News from Acorn Computers - Release Date: 31st May 1994 
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Acorn Helps Integrate Multimedia Into The National Curriculum 
- Announces RSPB 'Birds' Promotion - 

Acorn Computers, the leading provider of computers to UK schools, has teamed 
up with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in a new 
educational promotion to help teachers integrate multimedia materials into 
curriculum activity. The joint promotion is designed to stimulate the use of 
CD ROM in schools to support national curriculum attainment targets by tying 
in classroom activity and a field trip to a local RSPB centre. 

Peter Talbot, General Manager UK Education at Acorn Computers, comments: 
"Promotions like 'Birds' provide teachers with practical and exciting ways 
of integrating multimedia with day to day classroom activity to bring the 
curriculum to life. The RSPB scheme is proof of Acorn's long term commitment 
to bring greater multimedia capability and enhanced literacy systems to our 
classrooms to underpin the demands of the curriculum." 

Acorn's 'Birds' promotion extends the Department for Education's recent CD 
ROM initiative.  Schools buying an Acorn Archimedes computer with CD ROM 
drive, the RSPB 'Birds' CD ROM (with resources for Key Stages Two, Three and 
Four) receive a free #50 RSPB voucher, redeemable against a class visit to 
an RSPB reserve.  The 'Birds' promotion will be available from Acorn 
Education Dealers throughout June and July.  Schools should contact their 
local Acorn Education Dealer for price and discount details. 

Founded in 1978, with 1992 revenues of #48.2m, Acorn Computers is the 
premier supplier of IT solutions to UK education and has been the leading 
provider of 32-bit RISC based personal computers since 1987.   In 1990, 
Acorn established an associate company, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) in a 
joint venture with Apple Computer and VLSI Technology Inc to develop and 
exploit further Acorn's RISC processor technology.   Acorn works closely 
with a strong community of other industry partners, users and software 
developers to provide innovative technology solutions for the education, 
consumer, publishing and international markets.  Acorn Computers Limited is 
part of the Acorn Computer Group plc, which went public on the USM in 1983. 

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