[Gllug] Acorn Archimedes questions

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 19 Feb, Richard Jones wrote:
> 
> [Off topic, but not so far OT as much of the discussion on this list
> this week ...]
> 
> CJE micros - recommended and reliable?
> 
> They seem to have some cheapish second hand Archimedes machines,
> although I'm sure I can get them cheaper on eBay.  The ones marked
> "NIC" presumably means they have a network interface of some sort.  Is
> this ethernet or something odd (eg. Econet!)?  Does it interoperate
> with TCP/IP networks (and other Linux machines, specifically)?
> 
> http://www.cjemicros.co.uk/micros/prices/categories/computers.shtml
> 
> Can one plug VGA monitors into them?
> 
> A7000 or RiscPC?
> 
> ArcElite or Zarch?
> 
> Rich.
> 
   The early Risc PC was supplied with RISCOS 3.5 but no VRAM, and the last
of the (almost) totally ROM based RISCOS was 4.02
   2MB VRAM allowed the use of a high definition colour monitor, the 300MHz
StrongARM processor is fast.
   The mouse and keyboard are Acorn specific, although a specially designed
active adapter was made that allowed the use of an ordinary PC mouse.

   I am still using my Risc PC with its third mouse, 2MB VRAM, 64MB SIMMs,
and a 21 inch monitor, despite being surrounded by Linux boxes. It has a
10baseT NIC and is using commercial "ANT" internet and networking software.
It was very expensive to purchase, has had OS and processor upgrades, (now
4.02 and StrongARM) but is a delight to use and has lasted well.

-- 
Chris Bell

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