Which computer, the Digi-Comp I or the Acorn Electron, was made as a budget friendly version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer?
Acorn Electron
Acorn Electron
The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro educational/home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd.
 It has 32 kilobytes of RAM, and its ROM includes BBC BASIC v2 along with its operating system.
Digi-Comp I
The Digi-Comp I was a functioning, mechanical digital computer sold in kit form.
 It was originally manufactured from polystyrene parts by E.S.R., Inc. starting in 1963 and sold as an educational toy for US$4.99.
The Micro User
The Micro User (titled BBC Micro User in the first three issues) was a British specialist magazine catering to users of the BBC Microcomputer series, Acorn Electron, Acorn Archimedes and, to a limited extent, the Cambridge Z88.
 It had a comprehensive mix of reviews of games, application software, and the latest Acorn computers; type-in programs (duplicated on a "cover disk" which was available separately), a correspondence page offering help with computer problems, and approachable technical articles on programming and the BBC Micro's internals. The Fourth Dimension (company)
The Fourth Dimension (4D) was a major video game publisher for the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Acorn Archimedes and RiscPC between 1989 and 1998.
 Previously, The Fourth Dimension had been known as Impact Software, which specialised mainly in BBC Micro games.
 Some of 4D's staff had worked for Superior Software.
 Notable release included "Cyber Chess", "Stunt Racer 2000", "Galactic Dan" and "Chocks Away". Castle of Riddles
Castle of Riddles is a text adventure released by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro (in 1982) and Acorn Electron (1984) home computers.
 The game was written by Peter Killworth and was one of a series of text adventures written for, or ported to the BBC Micro by the same author (others including "Countdown to Doom" and "Philosopher's Quest").
 As with all such games, only text is used.
 The player must use a simple 'verb-noun' format (e.g. 'Go North', 'Get lamp') to control the game.
 Unlike Killworth's other Acornsoft adventures, "Castle of Riddles" was not updated and reissued by Topologika so became unavailable after 1985 when Acorn Computers (parent company of Acornsoft) pulled out of the games publishing market.
 Some of the puzzles however were included in the Topologika version of "Philosopher's Quest".
 Hareraiser
Hareraiser is a computer game, originally released in 1984 in the UK for most home computer platforms.
 It was released in two parts; "Prelude" and "Finale".
 A prize worth £30,000 was on offer if the game could be solved.
 The game was released on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro Model B, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20 EX, Dragon 32, MSX, Oric Atmos 48k and Sinclair ZX Spectrum in 1984 at £8.95 for each part. Acorn Computers
Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978.
 The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK, including the Acorn Electron and the Acorn Archimedes.
 Acorn's BBC Micro computer dominated the UK educational computer market during the 1980s.
 It is more known for its BBC Micro model B computer than for its other products. Bun Fun
Bun Fun is a computer game, released for the BBC Micro home computer by Squirrel Software on cassette in 1983 .
 It was later ported to the Acorn Electron. Starship Command
Acornsoft's Starship Command is a computer game released in 1983 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
 It was available on cassette as well as 5.25" disc for the BBC and ROM cartridge for the Acorn Electron Plus 1 expansion module.
 The game was written by Peter Irvin who, along with Jeremy Smith, went on to create the complex arcade adventure "Exile". Acornsoft
Acornsoft was the software arm of Acorn Computers, and a major publisher of software for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
 As well as games, it also produced a large number of educational titles, extra computer languages and business and utility packages – these included word processor "VIEW" and the spreadsheet "ViewSheet" supplied on ROM and cartridge for the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron and included as standard in the BBC Master and Acorn Business Computer.