Tags: Information Appliance.
The Acorn Communicator is a business computer developed by Acorn Computers in 1985. The system sold in very low numbers to companies requiring a computer with a built-in modem. As a dedicated Prestel terminal with built-in word processing and spreadsheet capabilities the Communicator found a niche market amongst travel agents in the United Kingdom and Italy who used Prestel (and similar networks) as probably the earliest online booking service.