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Acorn Archimedes

The Acorn Archimedes is a computer that was made a long, long time ago, in the 1980s. It was made by a company called Acorn Computers, and it was a really special computer for its time.

Think of it like a toy box, but for grown-ups. The Archimedes had lots of different parts and pieces inside, like a keyboard and a screen, and a big brain in the middle called a microprocessor. You could add even more parts to it, like a printer or a special card that helped it do cool things.

One of the things that made the Archimedes really special was that it was really, really fast. It could do lots of calculations and show pictures really quickly, which was great for playing games or doing work.

Another thing that was special about the Archimedes was that it had really good graphics. This means that it could show pictures and colors in a really pretty way, almost like a painting or a picture book.

Lots of people liked using the Archimedes for different reasons. Some people used it to play games or do schoolwork, while others used it to make music or draw pictures. It was a really versatile computer that could do lots of different things really well.

Today, we have much more advanced computers and technology. But the Archimedes was a really important computer for its time, and it helped inspire lots of new ideas and technologies that we use today!