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BBC Micro: History, Legacy, Applications & Products
For the BBC micro:bit see Micro Bit
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The analysis highlights History, Legacy, Applications and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around BBC Micro. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.
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TTTA extracted 234 structured relationships around BBC Micro. Examples in this analysis include BBC Micro → Connectivity → Printer parallel, RS-423 serial, user parallel, Econet (optional), 1 MHz bus, Tube second processor interface and BBC Micro → CPU → 2 MHz MOS Technology 6502/6512. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC Micro | Connectivity | Printer parallel, RS-423 serial, user parallel, Econet (optional), 1 MHz bus, Tube second processor interface | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | CPU | 2 MHz MOS Technology 6502/6512 | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Developer | BBC | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Discontinued | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Display | PAL/NTSC, UHF/composite/TTL RGB | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Graphics | 640×256, max. 8 colours (Motorola 6845, various framebuffer modes) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Graphics | 78×75, 8 colours (Mullard SAA5050 Teletext chip) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Input | Keyboard, twin analogue joysticks with fire buttons, lightpen | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Introductory price | Model A - £235 (equivalent to £906 in 2025) Model B - £335 (equivalent to £1,291 in 2025) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Lifespan | 1981–1994 | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Manufacturer | Acorn Computers | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Memory | 16–32 KiB (Model A/B) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Memory | 64–128 KiB (Model B+) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Memory | 128 KiB (Master) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Memory | Plus 32–128 KB ROM, expandable to 272 KiB | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Operating system | Acorn MOS | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Power | 50 W | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Predecessor | Acorn Atom | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Related | Acorn Electron | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Released | 1 December 1981; 44 years ago (1981-12-01) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Sound | Texas Instruments SN76489, 4 channels, mono | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Sound | TMS5220 speech synthesiser with phrase ROM (optional) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Storage | 100–800 KB (DFS) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Storage | 160–1280 KB (ADFS floppy disks) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Storage | 20 MB (ADFS hard disk) | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Successor | Acorn Archimedes | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Type | 8-bit home computer | 1.00 | infobox |
| BBC Micro | Units sold | Over 1.5 million | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around BBC Micro bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Micro, Computer and Acorn. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For BBC Micro, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects BBC Micro with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around BBC Micro to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Legacy, Applications & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — BBC Micro · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
