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Season 4, Episode 2: ARM & SoftBank

Acquired

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Computer History - Acorn Computers

acorn computers started life in cambridge. They made processors for other companies but by this time, they'd start making their own fully integrated systems. In december of 19 81, they start shipping it to schools around the country,. and it's branded as the b b c micro. This is like a legendary computer ind computing history. Like literally a whole generation of british kids grow up with this as their first seto exposure to computers. It sold over one and a half million units, almost all in the uk.

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