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-  comments:
-  - author: Julie Moualhi (Thetford Norfolk UK)
-    date: Sunday 12th April 2015
-    text: I have a acorn electron computer in my spare room in a box with games etc was wondering if it''s worth anything I have had the computer for the past 30+ years
-  - author: Mikael (Sweden)
-    date: Sunday 13rd April 2014
-    text: I only now got some Electron Emulators, but in old days did I have an Texas Instrument TI994A. And a Lambda 8300, then a Commodore 64. But I sold them after a while, I am very interested in programming Basic.
-  - author: Anne Bokma (The Netherlands)
-    date: Saturday 24th August 2013
-    text: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/08/23/acorn_electron_history_at_30/
-  - author: Marc (The Netherlands)
-    date: Wednesday 15th May 2013
-    text: I loved this machine. I bought one in 1985 when it got dumped on the market. It costed me fl 100,$ (appr. 45 euro). Bought some games too (Androids!). Later on I bought the Plus 1 and a double-density 5,25" drive! A new world opened up to me. With the RAM extension, you could load programs into the upper memory, like Pascal. And program the RAM with your on boot loaders. I have programmed a lot (VDU codes!). I frequently bought the Electron User magazine, and type the code from the magazine. When I moved to my current house in 2005 I gave the Electron away to a friend.
-  - author: Rob (Australia)Moved to Aus in ''95 (Australia)
-    date: Friday 18th January 2013
-    text: |-
-      I loved the Acorn Electron. It was my first PC in approx. 1987. A BBC compatible so cheap BBC games from the poxy games shop in Southend,..most worked. I used to start loading the game and then have dinner while waiting!!.. It was pretty great at the time, before games consoles $ game boy.\
-      Even wrote some games out of the manual.\
-      It was about that time that Commodore64s came along which ROCKED! Thanks Barry Taylor for the C64!\
-      It was 20 pounds well spent!
-  - author: David (Canada) moved from uk in 2007 (Canada)
-    date: Monday 10th September 2012
-    text: |-
-      I was 14 years old when the Electron appeared and i begged my dad for one i belive they cost 299 even in 1983 that was a lot of money.\
-      I used to buy the magazines and type in programs, i bought many games for it one of my memories is of a game called Citadel , one thing i do remember is borowwing games off BBC owning freinds and finding\
-      the Electron couldnt run some, think it was a graphics issue\
-      I have very fond memorys of that machine i held on to it until 2007 when i moved to canada, i gave it to a freind and it was still working.\
-      I also remember the powersupply issues i was on my second when i gave it away.
-  - author: Simon Lyne (United Kingdom)
-    date: Tuesday 3rd May 2011
-    text: I got hold of an electron a while back (restored it, seen on my website). I have a real soft spot for the electron. It was underpowered but still a very caperble machine. A good programmer could do magic with this machine and its a shame that the ULA took so long to develop.
-  - author: kev smith (northampton UK)
-    date: Friday 25th June 2010
-    text: |-
-      i loved my lil electron, i still have it up in loft at mums and used it about a year ago, since then im using an emulator to relive old days of the classic games.
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-      i find it amazing that even now - acorn technology is still in use - i only just found out that most mobiles use what is essentially an acorn chip -
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-      brilliant computer - right gear - just a little bit too late
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-      i did get a spectrum eventually and i hated it - if i could get hold of a BEEB id use that too
-  - author: A. Trent Phillips (United States)
-    date: Monday 12th April 2010
-    text: Many older PC video cards like my Hauppage Brand card can be set to NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog standards as well as being switchable to the appropriate Channel / Frequency table. Having a monitor with a refresh rate of at least 50 Hz will also be a BIG help. If it hooked into a common TV set (UK or USA), you SHOULD be able to hook it to a decent, if not older, video card.
-  - author: Jezza (UK)
-    date: Saturday 6th September 2008
-    text: I loved my little Electron. I learned to program on it, played loads of games Elite!!, Repton, too many to mention. It was a great little computer with a really nice keyboard, much easier to use than the Spectrum rubber keys. I sometimes think about buying another one now but maybe the memories are best left alone. (Power sockets and bricks were a problem though.)
-  - author: Nigel (Australia)
-    date: Thursday 13rd April 2006
-    text: Two common problems with the power supply on these machines; the PSU itself tended to run hot and die, and the PCB mounted power supply socket used to disconnect from the solder connections and/or print on the PCB, as there was no strain relief.
-  - author: naes (Hull, England)
-    date: Wednesday 29th June 2005
-    text: I was wondering whether it was possible to rig up an Electron to a TV card. Does anyone know what frequency range of the TV output port.
-  - author: Tom Brennand (London UK)
-    date: Wednesday 3rd November 2004
-    text: |-
-      Hi.
-
-      I have 2 Acorn electrons but neither of them are working. In my opinion the little gems are too good to go to scrap so I was wondering if anyone would be able to help with the repairing of these.
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-      Basically they both seem to have the same problem apart from a slight difference. When I turn them on, one has a totally white screen, and the other a totally yellow screen. There is no BEEP like you normally get.
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-      Any ideas??? please email me with any feedback. Thanks
-
-      Tom
-
-      mail@tombrennand.net
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