Risc PC is a range of personal computers launched in 1994 by Acorn, replacing the Archimedes series. The machines use an ARM CPU, developed by Acorn spinoff company ARM, and were thereby not IBM PC-co
Acorn Risc PC 600 with two case slices, 3.5-inch disk drive and DVD-ROM drive
Risc PC with lid removed, showing fixing lugs. The top slice has not been internally sprayed for RF shielding.
An ARM 710 CPU card for the Risc PC
The Acorn ACA56 Acorn PC card upgrade, showing the user guide, software disc, and card itself
The Phoebe 2100 was to be Acorn Computers' successor to the RiscPC, slated for release in late 1998. However, in September 1998, Acorn cancelled the project as part of a restructuring of the company.
Risc PC
…2003 – Castle Technology announce the end of production and sale of the Risc PC. Acorn set about designing the Risc PC 2, later renamed to Phoebe 2100 – a design with a 64 MHz front-side bus, PCI slots, and a yellow NLX form-factor case. Slated for release in late 1998…
The case of the Acorn Phoebe 2100