<computer> The final addition to Acorn's Archimedes family
of personal computers, released in April 1994. The RiscPC
allowed a second processor, e.g. an Intel 486 or a second
ARM, to share the bus, memory and peripherals with the
main processor. It also had full 24-bit colour graphics
support.
The Risc PC 600 (the first to be launched) had the new
ARM600 processor and RISC OS 3.5. The RiscPC 700 had an
ARM710 processor and RISC OS 3.6, and the SA had the
StrongARM processor and RISC OS 3.7.
Castle Technology Ltd later introduced the IYONIX pc with
the 32-bit X-Scale processor and USB sockets. USB and
StrongArm can also be retrofitted to earlier RiscPCs.
RiscPCs are among the most energy efficient home computers.
Acorn Computer Museum.
(2004-09-21)
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