In 1983, Acorn Computers needed a CPU. So 10 people built one. Credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images It was 1983, and Acorn Computers was on top of the world. Unfortunately, trouble was just around the corner. The small UK company was famous for winning a contract with the British Broadcasting Corporation to produce a computer for a national television show. Sales of its BBC Micro were skyrocketing and on pace to exceed 1.2 million units. A magazine ad for the...