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If you're outside the UK, you might not even have heard of the BBC Micro or its creator Acorn, but I can absolutely guarantee you've used Acorn's work. The Micro's successor, the Acorn Archimedes is the most important single computer of all time and yes, that includes the IBM PC. To justify this we open a copy of Acorn User from 1992 and discover how printer ink has changed in price, how touch screens might just be the future of computing if the velcro doesn't detach and possibly the best puzzle game you've never played. Find Julia at @JuliaMinamata and her game at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ Find John @RetroBytesUK Do not find Andrew Swan. Thumbnail A4000 courtesy of @hackbuildrestore Music : Retro Video Game 12th Warrior Composer, all tracks: Bjorn Lynne (PRS) Publisher, all tracks: Lynne Publishing (PRS) Licenced by Shockwave Sound 00:00 Intro 03:20 RISCy Business 05:37 Acorn User 115 (break 1) 11:57 Games! 17:09 Cataclysm 21:56 Acorn User Part 2 (break 2) 24:35 Cover Feature : Touch Screens 28:23 How ARM changed the world 32:25 Back Page : Crimson Dragon Bonus Fact for Scrolling : If you want to see what the UK considered educational content in my era, look up a BBC Micro game on youtube called "Granny's Garden". In retrospect it explains a lot.