[[File:Acorn Electron 4x3.jpg|thumb|right|Acorn Electron]]
[[File:Acorn Electron and Plus 1.jpg|thumb|right|Acorn Electron with Plus1 expansion]]
[[File:Acorn Electron Plus 3 fitted.jpg|thumb|right|Acorn Electron with Plus3 expansion]]
The Acorn Electron is a 1983 micro produced by [[Acorn]], intended to be a [[ZX Spectrum|Spectrum]]-priced sibling of the [[BBC Micro]], providing essentially the same software environment.