APDL can supply any new models offered by MicroDigital, RiscStation or Castle Technology. In addition we have our own Special Edition MicroDigital Mico which, at less than £340 plus VAT is the cheapest new RISC OS computer ever sold by a very large margin, (but then it's APDL, so it's bound to be incredible value!).

We have some high spec ex-demonstration Microdigital Mico's available. See the Special offers section.

Secondhand computers

We usually have a variety of secondhand machines in available. If you don't see what you want please ask as we can build a machine to your requirements, bigger hard drive, more RAM, Strong ARM processor, etc.

As well as the ones shown below we often have older machines such as A400, A540, A3000, A5000, etc. Some of these are in good working order, some not but suitable for spare parts. If you need a floppy drive, keyboard, power supply, whatever, for an old Acorn computer we just might have one.

• A7000+.   All machines have CD ROM. Most have 1.2Gb hard drive and 16Mb RAM. Prices from just £64 ex VAT (about £75 inc. VAT). All now sold
  
  
• RiscPC 600.   All with CD ROM and minimum 8Mb RAM and 420 Mb hard drive. Prices start at just £75 ex VAT (about £88 inc VAT). The cheapest way to get an upgradable RiscPC. We usually have RISC OS 3.6/7 and 710 processor upgrades available for these machines. All now sold byt we may have some more soon
  
  
• RiscPC 700.   Series 3 (latest) motherboard, ATAPI CD ROM and minimum 16Mb RAM and 1 MB VRAM. Minimum 420Mb hard drive (add £7 for 1.2Gb). This is probably the best starting point if you want a low cost machine that is capable of being upgraded to the latest spec as your pocket allows. Prices start at just £105 ex VAT. All 700's now sold but we do still have a few Strong ARM machines.
  If you want a higher spec machine then we can upgrade these units with more RAM, Strong ARM, RISC OS 4, bigger hard drive, CD writer, fast IDE i/face, whatever you want.
  
  
• Strong ARM RiscPC.   Various machines available from 'basic' configurations with RISC OS 3.7, Turbo 265 processor, CD ROM, 2.5Gb hard drive, etc. up to machines with large hard drive, CD writer, 2 slices, even APDL fast IDE interface. Prices start at about £250 plus VAT.
  
  
• A3020   From just £5. Actually, they're free, it's just that I charge £5 for checking it over before it's sent to make sure it's all working properly. All machines have 4Mb RAM, some might even have a hard drive (pot luck). All now gone but we still have a few with small hard drives (20-60Mb) for just £12 + carriage.

All the above machines are complete with mouse, keyboard and power lead except the A3020's which come without a mouse. Carriage is extra at cost, typically about £11 + VAT. Some machines may have school name and/or postcode etched into the case.

We can supply a 486 PC card with any RiscPC for just £10 extra and networks cards from just £30 extra.

• Monitors   We have various secondhand monitors including Acorn AKF60/65, the standard 14" monitor as supplied with the RiscPC and A7000 models. These cost £24 + VAT or just £15 + VAT when purchased with a computer.

With its roots in PD and Shareware APDL is aware that there are many enthusiast who are still using early models. We know that they would love to experience the benefits of a modern machine, fast drives, a CD ROM, RISC OS 4 and lots more. These people are the backbone of the RISC OS community, but because they rarely spend large amounts of money or buy new computers they tend to be forgotten by many dealers, but not by APDL.

So, to bring you back into the mainstream we have an offer you just can't refuse.

Less than   £340  plus VAT.

But this computer is no BBC B. The APDL Special Edition Mico desktop computer is powered by an ARM 7500FE processor with floating point co-processor, 8MB RAM, 4.3GB hard disc drive with the IDEFS filing system and data transfer rates up to 9MB per second, 48x CD ROM drive, RISC OS 4.03, sound card, external speakers, PS2 keyboard, mouse and twelve months return to base guarantee.

Note that hard drive size, CD ROM speed and RAM are the minimum specification. Most machines are shipped with higher spec items if these are available.

In addition there is our Special Edition CD containing

• Ovation - Powerful DTP and wordprocessor program
• Masterfile III - Famous database
• DrawWorks - A special edition of the award winning vector graphics tool
• Fonts and Clip Art - A comprehensive collection of fonts and clip art
• Various other useful utilities and games

This offer is available only while stocks last. Price of £399 includes VAT, but please add £13.50 inc. VAT UK carriage. Because of the low price of this offer a 2% surcharge will apply to credit card orders (not Switch or Debit cards). Note that the picture above is for illustration only. Monitor and DataSafe not included in Special offer price and keyboard and mouse may not be the same as those shown

The full specification of the Mico computer follows. For prices of additional RAM, larger hard drive, CD writers, etc. please contact APDL.

• Multi layer ATX form printed circuit board
• ARM 7500FE CPU, clock speed 56 MHz with hardware floating point and hardware DMA
• 8 Mb EDO SIMM expandable to 256 Mb via 2 EDO SIMM sockets
• 5 Mb Flash Memory Operating System + Mico modules plus 240 byte battery backed CMOS RAM
• Real time clock : Day, date, month, year, time and BST time, multiple alarms
• RISC OS 4.03 operating system
• IDEFS 32 bit Hard Disc Management System. Password protection, Protect and Unprotect, Read Only, and No Access. Drive partitioning. Data transfer typically 9MB/sec
• 16 bit Audio System. CD quality 16 bit stereo digital sound system. SoundBlaster, SoundBlaster Pro compatible
• Stereo digital audio output
• 3.5mm stereo jack socket capable of driving 32 Ohm headphones
• Minimum 4.3 Gb hard disc drive, 48 speed CD ROM drive and 640k/720k/800k/1.44Mb/1.6Mb 3.5 inch floppy disc drive
• Parallel printer port; 25 pin D connector
• RS 232 Serial port; 9 pin D connector
• Keyboard and Mouse with PS2 interface
• Monitor output; 15 way high density D connector
• Games/MIDI interface; 25 way D connector
• Audio in and out via 3.5mm stereo jack sockets
• Microphone 3.5mm jack socket
• 2 IDE 40 way connectors supports 4 devices
• 145 Watt switch mode power supply.
• Two piece metal construction desktop case with plastic facia. 360mm x 420mm x 115mm (W x D x H).
• Expansion
  • 3 Microbus slots (for high speed expansion)
  • 2 ISA slots (Note that PC compatible ISA expansion cards need special drivers to work in Mico.)
• Extras
  • Internal 56k modem with MicroDigital Lynx internet software and Plug in and Go connection to FreeUK ISP- £75 inc. VAT
  • Lightning Video card - £117 (Not yet available).