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- From: ojg@crosfield.co.uk (oliver gunasekara)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: A5000 NS
- Message-ID: <15306@suns4.crosfield.co.uk>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 13:13:22 GMT
- Organization: Crosfield Electronics, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom.
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- A few questions. Mainly aimed at Acorn.
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- Is the Ethernet hardware on the A5000 NS on a podule, ie it uses a
- podule expansion slot?
-
- Does the A5000 NS come with any software to drive ethernet (TCP/IP or AUN)?
-
- Does RISC OS 3.1 !Config surport ethernet?
-
- I have ordered an A5000 NS from my dealer, (The DataStore) how long
- will I have to wait?
-
- On another note. My Mum bought an A3010 Family Solution last week for
- her self (DTP) and my sister to use (A levels). I must say How
- impressed I was with the quality of the manuals espically the welcome
- guide. The audio tapes are great for my Mum who has never used a
- computer before, as is RISC OS 3.10.
-
- How long before the memory upgrades are avilable for the A3010. If
- they are just simms can I upgrade it myself? There do not seem to be
- any links for the memory size so does the A3010 auto sense the amount
- of memory in the machine?
-
- From using the A3010 and RISC OS 3.10 ie ho harddisk, I realy like the
- auto disk detection. Whey you take a disk out of the drive the machine
- then polls for a new disk. But this only seems to happen when you have
- a message from RISC OS to insert a disk. Is it possible to write some
- code to poll the floppy drive only when the drive is empty and then to
- display the disc's directory display automatically. This would be
- realy useful on a floppy only system.
-
- One annoning feature of the A3010 is that the PSU seemes to buzz. Is
- this ment to happen? If I tap the computers case it stops!
-
- On the whole I think the A3010 is an great home computer. The main
- advantage being very easy to use due to RISC OS. Well done Acorn.
-
- Could some one post the difference betwwen the Acorn Pocket book and
- the Psion series 3. Does the Acorn pocket book come with a spelling
- checker? How long before we can buy an Acorn pockey book?
-
-
- Oly.
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