Acorn Risc PC 600
The Risc PC 600 is the original model from the Risc PC series and was the successor to the Archimedes family. The system is hailed as a sister computer to the A7000.
Acorn Risc PC 600
The Risc PC 600 is the original model from the Risc PC series and was the successor to the Archimedes family. The system is hailed as a sister computer to the A7000.
This specific computer was introduced in 1994. The Risc PC uses a very energy efficient ARM processor which is still being used in the computer industry, such as in smartphones. The Risc PC was expandable via extra space in the computer's casing. This computer was being produced until 2003.
Besides the possibility for expansion, the system also had room to install two extra processors. The machine which we currently exhibit in our museum has, for example, an extra StrongARM (running on 233 MHz) and a Texas Instruments 486DX4 (running on 100 MHz). This enables the machine to boot up from both ROM and the HDD. The extra processor could also be used to run Windows 95.
StrongARM @ 233 MHz
Texas Instruments 486DX4 @ 100 MHz
