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[[File:Bbc-micro.jpg|thumb|A Standard BBC Micro Model A]]
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The '''[[wikipedia:BBC Micro|BBC Micro]]''', also known as the '''BBC Microcomputer System''' or the '''Beeb''' as it was affectionately called, was a series of microcomputers created by [[wikipedia:Acorn_Computers|Acorn Electronics]] for the BBC's computer literacy project. They were designed to be rugged, stable, and easy to use.
  
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Nine models were produced with the BBC brand, the phrase "BBC Micro" usually referring to the first six ('''Model A''', '''B''', '''B+64''', '''B+128''', '''Master 128''', and '''Master Compact'''), the latter three being referred to under the name Acorn Archimedes. Some of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Master other model variants] that followed after include '''Master Turbo''' and '''Master 512'''. The system was primarily used in schools across the United Kingdom, but also found success in the home computer markets in the UK, the US, and West Germany.
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The '''Acorn Electron''' is a budget version of the BBC Micro; it uses the same processor and is software compatible (albeit slower) for programs that use the hardware abstractions and video modes provided by Acorn's OS, but uses incompatible hardware. As a result, it has a largely distinct set of emulators.
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==Emulators==
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While the BBC Micro had fewer games than its contemporary systems like the [[ZX Spectrum emulators|ZX Spectrum]], [[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]], or [[Commodore 64 emulators|Commodore 64]], it was a powerful machine and several notable titles were created for it, including Elite and Starship Command.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ BBC Micro
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|BBC Micro
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! scope="col"|BBC Master
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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!colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|-
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|[http://www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/index.html BeebEM]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/stardot/beebem-windows/releases 4.15b4]
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|B, B+, M128
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[https://github.com/stardot/b-em B-em]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[http://b-em.bbcmicro.com/ 2.2], [https://github.com/stardot/b-em Git]
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|A, B, B+, M128, MC
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|MT, M512
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|Model B
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://modelb.bbcmicro.com/ 10-04-04]
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|B, B+
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[https://xania.org/Emulation jsbeeb]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
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|[https://bbc.godbolt.org/ Web], [https://github.com/mattgodbolt/jsbeeb Git]
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|B, M128
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|MT
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130010333/homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/bbc.htm BeebIt]
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|align=left|{{Icon|RiscOS}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130010333/homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/bbc.htm 0.65]
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|B, B+, M128
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130010333/homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/bbc.htm BeebItJ]
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|align=left|{{Icon|RiscOS}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130010333/homepages.paradise.net.nz/mjfoot/bbc.htm 1.03]
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|B, B+, M128
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{~}}
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|-
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|[https://www.bannister.org/software/horizon.htm Horizon]
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|align=left|{{Icon|macOS}}
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|[http://www.stairwaytohell.com/emulators/homepage.html 1.4.0]
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|B
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{~}}
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|-
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|[https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2 B2]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/tom-seddon/b2/releases/tag/b2-20190804-012555-9198f33 b2-20190804]
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|B, B+, M128
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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!colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM
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|-
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|[https://github.com/littlefluffytoys/Beebdroid Beebdroid]<br/><small>(B-em based)</small>
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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littlefluffytoys.beebdroid&hl=en 2.0]
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|A, B, B+, M128, MC
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|MT, M512
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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!colspan="7"|Console
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|-
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|PSPBEEB
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
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|[http://www.qj.net/psp/homebrew-emulators/pspbeeb-v110-bbc-micro-emulator-for-psp.html 1.10]
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|B
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✓}}
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ Acorn Electron
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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!colspan="5"|PC / x86
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|-
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|[[MAME]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|-
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|[[Clock Signal|CLK]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkver}}]
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|eek
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/bpeel/eek Git]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|[http://electrem.emuunlim.com/ ElectrEm]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[http://electrem.emuunlim.com/Downloads.html 0.6c]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|ElkJS
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/dmcoles/elkjs Git]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|[http://elkulator.acornelectron.co.uk/ Elkulator]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[https://github.com/rcook/elkulator 1.1]
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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|+ Multi
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|Atom
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! scope="col"|BBC Micro
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! scope="col"|BBC Master
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! scope="col"|Electron
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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!colspan="8"|PC / x86
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|-
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|[[MAME]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||A, B, B+, M128 ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
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|[[Pantheon]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://bostjan-grandovec.si/Content/News.htm {{PantheonVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||?||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|}
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== Ressources ==
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* [https://archive.org/details/Acorn_BBC_TOSEC_2012_04_23 TOSEC: Acorn BBC (2012-04-23) ]
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[[Category:Computers]]

Revision as of 22:39, 8 January 2020

A Standard BBC Micro Model A

The BBC Micro, also known as the BBC Microcomputer System or the Beeb as it was affectionately called, was a series of microcomputers created by Acorn Electronics for the BBC's computer literacy project. They were designed to be rugged, stable, and easy to use.

Nine models were produced with the BBC brand, the phrase "BBC Micro" usually referring to the first six (Model A, B, B+64, B+128, Master 128, and Master Compact), the latter three being referred to under the name Acorn Archimedes. Some of the other model variants that followed after include Master Turbo and Master 512. The system was primarily used in schools across the United Kingdom, but also found success in the home computer markets in the UK, the US, and West Germany.

The Acorn Electron is a budget version of the BBC Micro; it uses the same processor and is software compatible (albeit slower) for programs that use the hardware abstractions and video modes provided by Acorn's OS, but uses incompatible hardware. As a result, it has a largely distinct set of emulators.

Emulators

While the BBC Micro had fewer games than its contemporary systems like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, or Commodore 64, it was a powerful machine and several notable titles were created for it, including Elite and Starship Command.

BBC Micro
Name Platform(s) Latest Version BBC Micro BBC Master Active Recommended
PC / x86
BeebEM Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 4.15b4 B, B+, M128 ✓ ✓ ✓
B-em Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 2.2, Git A, B, B+, M128, MC MT, M512 ✓ ✓
Model B Windows 10-04-04 B, B+ ✗ ✗ ✓
jsbeeb Web Web, Git B, M128 MT ✓ ✓
BeebIt RiscOS 0.65 B, B+, M128 ✗ ✗ ✓
BeebItJ RiscOS 1.03 B, B+, M128 ✗ ✗ ~
Horizon macOS 1.4.0 B ✗ ✓ ~
B2 Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD b2-20190804 B, B+, M128 ✗ ✓ ✗
Mobile / ARM
Beebdroid
(B-em based) 		Android 2.0 A, B, B+, M128, MC MT, M512 ✗ ✓
Console
PSPBEEB PSP 1.10 B ✗ ✗ ✓
Acorn Electron
Name Platform(s) Latest Version Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 ✓ ✓
CLK macOS FreeBSD Template:Clkver ✓ ✗
eek Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD Git ✗ ✗
ElectrEm Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.6c ✗ ✗
ElkJS Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD Git ✗ ✗
Elkulator Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 1.1 ✗ ✗
Multi
Name Platform(s) Latest Version Atom BBC Micro BBC Master Electron Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 ✓ A, B, B+, M128 ? ✓ ✓
Pantheon Windows 13.640 ✓ ✓ ? ✓ ✓

Ressources

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