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_schools@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.