This is about the network protocol. For the mobile phone company, see Econet Wireless.

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

Econet is a 5-wire bus network. One pair of wires are used for the clock, one pair for data transmission and one wire is a common ground. Connections were established using a four-way handshake. The sender would broadcast. There could be up to 254 devices on a network, and up to 127 networks bridged together.

External links

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• The Econet Enthusiasts Area

Computer buses | Acorn Computers

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