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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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Acorn
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:countryOfOperation
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dissolved
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2000
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gptkbp:founded
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1978
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Chris_Curry
gptkb:Hermann_Hauser
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Cambridge,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Acorn Computers Ltd
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:personal_computer
gptkb:software
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:Steve_Furber
gptkb:Chris_Curry
gptkb:Roger_Wilson
gptkb:Andy_Hopper
gptkb:Hermann_Hauser
gptkb:Sophie_Wilson
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Cambridge
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gptkbp:logo
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Acorn Computers logo.svg
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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BBC Micro chosen for BBC Computer Literacy Project
Development of ARM processor
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:RISC_OS
gptkb:Acorn_Atom
gptkb:Acorn_Teletext_Adapter
gptkb:Acorn_Communicator
gptkb:Archimedes
gptkb:Acorn_System_1
gptkb:ARM_architecture
gptkb:BBC_Micro
gptkb:Acorn_Electron
gptkb:Acorn_Risc_PC
gptkb:Acorn_A7000
Acorn Cambridge Workstation
Acorn Business Computer
Acorn Econet
Acorn Eurocard
Acorn FileStore
Acorn Network Computer
Acorn Pocket Book
Acorn Replay
Acorn Universal Second Processor
Acorn VIDC20
Acorn VLSI
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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~450 (at peak)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Olivetti
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:ARM_Holdings
gptkb:Element_14
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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gptkb:Acorn_Computers
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.acorn.com/ (archived)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Econet_network_interface
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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