Acorn-Electron-06-ALA01-0000293

	OVERVIEW
Brand	Acorn	Produced from	1983
Make	Electron	Produced till	1985
Model		Units sold	200,000-250,000
	SPECIFICATIONS
	Default	Upgradable?	Max
OS	Acorn MOS v1.0
Processor	Rockwell R6502AP
Memory	32 KB RAM, 32 KB ROM
Storage	Cassette	Yes	Interface 1 & 3 on the expansion port allows for modern storage connectivity, still supported by today's hobbyists.
Ports	Expansion Edge Connector: Allows connecting various expansion modules: Plus 1 Expansion: The Acorn Plus 1 expansion unit provides connections for new peripherals, including a Centronics printer port, analogue joystick connector, and two cartridge slots. Plus 3 Expansion: A dedicated disc expansion, featuring a disc controller and 3.5-inch floppy drive.
Other	Analogue TV, Composite Video & RGB Out
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	THIS MACHINE
Serial number	06-ALA01-0000293	MPN/SKU
Date acquired	March 2025	Condition	or parts or not working
How acquired	Ebay	Cost	£68.32
OS		Processor
Memory		Storage
Described as:
Acorn Electron Computer Boxed with Manual and Intro Tape “In an excellent condition, having been in the box for the past 30 - 40 years” This Acorn Electron, in it's original polystyrene box (no outer wrapper), is in an excellent condition and, as you can see from the images and limited programming ability, works well, particularly on TVs of a size available in the 80s. The box includes the Acorn power supply, with a replaced PSU lead (they used to get broken around the plug going into the Electron itself - see N.B. below), an RF cable and the original manual and introductory tape (N.B. no monitor or cassette tape player is included). Did you wake up on Christmas morning in 1983/84 and find your parents had bought you one of the best home computers available and you were so excited to type in - or load - your first program/game? Why not relive those moments with this great computer. Please check all the images before bidding as these form part of the 'description'. We will despatch this asap using one of the 3-5 day couriers. N.B. Although working I found a cut/crack in the replacement PSU lead so the original has been re-soldered and each joint shrink wrapped and this shows no sign of cracks and works well. Please see the last pictures re this.
D Supplier Pictures
What did it come with:
It appears to have everything in the box......
Notes:
But whilst the advert did say "boxed" in the title, it did just mean the polystyrene packaging

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Now I have it in my hands

Let us test it out and see what it does, unlike the BBC's the PSU is a external power pack so no risk of capacitor damage and modern alternatives are available
But it has been previously repaired and modern PSU's are more regulated and smoother than they used to be so it might be worth investigating more.

Whilst the advert did say "boxed" in the title, it did just mean the polystyrene packaging, however their is some very good reproduction packaging being created these days and it feels like this might be a suitable candidate.

Next steps:

• Give it a clean
• Look at replacing the PSU
• Investigate options for modern TV, VGA, Possibly even HDMI output
• Options around floppy disk drives and modern alternatives.
• Rom Upgrades
• Get it packaged all neat and tidy

As I get to each stage I'll create a separate blog post to document my journey.