Richard Leggett’s nostalgic account focussed on all things Acorn Computer. I do other tweets elsewhere. Grew up on the Elk/BBC, worked at Acorn in the 1990s.
Norwich, UK
Joined October 2020
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Can AI models draw a pelican riding a bicycle on the 8-bit BBC Micro (1981)? Yes. Yes, they can...
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NEW ARRIVAL! Before the iPad, there was the Acorn NewsPAD (1996).
Only two prototypes known to be still in existence, this rare prototype tablet was donated by its designer! While most 90s publishers dismissed digital news, Acorn saw the future.
#RetroComputing #AcornComputers
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Acorn A4 was the 1992 ARM laptop that quietly saw the future: RISC OS, A5000 DNA and a paper-sized body before ARM ruled mobile computing. A rare British vintage computer that deserves another look.
#Acorn #RISCOS #ARM generationamiga.com/2026/06/…
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Before the iPad, Acorn built NewsPAD: a 1990s ARM-powered tablet made to imagine digital newspapers. Not a failed gadget, but a prototype from the future arriving too early. Retro tech history worth rediscovering. #Acorn generationamiga.com/2026/06/…
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"Fuelled by Acorn's innovative ARM RISC processor, the Archimedes offer workstation power and spectacular graphics abilities at PC prices, with their place in education already assured . .
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We now have our very own music streaming service called Sugar Water! The only music on there is The British IBM, and there probably wasn’t a whole lot of point in making it—but sometimes it’s fun to just make stuff for the sake of making stuff. sugarwater.co.uk/
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Electroniq WIP. Added live disassembly (because why not 😎) and an initial manual disassembly window (F3) to my online Acorn Electron emulator 👉0xc0de6502.github.io/electro…
Just rediscovered this booklet from the 2008 Acorn 30th anniversary event for former employees and others associated with the BBC Micro project. Also found a stack of photos, but not sure who took them - pretty sure it wasn’t me!
There was a website at acornreunited.org.uk which is sadly not available anymore. You can get to it through the Internet Archive wayback machine, but without photos, alas.
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Electroniq WIP. Showing the main menu where you can insert/eject/save/create media (tape/disk/sdcard). There are 2 disk drives now. Loading/saving compressed tape files now supported. You can also load media straight from GitHub, or drag&drop local files onto my online emulator
This is a superb book!
For retro gamers and BBC/Electron 8-bit fans, just in time for Christmas, we have copies of the Acorn - A World in Pixels book available and will send them along with a couple of original Repton badges from back in the day. Go to idesine.com to order. #bbcmicro #acorn
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Lookit Ma! We made the big time!
tomshardware.com/raspberry-p…
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Ghouls: Revenge - bitshifters.github.io/posts/… - updated version of the BBC Micro classic
* 2 new game modes
* 60 new levels!
* Includes level editor
#bbcmicro #retrogames
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Well, I've now featured all the #teletext50 exhibition artists, except me. So I dunno, think I'd better dump some of my stuff here... 🤷😁
The event will be on 🇫🇮 Yle Text for one more week until 11th November 2024!
yle.fi/aihe/tekstitv?P=845
#teletext #ceefax #pixelart #textmode
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New RPCEmu today, 0.9.5. marutan.net/rpcemu Scroll Wheel, quick blank floppy discs, LBA hard disc support @riscosity @riscosnews @riscos
This is an Acorn account, so I resist tweeting stuff about other retro hardware. But whilst Acorn was my first love in the 80s and 90s, I do have a real soft spot for a lot of the Macs of that era and this site is just incredible...
Want to see why 1984 was not like 1984 -- Every legacy Mac OS emulated in your browser infinitemac.org
