Date   : Thu, 01 Dec 2005 19:24:10 +0000
From   : "Ian Wolstenholme" <BBCMailingList@...>
Subject: Re: Order of Acorn Computers?

Acorn's own version as sent to me in 1991 contains various interesting
errors and omissions:

http://www.beebmaster.co.uk/AcornLetters/General%20Information.html

Best wishes,


Ian


----- Original Message -----
From: Jules Richardson
To:  TEAM EMAIL BBC <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:04:24 +0000
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Order of Acorn Computers?

Peter Craven wrote:
> Can someone tell me the order of the Acorn Computers in terms of 'release time'

I think the "Full Acorn Machine List" is basically in chronological order:

   http://www.nostalgia8.nl/banks/machinelst.htm

... except that:

1) I suspect the M4 came before the A680, given that the latter is far closer 
to a finished product than the former. (Last chip date I can see on the M4 is 
mid-1987, but our A680's up north at present so I can't check dates on that)

2) The Electron should be before the business computer range.


I'm trying to put together the equivalent list for coprocessors at the moment, 
so if anyone knows definite production dates that'd be most useful (although 
I'm less concerned about actual dates than I am about summarising the 
different models)

cheers

Jules