The Acorn Archimedes A3000 was part of Acorn\u2019s ground breaking Archimedes line, known for introducing the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture, which Acorn pioneered. The A3000 was designed as an affordable all-in-one unit aimed at schools and home users, combining powerful performance with the simplicity of a single-box system. It became a familiar sight in UK classrooms, widely used for education, programming, and gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Processor<\/strong>: ARM2 32-bit RISC CPU running at 8 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memory<\/strong>: 1 MB of RAM (expandable to 4 MB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graphics<\/strong>: Multiple display modes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Low resolution: 640×256 pixels, 256 colors<\/p>\n\n\n\n High resolution: 640×512 pixels, 16 colors<\/p>\n\n\n\n Storage<\/strong>: Built-in 3.5-inch floppy disk drive (800 KB), with external expansion options<\/p>\n\n\n\n Operating System<\/strong>: RISC OS 2, a graphical user interface with multitasking capabilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n Audio<\/strong>: 8-channel stereo sound with built-in speaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connectivity<\/strong>: Expansion slots, printer port, serial port, and Econet networking support for school networks<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Release Date:<\/strong> May 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discontinued:<\/strong> Mid 1990s<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (New in 1989):<\/strong> \u00a3649<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a31680<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Removed and replaced CMOS chip and battery with RTC Podule<\/p>\n\n\n\n General clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n Replaced power supply<\/p>\n\n\n\n RGB to Scart cable for colour TV output<\/p>\n\n\n\n Changed ROM chips to upgrade RISC OS from 2.00 to 3.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n SmallyMouse2 Acorn to USB mouse adapter<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fitted ZIDEFS Compact Flash “Hard Drive”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Replaced all three internal timing crystals<\/p>\n\n\n\n Replaced all Zero Ohm links for mouse port<\/p>\n\n\n\n Replaced floppy drive with a Gotek drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost to me for computer \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a3411.66<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Acorn Archimedes A3000 was part of Acorn\u2019s ground breaking Archimedes line, known for introducing the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture, which Acorn pioneered. The A3000 was designed as an affordable all-in-one unit aimed at schools and home users, combining powerful performance with the simplicity of a single-box system. It became a familiar sight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1980s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1046,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions\/1046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}