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RiscPC
The Risc PC is Acorn Computers's RISC OS/ Acorn RISC Machine computer, launched on 15 April 1994, which superseded the Acorn Archimedes. The Acorn PC card and software allows PC compatible software to be run. Like the Archimedes, the Risc PC continues the practice of having the RISC OS operating system in a ROM module. Risc PC augments the ROM-based core OS with a disk-based directory structure containing configuration information, and some applications which had previously been kept in ROM. At the 1996 BETT Educational Computing & Technology Awards, the machine was awarded Gold in the hardware category. Technical specifications Use The Risc PC was used by music composers and scorewriters to run the Sibelius scorewriting software. Between 1994 and 2008, the Risc PC and A7000+ were used in television for broadcast automation, programmed by the UK company OmniBus Systems: once considered "the world leader in television station automation" and at one point automating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe (computer)
The Phoebe 2100 (or ) was to be Acorn Computers' successor to the RiscPC, slated for release in late 1998. However, in September 1998, Acorn cancelled the project as part of a restructuring of the company. Specification :233 MHz Intel StrongARM SA110 Revision S CPU. Support for multiple CPUs on daughter cards available, but multiple CPU support was not available in RISC OS :64 MHz front-side bus :up to 512 MiB of SDRAM :IOMD2 I/O Controller ::PLX Technology PCI bridge PCI9080 :::4 PCI slots (33MHz) ::PC Style Joystick/Game Port ::3 Acorn Podule expansion sockets ::SMC37672 SuperIO chip supporting: :::PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse :::Two EIDE channels supporting up to four devices (6.4 GB unit supplied) :::Two serial ports :::Parallel Port :::Single Floppy drive :VIDC20 Revision R video controller supporting: ::4 MiB of EDO VRAM running at 200 MHz : NLX form factor Tower case with a custom yellow front panel (by the designers of Iomega's zip drive) : Slot l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |