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[[FILE:Acorn Atom computer at Play Expo 2013.JPG|border|right|thumb| Acorn Atom <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_Atom_computer_at_Play_Expo_2013.JPG Photo] taken by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rept0n1x Rept0n1x] at [https://www.facebook.com/NLPinball/videos/540877812658017/?_fb_noscript=1 Play Expo 2013], held at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EventCity EventCity] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester Manchester], England, October 12, 2013, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 3.0], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''Acorn Atom''',<br/>
a [[6502]] based [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computer] manufactured and released by [[Acorn Computers Ltd]] in 1980.
It lacked a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_storage disk drive] but had an integrated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_keyboard keyboard] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette#Data_recording cassette interface].
The Atom had 2 KiB expandable to 12 KiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] and 8 KiB expandable to 12 KiB of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] including [[Basic#Atom|Atom BASIC]] <ref>[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5858/David-Johnson-Davies/ David Johnson-Davies] ('''1980'''). ''[http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/Acorn/Atom/atap/atap.htm Atomic Theory and Practice]''.</ref>.
In late 1982, Acorn released an upgrade ROM which allowed users to switch between Atom BASIC and the more advanced [[Basic#BBC|BBC BASIC]] used by its successor, the [[BBC Micro]].
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_6847 Motorola 6847] video chip provided text and graphics displayed on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television#Electronic TV] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor video monitor].
=Chess Programs=
* [[Atom Chess]]
* [[Chess (David Thompson)|Chess]]
* [[Chessnut]]
* [[Chessmate]]
* [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]] <ref>[http://www.acornatom.nl/atom_nieuws/1982/nr4/19824015.htm Acorn Nieuws 1982 nummer 4]</ref>
=See also=
* [[Atomic Chess]]
* [[BBC Micro]]
* [[Acorn Archimedes]]
* [[x86#Atom|x86 Intel Atom]]
=Manuals=
<ref>[https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6791 Acorn Atom Books] by hoglet, [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/index.php stardot.org.uk], June 23, 2013</ref>
* [[Acorn Computers Ltd|Acorn]] ('''1980'''). ''[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3811/Acorn-Atom-Technical-Manual/ Acorn Atom Technical Manual]''. hosted by [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ Computing History]
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5858/David-Johnson-Davies/ David Johnson-Davies] ('''1980'''). ''[http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/Acorn/Atom/atap/atap.htm Atomic Theory and Practice]''.
=Forum Posts=
* [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6544&start=900#p124794 Re: Atom Software Archive] by Multiwizard, [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/index.php stardot.org.uk], November 13, 2015 » [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]]
=External Links=
==Acorn Atom==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Atom Acorn Atom from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=80 Old Computers Museum - Acorn Atom]
* [https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/atom/index.html Yet another computer museum - Acorn Atom]
* [http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/logic/acorn_atom_project.htm Acorn Atom in an FPGA] » [[FPGA]]
* [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/atom/wouterras/ Acorn Atom Emulator]
* [http://diy.acornatom.nl/ Build your own Acorn Atom]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/32771/Atom%20Chess/ Atom Chess - Computing History] » [[Atom Chess]]
* [http://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/acorn-atom/chess Chess - Acorn Atom - Games Database] » [[Chess (David Thompson)|Chess]]
* [http://www.acornatom.nl/atom_nieuws/1982/nr4/19824015.htm Acorn Nieuws 1982 nummer 4] » [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn Acorn from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_(disambiguation) Acorn (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom Atom from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(disambiguation) Atom (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom Intel Atom from Wikipedia] » [[Intel]] [[x86#Atom|x86]] and [[x86-64#Atom|x86-64]]
=References=
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'''[[Hardware|Up one Level]]'''
[[FILE:Acorn Atom computer at Play Expo 2013.JPG|border|right|thumb| Acorn Atom <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acorn_Atom_computer_at_Play_Expo_2013.JPG Photo] taken by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rept0n1x Rept0n1x] at [https://www.facebook.com/NLPinball/videos/540877812658017/?_fb_noscript=1 Play Expo 2013], held at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EventCity EventCity] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester Manchester], England, October 12, 2013, [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en CC BY-SA 3.0], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons Wikimedia Commons]</ref> ]]
'''Acorn Atom''',<br/>
a [[6502]] based [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home computer] manufactured and released by [[Acorn Computers Ltd]] in 1980.
It lacked a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_storage disk drive] but had an integrated [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_keyboard keyboard] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette#Data_recording cassette interface].
The Atom had 2 KiB expandable to 12 KiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] and 8 KiB expandable to 12 KiB of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] including [[Basic#Atom|Atom BASIC]] <ref>[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5858/David-Johnson-Davies/ David Johnson-Davies] ('''1980'''). ''[http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/Acorn/Atom/atap/atap.htm Atomic Theory and Practice]''.</ref>.
In late 1982, Acorn released an upgrade ROM which allowed users to switch between Atom BASIC and the more advanced [[Basic#BBC|BBC BASIC]] used by its successor, the [[BBC Micro]].
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_6847 Motorola 6847] video chip provided text and graphics displayed on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television#Electronic TV] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor video monitor].
=Chess Programs=
* [[Atom Chess]]
* [[Chess (David Thompson)|Chess]]
* [[Chessnut]]
* [[Chessmate]]
* [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]] <ref>[http://www.acornatom.nl/atom_nieuws/1982/nr4/19824015.htm Acorn Nieuws 1982 nummer 4]</ref>
=See also=
* [[Atomic Chess]]
* [[BBC Micro]]
* [[Acorn Archimedes]]
* [[x86#Atom|x86 Intel Atom]]
=Manuals=
<ref>[https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6791 Acorn Atom Books] by hoglet, [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/index.php stardot.org.uk], June 23, 2013</ref>
* [[Acorn Computers Ltd|Acorn]] ('''1980'''). ''[http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/3811/Acorn-Atom-Technical-Manual/ Acorn Atom Technical Manual]''. hosted by [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/ Computing History]
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5858/David-Johnson-Davies/ David Johnson-Davies] ('''1980'''). ''[http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/Acorn/Atom/atap/atap.htm Atomic Theory and Practice]''.
=Forum Posts=
* [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6544&start=900#p124794 Re: Atom Software Archive] by Multiwizard, [https://stardot.org.uk/forums/index.php stardot.org.uk], November 13, 2015 » [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]]
=External Links=
==Acorn Atom==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Atom Acorn Atom from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=80 Old Computers Museum - Acorn Atom]
* [https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/atom/index.html Yet another computer museum - Acorn Atom]
* [http://members.casema.nl/hhaydn/howel/logic/acorn_atom_project.htm Acorn Atom in an FPGA] » [[FPGA]]
* [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/atom/wouterras/ Acorn Atom Emulator]
* [http://diy.acornatom.nl/ Build your own Acorn Atom]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/32771/Atom%20Chess/ Atom Chess - Computing History] » [[Atom Chess]]
* [http://www.gamesdatabase.org/game/acorn-atom/chess Chess - Acorn Atom - Games Database] » [[Chess (David Thompson)|Chess]]
* [http://www.acornatom.nl/atom_nieuws/1982/nr4/19824015.htm Acorn Nieuws 1982 nummer 4] » [[Usurpator|Usurpator II]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn Acorn from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_(disambiguation) Acorn (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom Atom from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(disambiguation) Atom (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Atom Intel Atom from Wikipedia] » [[Intel]] [[x86#Atom|x86]] and [[x86-64#Atom|x86-64]]
=References=
<references />
'''[[Hardware|Up one Level]]'''
