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- From: hbassant@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Press Release: Acorn sponsors 'Micros for Special Needs'
- Date: 8 Oct 93 10:34:58 GMT
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- Acorn Sponsors 'Micros for Special Needs' for Third Year Running
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- Acorn Computers, the leader in special needs computer equipment, is once
- again sponsoring this year's 'Micros for Special Needs' Exhibition. Acorn
- will also be exhibiting its latest range of hardware solutions in
- conjunction with a number of associated software developers at the show,
- which takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham from 6th - 8th
- October 1993.
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- Sponsoring the exhibition now for the third successive year, Acorn's name
- has become synonymous with special needs computing. The Cambridge-based
- supplier has worked closely in partnership with the community for many
- years, and its innovative range of 32-bit RISC computers is acknowledged by
- the vast majority of software producers to be the hardware platform most
- suitable for the special needs arena.
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- Peter Talbot, Acorn's General Manager, UK Education, explained why Acorn
- computers have become recognised as the obvious choice in this area: "As the
- leading supplier of computers to schools in the UK, we work closely with all
- sectors of the education community to ensure that, as far as possible, our
- products really do match the needs of each and every user. The built in
- features, such as stereo sound, which come as standard in all Acorn
- computers, mean that schools can successfully integrate special needs
- solutions within an overall classroom IT strategy, rather than having to
- address such requirements separately.
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- "The benefits of this are quite clear, and consequently the range of special
- needs applications now available for the Acorn platform is far wider than on
- any other machine. Given that Acorn is once more the name that links so many
- of the exhibitors at this year's 'Micros for Special Needs', sponsoring the
- show again seemed the natural thing to do!"
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- Besides supporting this exhibition, Acorn Computers will also be sponsoring
- the Special Needs Village at BETT '94, which takes place between 12th - 15th
- January 1994 at Olympia, London.
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