Category:Acorn Computers

The Acorn Computers section is under development. Many guides and schematics may still be missing. If you have expertise or documentation, please contribute!

Welcome to the Acorn Computers category! Here you’ll find maintenance procedures, troubleshooting workflows, capacitor-replacement specs, expansion‐and‐modding tutorials and service manual links for Acorn’s pioneering line of microcomputers, from the early 8-bit Acorn Atom through the RISC-based Archimedes and Risc PC series. For the BBC Micro series see the BBC Micro category.

Each system includes:

• Cleaning, maintenance & restoration procedures
• Common fault diagnosis & repair
• Capacitor replacement & power-supply mods
• Expansion and expansion-slot restoration

• Recommended Tools for Vintage Repairs – Essential tools for Acorn disassembly & soldering
• Capacitor Failure Symptoms – How to recognize and test aging filter caps
• Acorn Edge Connector Pin-outs – Expansion bus wiring & signal tables

• Acorn Service Manuals & Schematics

• List of Acorn Computer Models
• Vintage Computers
• BBC Micro