So far, I have been able to interview a range of key figures from Acorn, including Hermann Hauser, people who worked for Acorn in America, board members including one who negotiated the Olivetti takeover, Arm chip designer Steve Furber, chief engineer Chris Turner etc.
Enough time has now passed that people feel free to talk candidly.
I would love to speak to anyone who:
- worked for Acorn during its life
- worked at Arm before its first floatation and interacted with Acorn
- third parties who might have collaborated with Acorn and have an inside perspective, or used pre-release machines
- anyone who managed networks of Acorn computers outside the usual schools market (e.g. in government and big companies)
- teachers who had big, ambitious Acorn installations pushing the boundaries of school IT
