A Comparision of Keywords on the <strong>BBC Micro</strong> (Models A & B),the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum Overview The following is a list of keywords, operators and delimiters used on the <strong>BBC Micro</strong> (Models A & B), the Acorn Electron and the ZX Spectrum.The <strong>BBC Micro</strong> was released in 1981 by Acorn Computers Ltd as a result of the British ...
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... 2 Pseudo-variables, 1 Constant, 21 Operators, 2 Indirection Operators, 8 DelimitersLast revision : 01/12/2025 <strong>BBC Micro</strong> & Acorn Electron (BBC BASIC) Released in 1981, a year before the ZX Spectrum, the <strong>BBC Micro</strong> runs a very structured version of BASIC called BBC BASIC. This version of BASIC includes named procedures, ...
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... and pen. Size: 25mm height x 355mm width x 260mm depth Weight: 1.2kg grossAlso produced for the Commodore 64 and <strong>BBC Micro</strong>. £143.75*9*includes VAT @ 15% (excludes p&p and insurance @ £5) Touchmaster Comes with Multipaint software, A4 sized sensitive pad, 256 x 236 point resolution. Size: 35mm height x 350mm width x 350mm depth ...
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... version of the Oric 1 with a new ROM and keyboard.The Oric machines utilise the 6502 microprocessor (The same one the <strong>BBC Micro</strong> uses).The 6502 uses a completely different instruction set and registers to the Z80 used by the Spectrum so any machine code used within a BASIC program will have to be rewritten.Both the Oric 1 & Atmos use a ...
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... in the 1980s was still in its infancy, and most speech add-ons did tend to have a robotic, metallic sort of voice. <strong>BBC Micro</strong> users could hear the dulcet tones of newsreader Kenneth Kendall coming through their computer's speaker, whereas Spectrum users had something that sounded more like Metal Mickey. But that was part of the charm ...
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