PR91/28.3.95                            Embargoed until 1st April 1995 

Acorn and Tesco Computers for Schools Aims High For '95 

Acorn Computers, the leading supplier of computers to schools, is joining 
forces with Tesco for the fourth year running on Tesco Computers for 
Schools.  The UK's most successful promotion linking industry and education, 
which gives schools the chance to add to their IT and learning resources, 
runs this year from 24th April to 2nd July with an exciting new range of 
Acorn products and a wider choice of equipment than ever before. 

With the focus this year on multimedia, the 1995 catalogue includes Acorn's 
high performance Acorn Risc PC, offering outstanding graphics and multimedia 
capability and support for both Acorn and PC applications. A wide choice of 
audio-visual and authoring equipment is also available, including Acorn 
Replay sound and video products and Acorn PhotoView, which enables photos to 
be viewed and incorporated into multimedia applications, as well as a Canon 
Ion camera, a video digitiser and a Hitachi camcorder. Schools can also 
choose from three multimedia authoring software packages, the latest CD ROM 
hardware and a wide selection of curriculum CD ROMs. 

Also new to Tesco Computers for Schools '95 is a range of products specially 
selected with younger children in mind. Acorn's A3010 Early Years computer, 
with its selection of high quality software for the nursery or infant 
classroom, is just one of this year's 'Star Buys', requiring only 1,500 
vouchers. The scheme also features Acorn's popular Pocket Book computer and 
a wide range of equipment for special education. 

Recognising the global impact of the Internet and its growing interest for 
schools, the scheme features InterTalk, Acorn's new electronic mail, 
Internet, World Wide Web and bulletin board access product. Other networking 
facilities include the easy-to-use Access products for simple sharing of 
resources between Acorn computers and OmniClient which allows Acorn 
computers to 'talk to' computers from other suppliers such as PCs and Macs. 
 In addition, schools can take their pick from a wide range of software and 
CD ROMs from as little as 200 vouchers and disc wallets, dust covers and 
mouse mats from 100 vouchers. 

Teresa Downey, Tesco Computers for Schools Project Manager at Acorn, 
comments: "We are delighted to be able to offer such a wide choice of 
products this year and, with Tesco's recent acquisition of over 50 William 
Low stores in Scotland, we are expecting even more schools to take part in 
this year's scheme. Not only is Tesco Computers for Schools '95 bigger and 
better, it also offers excellent value, with Acorn computers starting from 
as few as 1,500 vouchers." 

Full information packs will go out to over 24,000 schools throughout 
England, Scotland and Wales in early April.  Schools requiring additional 
packs or with general Tesco Computers for Schools enquiries can contact the 
Schools helpline on 0171 580 9370 or send an email to 
'computers_for_scho...@entity.e-mail.com'. 

Since the introduction of the Tesco Computers for Schools scheme in 1992, 
more than a third of all schools in the UK have benefited from an incredible 
64,000 items of Acorn computer equipment and peripherals, educational 
software, CD ROMs and books, including over 15,000 Acorn computers. 

Tesco Computers for Schools offers any school in the UK the opportunity to 
obtain unlimited supplies of computer equipment and educational items in 
return for collecting computer vouchers, one issued for every 25 pounds 
spent at Tesco stores. 

Founded in 1978, with 1994 revenues in excess of 50m, Acorn Computers is a 
leading provider of IT to UK education and was the first supplier of 
low-cost 32-bit RISC based personal computers in 1987.  Acorn works closely 
with a strong community of industry partners, users and software developers 
to provide innovative technology solutions for the education, consumer, 
publishing and international markets. 

Acorn Computer Group Plc is the holding company for Acorn Computers Limited, 
Acorn Australia, Acorn New Zealand, Acorn GmbH and Online Media.  Acorn 
Computer Group owns 43% of Advanced RISC Machines Ltd.  Online Media, a 
division of the Acorn Computer Group, was launched in 1994 with the 
objective to design interactive multimedia products.