BBC Model B

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:audio gptkb:Texas_Instruments_SN76489
3-channel sound
gptkbp:category gptkb:education_technology
8-bit computer
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dimensions 400 mm × 340 mm × 80 mm
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:1_MHz_bus
gptkb:Centronics_parallel_port
Tube interface
User port
RS-423 serial port
Econet network interface (optional)
gptkbp:graphics Teletext-compatible video output
8 display modes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BBC Model B
gptkbp:introduced 1981
gptkbp:key 74-key keyboard
gptkbp:legacy influenced ARM architecture
influenced UK computer education
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Acorn_Computers
gptkbp:marketedAs gptkb:British_Broadcasting_Corporation
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:BBC_BASIC
gptkb:Elite
gptkb:Repton
Acornsoft games
UK schools in the 1980s
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Acorn_MOS
gptkbp:output composite video
RGB
UHF TV out
gptkbp:partOf BBC Micro series
gptkbp:powerSource internal
gptkbp:predecessor BBC Model A
gptkbp:processor gptkb:MOS_Technology_6502
gptkbp:RAM 32 KB
gptkbp:ROM 32 KB
gptkbp:speed 2 MHz
gptkbp:storage cassette tape
floppy disk (optional)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:BBC_Master
gptkbp:weight about 5 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1_MHz_bus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7