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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Archimedes</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../A.html" title="A"/><link rel="previous" href="app.html" title="app"/><link rel="next" href="arena.html" title="arena"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Archimedes</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">A</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="arena.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="Archimedes"/><dt xmlns="" id="Archimedes"><b>Archimedes</b></dt></dt><dd><p> The world's first RISC microcomputer, available only in the British
Commonwealth and europe. Built in 1987 in Great Britain by Acorn Computers,
it was legendary for its use of the ARM-2 microprocessor as a CPU. Many a
novice hacker in the Commonwealth first learnt his or her skills on the
Archimedes, since it was specifically designed for use in schools and
educational institutions. Owners of Archimedes machines are often still
treated with awe and reverence. Familiarly, &#8220;<span class="quote">archi</span>&#8221;.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="app.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../A.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="arena.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">app<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>arena</td></tr></table></div></body></html>