The Acorn Electron : Its not quite the story you think it is
The Acorn Electron has turned 40 years old, but its often judged in away that suggests it failed or was the sole cause of Acorn's financial issues in the 80s. Well I'm not sure either of those things are true. So its time to look at the Electron. Here is the video by Rose Tinted Spectrum I mentioned Elementum, it explains so well why this game is so good. Also just check out his videos in general, very much worth watching. • Elementum | New BBC Micro Game (And Acorn ... This video is sponsored by PCBWay (https://www.pcbway.com) 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - Brief word from our sponsor 00:49 - Why create the Electron 02:33 - Hitting a price point 03:51 - The ULA 07:07 - Trouble at 4A Market Hill 10:39 - Lets look at the Electron 14:59 - The good, the bad, and the RAM configuration 24:15 - The games 30:00 - Software development 36:54 - Hardware Addons 43:35 - BT Merlin 45:00 - Should I buy and Electron 45:40 - If your looking for the most contravention bit of the video its here! 48:00 - Thanks for watching

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