Acorn Atom
E358145
The Acorn Atom was an early 1980s home computer from Acorn Computers that helped establish the company in the personal computing market and paved the way for its later BBC Micro line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acorn Atom canonical | 1 |
| Acorn System 3 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8-bit microcomputer
ⓘ
home computer ⓘ |
| architecture | 8-bit ⓘ |
| caseMaterial | plastic case ⓘ |
| category |
6502-based home computers
ⓘ
Acorn Computers products ⓘ home computers introduced in 1980 ⓘ |
| colorSupport | up to 8 colours (with hardware modifications) ⓘ |
| companyRole | early flagship product for Acorn Computers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cpu | MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 1 MHz ⓘ |
| discontinued | 1982 ⓘ |
| display | text and low-resolution graphics ⓘ |
| expansion |
Acorn System bus compatibility (partial)
ⓘ
rear expansion connector ⓘ |
| formFactor | all-in-one keyboard computer ⓘ |
| graphicsChip | Motorola 6847 ⓘ |
| graphicsResolution | 256×192 (with limitations) ⓘ |
| influenced | BBC Micro computer design ⓘ |
| introduced | 1980 ⓘ |
| keyboardType | integrated full-stroke keyboard ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Acorn Computers ⓘ |
| market | home computer market ⓘ |
| memory |
12 KB RAM (typical configuration)
ⓘ
2 KB RAM (base configuration) ⓘ up to 32 KB RAM (expanded) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct predecessor to the BBC Micro line
ⓘ
helping establish Acorn in the personal computer market ⓘ integrated BASIC in ROM ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Acorn Atom BASIC in ROM ⓘ |
| powerSupply | external power supply unit ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Acorn Atom
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Acorn System 3
|
| primaryProgrammingLanguage |
Tiny BASIC
ⓘ
surface form:
Atom BASIC
|
| romSize | 8 KB ⓘ |
| soldAs |
fully assembled computer
ⓘ
kit for self-assembly ⓘ |
| sound | simple beeper ⓘ |
| storage |
cassette tape
ⓘ
optional floppy disk (via expansion) ⓘ |
| successor | BBC Micro ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
hobbyists
ⓘ
home users ⓘ |
| textModes | 32×16 characters ⓘ |
| videoOutput |
RF output for television
ⓘ
optional monitor output ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acorn System 3