Acorn Archimedes in 1987
E356799
The Acorn Archimedes in 1987 was a pioneering line of personal computers notable for debuting Acorn’s powerful ARM-based RISC architecture and offering advanced performance for its time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acorn Archimedes in 1987 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | personal computer line ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 26-bit ⓘ |
| architecture | ARM ⓘ |
| architectureType |
RISC architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
RISC
|
| busArchitecture | MEMC/VIDC/IOC chipset ⓘ |
| category |
home computer
ⓘ
workstation ⓘ |
| companyDivision | Acorn’s Cambridge-based development team ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| cpuClockSpeed | 6 MHz in early ARM2 models ⓘ |
| cpuFamily |
ARM
ⓘ
surface form:
ARM2
|
| dataBusWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| firstModels |
A305
ⓘ
Airbus A310 ⓘ
surface form:
A310
A410 ⓘ A420 ⓘ |
| graphicsCapability | high-resolution bitmap graphics ⓘ |
| graphicsChip |
VIDC20
ⓘ
surface form:
VIDC
|
| influenced |
later ARM-based systems
ⓘ
wider adoption of ARM architecture ⓘ |
| inputDevice |
keyboard
ⓘ
three-button mouse ⓘ |
| introduced | 1987 ⓘ |
| iOController | IOC ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Acorn Computers ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Archimedes ⓘ |
| marketingYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| memoryConfiguration |
256 KB RAM in lower-end 1987 models
ⓘ
up to 4 MB RAM in later models ⓘ |
| memoryController |
Mostek
ⓘ
surface form:
MEMC
|
| notableAspectIn1987 | among the first commercially available ARM-based personal computers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
debuting Acorn’s ARM-based RISC architecture in a personal computer
ⓘ
high performance for its time ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Arthur
ⓘ
RISC OS ⓘ |
| osGUI | icon-based desktop environment ⓘ |
| predecessor | BBC Micro ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| soundCapability | 8-channel sound ⓘ |
| storageOptions |
3.5-inch floppy disk drive
ⓘ
hard disk (on some models) ⓘ |
| successor |
Acorn A5000
ⓘ
Risc PC ⓘ
surface form:
Acorn Risc PC
|
| targetMarket |
education sector
ⓘ
home users ⓘ professional users ⓘ |
| videoOutput | RGB monitor output ⓘ |
| wordLength | 32-bit internal architecture ⓘ |
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