Acorn Computers Ltd was a British computer company based in Nottingham, England in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2009. It licensed, in early 2006, the dormant Acorn Computers trademark from French company Aristide & Co Antiquaire De Marques.[1] This company sold IBM PC compatible computers and had no connection to ARM, a spin-off from the original Acorn Computers.[2]
Launch
In April 2006, internet news portals claimed that the Acorn company was to relaunch.[3][4] The new company announced its range before the 2006 Computer Trade Show, held at the NEC near Birmingham, UK.[5] At the show, the company distributed leaflets inviting people to "be part of one of the most exciting brand re-launches in UK history" by joining its reseller program.