The Acorn Atom is a home computer made by Acorn Computers Ltd from 1980 to 1982,Acorn Atom computer, Science Museum Group. Object collection number Y2002.13 when it was replaced by the BBC Micro. The BBC Micro began life as an upgrade to the Atom, originally known as the Proton.
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