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Econet is an abbreviation of Economy Network. It was utilized in the early 1980s by Acorn to provide computer networking for the BBC Micro. Modules were late produced for the BBC Master and Master Compact models, which were possibly utilized in the Acorn Archimedes series.

Econet occurs as Five-wire bus network. 1 pair of wires come utilized for the clock, a single pair for information transmission & a single wire occurs as most common ground. Modems were established utilizing the 4-way handclasp. A sender would broadcast. There can be as much as 254 gear in the network, & as much as 127 networks bridged together.

There exists trend lines for the Econet protocol in the Linux kernel.

Econet Enthusiasts Area
Includes details and diagrams of the software, hardware, standards, and interfaces used in the Econet system.