Acorn Electron 07-ALA01-0136594

	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	07-ALA01-0136594	MPN/SKU
Date acquired	March 2025	Condition	or parts or not working
How acquired	Ebay	Cost	£63.12
OS		Processor
Memory		Storage
Described as:
Supplier Described it as: “untested - been in the loft for 20+ years so unwilling to try it out - may work or may not!” Acorn Electron with power supply, TV cable, manual and Elbug magazines I recently rediscover my Acorn Electron in my loft. It has the original power supply, user manual and TV cable. It also has a few issues of the Electron User Group magazines which came out for a few years around the time of the Electron's release. I always thought the Electron looked much cooler than the BBC although obviously cheaper and not as full featured. It has a great keyboard however and the graphics were great for the time. As I have only recently rediscovered it after quite a few years I don't want to risk anything by powering it up. It may work perfectly (it did when I put it in the loft) or it may not, hence I am selling it as untested / parts just to be on the safe side! Any questions please contact me! - Thanks for looking!
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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.
However modern PSU's are more regulated and smoother than they used to be so it might be worth investigating more.

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

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