 It had a new Multi-tasking OS, had 4x internal ROM sockets, and shipped with 'View' based software.It also had an attached telephone, communications software and auto-answer/auto-dial modem.In February 1986, Acorn announced that it was ceasing US sales operations, and sold its remaining US BBC Microcomputers for $1.25M to a Texas company, 'Basic', which was a subsidiary of Datum, the Mexican manufacturer of the Spanish version of the BBC Microcomputer (with modified Spanish keyboards for the South American market).