Acorn Archimedes

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We got our Archimedes in October 1989. It was originally an A420/1 supplied with the Learning Curve package, but we had it upgraded to the same specification as an A440/1. The table below show the current specification.

Name.	Acorn Archimedes A440/1.
Introduced.	1987 (original range), 1989 (revised range).
Processor.	ARM 2 (8 MHz).
RAM.	4 Mb.
ROM.	512 Kb or 2 Mb (containing OS, some system applications and modules, BBC BASIC V).
Operating system.	RISC OS 2 (until 1992), RISC OS 3 (1992 onward).
Interfaces.	RGB monitor out. Video out. Parallel port. Serial port. Keyboard. Mouse. Four expansion slots.
Monitor.	Philips RGB (rebadged as Acorn AKF12).
Drives.	3.5" floppy drive. Rodime 53 Mb ST506 (until 1997), Conner 210 Mb IDE hard drive (after 1997).
Expansion cards.	Beebug external disc interface. ICS IDE interface.
Peripherals fitted.	Olivetti JP150 inkjet printer.
Software installed (selection).	First Word Plus. Acorn Desktop Publisher. Impression II. Genesis.

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