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Most 8 bit micros were designed to be just as cheap as possible. The Beeb was a really well designed machine (both the hardware and the software). You could on
by forinti 6y ago
Most 8 bit micros were designed to be just as cheap as possible.
The Beeb was a really well designed machine (both the hardware and the software). You could only expect the next step to be a great machine.
- mannykannot 6y agoEven so, going from designing computers using off-the-shelf components to creating your own processor design with an innovative architecture was a bold and risky bet. Not many computer manufacturers took this route.
- rbanffy 6y agoIt mostly killed Acorn. Olivetti acquired them.