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Econet
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This article is about the network system. For the mobile phone company, see Econet Wireless.
Econet was Acorn Computers's low-cost local area network system, based on a CSMA-CD serial protocol carried over a five-wire data bus, 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.
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Developer | Acorn Computers |
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Manufacturer | Acorn Computers |
Type | Computer networking |
Generation | 8-bit |
Release date | 1981 (1981) |
Operating system | MOS |
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Econet software was later mostly superseded by the TCP/IP-based Acorn Universal Networking (AUN), though some suppliers were still offering bridging kits to interconnect old and new networks.[1][2] AUN was in turn superseded by the Acorn Access+ software.[3]