Monday, July 16, 2007

The 8-bit Acorn Atom

Acorn Atom (released 1980) was the forerunner to the popular BBC micro and a decent little 8-bit home computing classic on its own. Also, it's gradually becoming quite the rarity and usually sells for slightly more than 50£. Find out more about the Atom at Wikipedia, grab an emulator here, oh, and go for the micro itself by bidding on this ebay Acorn Atom auction. Seller ships to UK only.
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15 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 20, 2007 at 8:59 PM

    where do you find em....?

    oh yes well right.. okay... (clicks link)

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  2. gnomeJuly 22, 2007 at 8:20 AM

    (looks meaningfuly at stack of old magazines)

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  3. UnknownJuly 23, 2007 at 8:15 PM

    (Ignores auction joins gnome at old magazine mound.....)

    ... wow what a collection....!

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  4. gnomeJuly 23, 2007 at 9:37 PM

    And wait till you see its naughty section...

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  5. AnonymousMay 2, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    hi gnome,
    is it possible, that you make some scans/pictures of your tapes and covers ?
    I could need them for my "GameBase"-Project
    and for the Frontend eCC ;-)
    If you are interested, please meet me at the eCC-Forum.
    http://ecc.phoenixinteractive.mine.nu/index.php

    Regards,
    Vicman

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  6. gnomeMay 3, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    I'm really sorry Vicman but I don't quite own an Acorn Electron. I just linked to this eBay auction, but I can assure you that should I grab one, I'll be sure to help out. Cheers!

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  7. AnonymousJune 4, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    hi gnome,
    sorry for my late reply....

    Thanks for you offer (if you grab one)

    btw. we're talking about the Acorn ATOM ,
    not the Electron ;-)

    I will soon finish my Gamebase Acorn Atom Projekt. (just a few days left).
    You will find it on the Gamebase-Forum :D

    cheers,
    Vicman

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  8. AnonymousJune 4, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    hi gnome,
    again me (vicman)
    there is just a new auction on ebay.uk :

    Acorn Atom in good condition...
    up to now at 67,00 £ ;-)

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acorn-Atom-Computer-/270586634225?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item3f00385ff1

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  9. gnomeJune 4, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Excellent stuff and, please, keep me posted. After all, Retro Treasures will be back -in full force- very soon.

    Cheers!

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  10. AnonymousJune 12, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    Highest bid for the Atom above was 266 £

    - Vicman

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  11. gnomeJune 12, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    Wow, that's more than I'd expect really. A lot of money too.

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  12. SirMorrisSeptember 6, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    SD card storage for the Atom? Yes!

    http://www.stairwaytohell.com/sthforums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2888

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  13. gnomeSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:22 PM

    That's simply amazing good Sir Morris. And a most impressive blog too.

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  14. SirMorrisSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    /me bows

    Thanks!

    I just read back my comment and in the cold light of ... evening ... and it looks a bit like spam. I really shouldn't post when I'm hungry :)

    Sorry 'bout that!

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  15. gnomeSeptember 8, 2010 at 11:01 PM

    Just make yourself comfortable. Better yet, at home. I'll bring the sandwiches.

    Oh, and -frankly- spam is really easy to tell...

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