBC
ⓘ
surface form:
British Broadcasting Corporation
|
| storageOptions |
5.25-inch floppy disk (via disk interface)
ⓘ
cassette tape ⓘ |
| successor | BBC Master ⓘ |
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