[eunet.micro.acorn] comp.sys.acorn and eunet.micro.acorn

rcpieter@svin02.info.win.tue.nl (Tiggr) (12/03/90)

The group comp.sys.acorn exists.  I suggest all people reading
eunet.micro.acorn to make sure they also get comp.sys.acorn.  If this
is not the case due to your sysadmin, tell them comp.sys.acorn will in
the end replace eunet.micro.acorn (due to the larger distribution).

To start at least a small ball roling in comp.sys.acorn, I'll leave you
with the question `what is the ARM used in besides the Arc and ABC?'.

Oh, in case you couldn't guess, followups are directed to comp.sys.acorn.

Tiggr

chughes@maths.tcd.ie (Conrad Hughes) (12/14/90)

In <1990Dec13.054815.19247@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> lester@suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU (K R Lester) writes:

>>>To start at least a small ball roling in comp.sys.acorn, I'll leave you
>>>with the question `what is the ARM used in besides the Arc and ABC?'.
>>
>>I think I read somewhere that it is being used in a laser printer,
>>probably processing postcript or something like that.  By the way, what
>>is ABC?
>>

>The term ABC to me refers to the computer that Acorn released a number
>of years ago. It was packaged like a PC. If I remeber correctly  it
>was based on a master with MS-DOS coprocessor. The ABC stood for
>Acorn Business Computer.

I think he's probably referring to this 'Active Book Company' thing - I've
seen the name, but haven't a clue what it's on about... Anybody care to
elaborate?

Conrad
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