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An acorn is the fruit of the oak tree. By analogy with the shape, in nautical language, the word also refers to a piece of wood keeping the vane on the mast-head. The etymology of the word (earlier akerne, and acharn) is discussed in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is derived from a word (Goth akran) which meant "fruit," originally "of the unenclosed land," and so of the most important forest produce, the oak. Chaucer speaks of "achornes of okes." By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with "corn" and "oak-horn," and the spelling changed accordingly.

Cultural aspects

Acorns take about 6 or 18 months (depending on the species) to mature and appear only on adult trees, and thus are often a symbol of patience and the fruition of long, hard labor. For example, an English proverb states that Great oaks from little acorns grow, urging the listener to wait for maturation of a project or idea. A German folktale has a farmer outwit Satan, to whom he has promised his soul, by asking for a reprieve until his first crop is harvested; he plants acorns and has several years to enjoy first.

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8-Bit Software - The BBC and Master Public Domain Library
Over 1600 freely downloadable BBC disc images. Hardware, including ROMs, boards, joysticks, keyboards, and cables, media, and disc and tape software available for postage and packaging costs. Large collection of photographs of 8-bit Acorns, original boxes, boards, and peripherals. Along with technical articles, games reviews, walkthroughs, and maps, magazine scans, and manual texts.
http://8bs.com

Comp.Sys.Acorn.FAQ
Comprehensive Acorn FAQ list, posted monthly to the comp.sys.acorn newsgroups.
http://www.landfield.com/faqs/acorn/faq/part1/

Acorn-hall
Photographs and descriptions of the BBC Micro, Electron, Atom, and related hardware. Also includes a list of a selection of software, with brief details.
http://www.digidome.nl/acorn.htm

Pictures of BBC Computer Related Stuff
Large collection of photographs of 8-bit Acorn computers, hardware, and paraphernalia, with captions.
http://8bs.com/see8bs.htm

Full Acorn Machine List
Complete list of machines made by Acorn, with descriptions, specifications, release dates, and a selection of photographs.
http://www.geocities.com/~banksp/Archives/MachineLst.html

The Acorn Atom pre-history
Details and photographs of the industrial and educational systems Acorn produced, before turning to the consumer-orientated market.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/atom/system/preatom.html

From Atom to Arc
Details the history of Acorn Computers, with photographs.
http://www.stairwaytohell.com/articles/AU-AcornHistory.html

About Acorn Computers and ARM Processors
Includes an introduction, history, hardware and software details, photographs, and screenshots of the RISC OS operating system.
http://home.in.tum.de/~atterer/acorn.html

ARM Assembler Programming
Guide to programming in assembler, along with information about what one needs to get started, examples, and opinions.
http://www.heyrick.co.uk/assembler/

A Technical History of Acorn Computers
A list of significant events and releases in the history of Acorn, with details of each.
http://www.mcmordie.co.uk/acornhistory/acornhistory.shtml



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