The BBC Microcomputer was developed in 1982 in the UK by Acorn for the BBC. The first versions were developed from Acorn's earlier microcomputers, the Electron and the Atom, and based on Rockwell's 6502 microprocessor. The computer was also the beneficiary of UK Government funding to schools, which were able to buy the BBC Micro at reduced prices. As a result, it became the dominant microcomputer in British schools. The BBC Micro was a highly advanced microcomputer for its time, with full support for disc drives and network connection. Its immediate successor, the BBC Master, also sold well to schools, but was too expensive for home use and unsuccessful in the business market. In 1998 the BBC World Service was still using a BBC Microcomputer in one of the studios for editing scripts. Research BBC Microcomputer
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Research BBC Microcomputer