Acorn Computers

Acorn Computers was a British technology company renowned in the 1980s for developing personal computers and microprocessors. They created the Acorn Electron and the BBC Micro, which helped popularize home computing and education in the UK. Their most significant contribution was designing the ARM architecture, a highly efficient processor used today in smartphones, tablets, and many other devices. Acorn's innovations played a key role in the evolution of personal computing, and their ARM technology continues to be a cornerstone of modern electronics. The company eventually evolved into other tech firms, but its influence remains fundamental in computing history.