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From: mph@praxis.co.uk (Martin Hanley)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Acorn Archimedes
Message-ID: <3270@newton.praxis.co.uk>
Date: 2 Nov 88 10:21:28 GMT
References: <1213@dutesta.UUCP>
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In article <1213@dutesta.UUCP> alfred@dutesta.UUCP (Herman Adriani & Alfred Kayser) writes:
>I only see discussions about established firms and there hardware. Am I
>the only one who ever heard about the Acorn Risc chip and there computer
>'Archimedes'

No! 

>            , or do all of you ignore this machine just because it is a
>small (british) company which manufactures strange computers (BBC).

Probably.

>What I like to know: How does this newsgroup think about this machine (chip).

The machine is V.Good. The chip is an extremely fast *true* RISC chip.
There is a floating point processor ready but not yet being distributed.
Ditto Unix.
It is extremely cheap (about 800 pounds sterling).

I want one!
Disclaimer: Do you honestly believe that a company would want my opinions?
							     mph@praxis.co.uk

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