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- From: aglover@acorn.co.uk (Alan Glover)
- Subject: Acorn Press Release 8 of 8 (A5000 range)
- Date: 27 Aug 92 10:28:07 GMT
-
- Acorn Broadens its A5000 Range
-
- Acorn is expanding its high-power range of computers with
- the introduction of a number of new models of the popular
- A5000. The range has been augmented by the introduction of
- two new hard disc variants as well as two floppy-disc-only
- networking models.
-
- A new 2MB A5000 with 80MB hard disc capacity has been
- introduced to re-inforce the earlier 40MB version's success
- in Acorn's traditional education marketplace, concentrating
- on secondary education and teacher training.
-
- Aimed at the more demanding user, there is also now a 4MB
- A5000 which comes with a 120MB hard disc. This version is
- likely to have particular appeal for those involved with
- desk top publishing, multi-media, software development,
- image processing and other applications which demand large
- memory or disc space.
-
- The new discless network models offer ideal client stations
- for addition to either Acorn's proprietary Econet network -
- allowing work in mixed environments of Acorn's 8 and 32-bit
- machines - or access to industry standard Open Systems
- networks via Ethernet.
-
- All A5000 models are driven by an ARM 3 processor delivering
- performance in excess of 20,000 Dhrystones - equivalent to a
- 486 PC processor. They have four interface sockets which
- enable specialist expansion cards to be added where
- necessary. The optional Acorn PC Soft software enables DOS
- applications to be run concurrently with RISC OS
- applications, allowing easy transfer of text and graphics
- between the two operating systems.
-
- Commenting on the new expanded series of A5000s, Acorn's
- Marketing Manager, Mike O'Riordan said "With the
- introduction of these new models, the A5000 range offers a
- complete, coherent family of products capable of addressing
- a wide range of requirements. The additional performance
- provided by the ARM3 processor can be utilised across the
- wide range of RISC OS applications available from Acorn and
- its many partners.
-
- "The A5000 is the ultimate personal computer from Acorn" he
- added. "Discerning computer users now have a real choice
- when it comes to the provision of a range of powerful
- solutions."
-
- The new A5000 range of products, which come with a multiscan
- monitor, will be available from early September 1992 and
- will cost:
-
- A5000 2MB HD80 (80 MB hard disc): #1399;
- A5000 4MB HD120 (120 MB hard disc): #1599;
- A5000 ES (Econet): #1299
- A5000; NS (Ethernet): #1399
- (All prices are quoted ex-VAT and include the cost of the
- multiscan monitor.)
-
- In addition the A5000 Learning Curve costs #1699 inc VAT
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