More new toys!

In message <200309182329.h8INTLeP030891(a)onyx.spiritone.com> "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh(a)aracnet.com> wrote: Heh. Incidentally, Acorn's logo is/was green (well, the "Acorn" text was black, but the actual acorn "nut" was green). They are incredibly nice machines - I'm using an Acorn StrongARM RiscPC to type this message. Aside I might be able to get you an A3010 or an A3020 ("all in one" machines, the "keyboard" contains all the circuitry). They cost around ?20 over here, but shipping would be a bit expensive. I'd be tempted to put some ESD-proof bubblewrap inside the casing (to stop it getting smashed), put the case cover back on, then put a few layers of normal bubblewrap on the keyboard and cover the whole lot in a few more layers of... You guessed it, bubble wrap. Drop the box on the floor. If the machine survived, send it on its merry way. If you want a RISC OS system, you could try asking in the comp.sys.acorn.hardware newsgroup - there are a few RISC OS users in the USA, one of them might have a spare machine for sale. Failing that, there's always Ebay. IMHO, an ARM610 RiscPC is about the minimum you should consider. Make sure it comes with a mouse, otherwise you'll need to shell out another ?20 for an adapter. Power cables, monitor cables, etc. are all standard, just plug in a standard PS/2 keyboard and monitor, plug it in and hit the power button. One gotcha that might catch you out is that most of the newer CDROMs won't work on the internal IDE interface. Most 24x (and slower) IDE/ATAPI drives will. I had a Samsung CD-Master 24E in my RiscPC for a while; a Panasonic CR-583 works just as well (if a little slower). Later. -- Phil. | Acorn Risc PC600 Mk3, SA202, 64MB, 6GB, philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com | ViewFinder, Ethernet (Acorn AEH62), http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/ | 8xCD, framegrabber, Teletext ... The current limits placed are based on resistance