Acorn World '97

Photos from the last show ever to be staged by Acorn

Acorn World '97 took place in Hall 3, Wembley Exhibition & Conference Centre from 31st October to 2nd November 1997. The photographs presented here were mostly taken on Saturday, 1st November and were used in a report which appeared in RISC User 11:1.

The captions used here are the ones that were suggested for use in the magazine; further comments appear in italics.

The Acorn stand was brimming with new technologies

Akalat was doing a good trade in DTP resources, whilst iSV launched several new DTP and typography products

Alternative Publishing had some stunning developmental software on show

Argo was showing off NCs and Zip drives

As usual, the Argo and Acorn stands were the two most attractive ones in the hall

Beebug was featuring Ovation Pro and the 100th issue of RISC User

Another Beebug shot, taken on the quiet Sunday

Beta-test CD-ROMs from Acorn ensured that the Clan lounge was a hive of activity

Acorn's new StrongARM-based NC, the coNCord

The innards of a prototype Risc PC II were on display, with possible case designs showing on a screen nearby

The Guardian was showing off the Acorn NC (pity about the big Mac screenshot in the background, though!)

One of the most exciting things on the Acorn stand: a RISC OS terminal with colour touch-screen and voice recognition from one of Acorn's new licensees, ETRI in Korea

Acorn's new LanTV was up and running

The Acorn at Heart logo was perched UFO-like atop Acorn's stand
(unfortunately this picture is rather blurry)

Overview of the hall

Overview of the hall

Overview of the hall

Overview of the hall

Peter Bondar (left) was available for interview

Peter Bondar (centre) points the way to the free CDs

Acorn's Head Honcho, Peter Bondar
(another fuzzy picture)

A row of Risc PCs running Quake, using a special level based on Acorn House

Oliver Linton, author of Clares' Rhapsody, was on hand to demonstrate the new version 4 of his program

A close-up of the innards of the new Risc PC II prototype

RISC User's 100th issue appeared at the show, as illustrated in this rather disappointing photo of the RISC User end of Beebug's stand. Featured at the left are Julian Burman and the back of Sarah Shrive's head!

The new Web site-creating version of TextEase was drawing the crowds

Spacetech was showing off lots of goodies, including super new digital cameras and a new version of TopModel (author Giancarlo Castagno can just be seen, wearing glasses)

The theatre was quite spacious, and had an overflow area at the rear

Acorn's H263 video conferencing software was on show

Xemplar had to make do with a very small corner of Acorn's stand this year

	The Acorn stand was brimming with new technologies
	Akalat was doing a good trade in DTP resources, whilst iSV launched several new DTP and typography products
	Alternative Publishing had some stunning developmental software on show
	Argo was showing off NCs and Zip drives
	As usual, the Argo and Acorn stands were the two most attractive ones in the hall
	Beebug was featuring Ovation Pro and the 100th issue of RISC User
	Another Beebug shot, taken on the quiet Sunday
	Beta-test CD-ROMs from Acorn ensured that the Clan lounge was a hive of activity
	Acorn's new StrongARM-based NC, the coNCord
	The innards of a prototype Risc PC II were on display, with possible case designs showing on a screen nearby
	The Guardian was showing off the Acorn NC (pity about the big Mac screenshot in the background, though!)
	One of the most exciting things on the Acorn stand: a RISC OS terminal with colour touch-screen and voice recognition from one of Acorn's new licensees, ETRI in Korea
	Acorn's new LanTV was up and running
	The Acorn at Heart logo was perched UFO-like atop Acorn's stand (unfortunately this picture is rather blurry)
	Overview of the hall
	Overview of the hall
	Overview of the hall
	Overview of the hall
	Peter Bondar (left) was available for interview
	Peter Bondar (centre) points the way to the free CDs
	Acorn's Head Honcho, Peter Bondar (another fuzzy picture)
	A row of Risc PCs running Quake, using a special level based on Acorn House
	Oliver Linton, author of Clares' Rhapsody, was on hand to demonstrate the new version 4 of his program
	A close-up of the innards of the new Risc PC II prototype
	RISC User's 100th issue appeared at the show, as illustrated in this rather disappointing photo of the RISC User end of Beebug's stand. Featured at the left are Julian Burman and the back of Sarah Shrive's head!
	The new Web site-creating version of TextEase was drawing the crowds
	Spacetech was showing off lots of goodies, including super new digital cameras and a new version of TopModel (author Giancarlo Castagno can just be seen, wearing glasses)
	The theatre was quite spacious, and had an overflow area at the rear
	Acorn's H263 video conferencing software was on show
	Xemplar had to make do with a very small corner of Acorn's stand this year