Parents Can Give Children A Head Start In Education 
with Acorn's New Electronic Pocket Book 

Acorn Computers, the leading supplier of computers to UK schools, is 
helping  parents to boost their children's education with a low-cost, 
electronic  'exercise book', called the Acorn Pocket Book. Light and 
strong enough to be  carried safely and easily in a school bag or 
blazer pocket, the Pocket Book  computer, which is already used 
extensively by UK schools, can be used for  schoolwork at home, in the 
classroom and on field trips to help improve  learning for children of 
all ages, across all subjects in the National  Curriculum. 

Because of its size and neat design, the Acorn Pocket Book is very 
easy and  attractive to use, regardless of how familiar you are with 
computers. This  may be one of the reasons that girls are as willing 
as boys to accept and  use Pocket Books - it also makes them a lot 
easier to store at home! With  prices starting at 169.95, the Pocket 
Book is an affordable way for parents  to make a positive impact on 
their child's education, satisfy their child's  demands for their own 
computer, and increase the whole familyIs interest and  confidence in 
computers. 

Peter Talbot, General Manager, UK Education at Acorn Computers, 
explains:  "In the future all schoolchildren from five to eighteen are 
likely to have  their own Pocket Book, or similar small computer, in 
the same way as  calculators are now almost universal. Many schools 
have already bought  Pocket Books for their pupils, but they are still 
a long way from the ideal  of Hone per childI. By buying an Acorn 
Pocket Book for the start of the new  term, parents can give their 
child a real head start in their school  career." 

"One particular benefit of the Acorn Pocket Book is the link it 
provides  between learning at school and at home.  Parents can see at 
first hand how  children use computers for more than just games and 
children are encouraged  to try even harder when they see their 
parents are enthusiastic about what  they can do with technology. 
Once you see what kids can do and what the  Pocket Book is capable of 
you may even want to borrow it yourself!" 

The Acorn Pocket Book is an electronic 'exercise book'.  Smaller than 
an  average paper-back book, the Pocket Book has its own screen and 
keyboard,  enclosed in a strong case.  Powered by long-lasting 
batteries, the Pocket  Book comes with a word processor, spreadsheet, 
database, diary, calculator,  spellchecker, thesaurus, clock and alarm 
and can easily be connected to  printers and to Acorn, PC and Apple 
computers allowing information to be  moved from one computer to 
another. 

A host of additional applications are also available, including: 
drawing &  painting, personal organiser, personal accounts & expenses, 
telephone call  coster, adventure and sports games titles, sales and 
business contact  system, bank account management, Berlitz 
interpreter, health & nutrition and  systems to calculate child 
support payments & welfare benefits. 

An enhanced range of Pocket Books will be available in September, with 
the  original Acorn Pocket Book priced at 169.95.  The new Pocket Book 
II, which  has a larger screen, more built-in software and more power 
and memory, is  priced at 229.74, while the top of the range model is 
priced at 280.81. All prices exclude VAT.  Acorn Pocket Books are 
available from all  authorised Acorn dealers. For details of your 
local Acorn dealer please call  0223 254254. 

Founded in 1978, with 1993 revenues of 54.3m, 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. 
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. 

The Acorn Computer Group is a holding company for Acorn Computers 
Limited,  Acorn Australia, Acorn New Zealand, Acorn GmbH and Online 
Media.  Acorn  Computer Group owns 43% of ARM Ltd.  Online Media, a 
division of the Acorn  Computer Group, was launched in 1994 with the 
mission to design world class,  interactive multimedia products. 

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