Econet

Econet was Acorn Computers's low-cost local area network system, intended for use by schools and small businesses. It was widely used in those areas, and was supported by a large number of different computer and server systems produced both by Acorn and by other companies.

This article is about the network system. For the mobile phone company, see Econet Wireless.
Not to be confused with EcoNet Wireless, an SoC line from MediaTek.
Econet
Econet upgrade manuals
DeveloperAcorn Computers
ManufacturerAcorn Computers
TypeComputer networking
Generation8-bit
Release date1981 (1981)
Operating systemMOS

Econet software was later mostly superseded by Acorn Universal Networking (AUN), though some suppliers were still offering bridging kits to interconnect old and new networks. AUN was in turn superseded by the Acorn Access+ software.

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