Date   : Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:36:04 +0100
From   : anders.carlsson@... (Anders Carlsson)
Subject: Compromises or lack of

John wrote:

> the games market was clearly exploding so putting more colours in,

If it was for the game market, wouldn't Acorn have spent a little bit more 
on the Electron (I know, I shouldn't use foul language!) to promote it as a 
home computer that was partly backwards compatible with the BBC Micro, but 
also had unique features as in more colours, audio through TV, perhaps even 
built-in joystick ports instead of relying on 3rd party expansions?

Of course the Electron already was pricy enough compared to the Sinclair, 
Commodore, Amstrad etc competition so perhaps there was not much financial 
room to add features, bringing it to the full price of a Beeb, just two 
computers with similar but different specs/approaches.

Best regards

Anders Carlsson