Acorn A3000

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In May 1989 the 300 series was phased out in favour of the new Acorn A3000 (the 400 series was kept in production). The earlier models could be upgraded to RISC OS 2 by replacing the ROM chips containing the operating system.

The A3000 used an 8 MHz ARM2 and was supplied with 1 MB of RAM. Unlike the previous models, the A3000 came in a single-part case similar to the Amiga 500 & Atari ST computers, with the keyboard integrated in the base unit. This kind of housing consumes a lot of desktop space, a problem that Acorn tried to overcome by offering a monitor stand that attached to the base unit. The new model only sported a single expansion slot, which was physically different to that of the earlier models, although electrically similar.

Acorn A3000 25-AKB01 S/N 1011767
Kindly Donated by Mike Voss

Manufacturer: Acorn
Date: 1989

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Acorn A3000 Manuals:

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Acorn Archimedes User Guide	Acorn	1987
Acorn Archimedes Welcome Guide	Acorn	1987
An Analogue to Digital Converter for the Archimedes Computers User Guide	Wild Vision	May 1989
Wild Vision ADC 1208-Utility A Software Module for the ADC-1208 Analogue to Digital Converter for the Archimedes Computers Users Guide	Wild Vision	May 1989
Acorn Archimedes Reference Guide		1998

Magazines RELATED to Acorn A3000 in our Library

Item	Manufacturer	Date
Personal Computer World - August 1987		1 Aug 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 1 - October 1987	Norwich Computer Services	Oct 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 2 - November 1987	Norwich Computer Services	Nov 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 3 - December 1987	Norwich Computer Services	Dec 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 4 - January 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Jan 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 5 - February 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Jan 1988
Byte January 1988		Jan 1988
Personal Computer World - January 1988		1 Jan 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 6 - March 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Mar 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 7 - April 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Apr 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 8 - May 1988	Norwich Computer Services	May 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 9 - June 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Jun 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 10 - July 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Jul 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 11 - August 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Aug 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 12 - September 1988	Norwich Computer Services	Sep 1988
Personal Computer World - January 1989		1 Jan 1989
PC World Focus March 1989 Number 1	Personal Computer World	Mar 1989
Personal Computer World - March 1989		1 Mar 1989
Personal Computer World - April 1989		1 Apr 1989
Acorn - Higher Education News 2 - Summer 1989	Acorn Computers Limited	May 1989
Personal Computer World - July 1989		Jul 1989
Personal Computer World - November 1989		1 Nov 1989
Personal Computer World - February 1990		1 Feb 1990

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