gaspar@urz.unibas.ch (12/15/90)
In article <1990Dec14.113446.9835@maths.tcd.ie>, chughes@maths.tcd.ie (Conrad Hughes) writes: > 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 > -- > experience teaches silence terrifies people the most - Bob Dylan > Disclaimer: Opinions, when given, are my own. I heard that it's a palmtop kind of computer, without keyboard. That means it has a handwriting recognition. An optional keyboard can be used at home. I think there was an article about it in comp.???.laptops laci