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Acorn Network Computer
Acorn NetStation NC
Developer
Acorn Computers, Oracle
Manufacturer
Acorn Computers
Release date
August 1996; 27 years ago (August 1996)
Discontinued
2006
Operating system
NCOS on 4096 KB ROM)
CPU
ARM 7500FE processor at 40 MHz; approx 35.9 MIPS
Memory
4096 KB 12 MHz RAM
Predecessor
Acorn Computer Group
Related
Acornsoft
The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer (a type of thin client[1]) 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's Network Computer). Sophie Wilson of Acorn led the effort. It was launched in August 1996.
The NCOS operating system used in this first implementation was based on RISC OS and ran on ARM hardware.[2][3] Manufacturing obligations were achieved through a contract with Fujitsu subsidiary D2D.[4]
In 1997, Acorn offered its designs at no cost to licensees of RISC OS.[5]
^Technology and the School Library: A Comprehensive Guide for Media Specialists and Other Educators, Odin L. Jurkowski, Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010, p.31
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Loosemore, Tom (1996-10-04). "Five Go Nuts in Cambridge". Wired UK. Guardian Media Group/Wired Ventures. pp. 44–47. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. 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.
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"Acorn Group spurs NC clone market by giving away nc hardware production and reference designs". PR Newswire. 1997-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-07. A scaled down version of RISC OS was licensed to Oracle to form its NCOS(TM).
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"Acorn announces immediate availability of Acorn NC". PR Newswire. 1996-11-05. Retrieved 2011-06-07. In England, Acorn has contracted with D2D, a division of Fujitsu/ICL to manufacture the Acorn NC.
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"Acorn Group spurs NC clone market by giving away nc hardware production and reference designs". PR Newswire. 1997-08-19. Retrieved 2011-06-07. Acorn Group has decided to offer its Network Computer hardware production and reference designs at no cost to licensees of its information appliance operating system, RISC OS.
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