On Wed 30 Sep, Iain L M Hotchkies wrote:
> Ahmad typed:
>
> > I heard today that Acorn have withdrawn from the desktop market to
> > concentrate on net boxes.
>
> The Acorn newsgroups have been buzzing with this for a fortnight
> now. Various rescue plans in the offing, but the advance of the
> Gates/Windows axis looks ever more poweful.
>
> > They have pulled the plug on Phoebe too.
>
> Maybe. Maybe not. My 1500 quid is safe for the moment,
> but something code-named "Phoenix" (originality, for you)
> may yet rise from the ashes to claim a stake on my bank
> balance.
I had a sense of dread when I learned that Peter Bondar had left
Acorn. They'll need to keep some sort of desktop machine going to do
the development work on the StrongARM, which even Intel and BG are
interested in, but I wonder if they'll continue selling them? :-(((
> My RISC OS machines have served me well since 88 and I would
> strongly imagine they'll continue to do so until 08, IYSWIM.
>
> I don't preach, and I don't try to convert. However, each time
> I see a post here or in the wilds of the newsgroups from someone
> whose machine keeps crashing or mysteriously fails to work
> whenever they have loaded the latest piece of m$oft bloatware,
> I cannot prevent a wry smile from gently deforming my lips.
Hear! Hear!
I use a PC if I have to be "compatible", but an Acorn for anything
serious.
Trims.
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Dr Ian Trimble http://www.sherwood.demon.co.uk/
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