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Revision as of 22:25, 25 May 2011
 Acorn NetStation NC | |
| Developer | Acorn Computers, Oracle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Acorn Computers |
| Operating system | NCOS (a development of RISC OS on 4096k ROM) |
| CPU | ARM 7500FE processor at 40 MHz; approx 35.9 MIPS |
| Memory | 4096k 12 MHz RAM |
The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer designed and manufactured by Acorn Computers Ltd. It was the implementation of the Network Computer Reference Profile that Oracle Corporation commissioned Acorn to specify for network computers (for more detail on the history, see Acorn_Computers_Ltd#Network_Computers). Sophie Wilson of Acorn led the effort. It was launched in August 1996.
The operating system used in this first implementation was based on RISC OS and ran on ARM hardware.[1]
Hardware models
Original model
The NetStation was available in two versions, one with a modem for home use via a television, and a version with an Ethernet card for use in businesses and schools with VGA monitors and an on-site BSD Unix fileserver based on RiscBSD, an early ARM port of NetBSD. Both versions were upgradable, as the modem and Ethernet cards were replaceable "podules" (Acorn-format Eurocards).
The Home NC and Corporate NC both used the ARM 7500FE and supported PAL, NTSC and SVGA displays. They had identical specifications.[2][3] The Office NC used a StrongARM SA-110 200MHz processor.[4]
CoNCord
Acorn continued to produce ARM-based designs, including the StrongARM-based ConNCord.
Later versions
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The second generation Network Computer operating system was no longer based on RISC OS, and instead consisted of NetBSD 1.2.1 code. Later NCs were produced based on the Intel Pentium architecture.
See also
References
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Loosemore, Tom (1996-10-04). "Five Go Nuts in Cambridge". Wired UK. Guardian Media Group/Wired Ventures. pp. 44–47. Retrieved 2011-05-04.
[Ellison's] proposed Network Computer needed things Acorn already possessed in spades: a cheap, powerful processor in the form of the ARM 7500; a compact ROM-based operating system, RISCOS; TV compatibility.
- ^ "Acorn Home NC". Acorn Computers. 1997-06-26. Archived from the original on 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Acorn Corporate NC". Acorn Computers. 1997-06-12. Archived from the original on 1998-02-02. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Digital's StrongARM Microprocessors Take CPU Lead in Network Client Market". ARM Ltd. 1996-11-13. Archived from the original on 1998-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-25.