| 词条 | Acorn Network Computer |
| 释义 |
| name = Acorn Network Computer | logo = | image = Acorn-Netstation.jpg | caption = Acorn NetStation NC | developer = Acorn Computers, Oracle | manufacturer = Acorn Computers | carrier = | family = | type = | generation = | releasedate = | lifespan = | price = | discontinued = | unitssold = | unitsshipped = | media = | os = NCOS on 4096 KB ROM) | power = | cpu = ARM 7500FE processor at 40 MHz; approx 35.9 MIPS | storage = | memory = 4096 KB 12 MHz RAM | display = | graphics = | sound = | input = | location = | controllers = | output = | camera = | touchpad = | connectivity = | service = | dimensions = | weight = | topgame = | compatibility = | predecessor = | successor = | related = | website = }} The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer (a type of thin client[1]) designed and manufactured by Acorn Computers Ltd. It was the implementation of the Network Computer Reference Profile that Oracle Corporation commissioned Acorn to specify for network computers (for more detail on the history, see Acorn's Network Computer). Sophie Wilson of Acorn led the effort. It was launched in August 1996. The NCOS operating system used in this first implementation was based on RISC OS and ran on ARM hardware.[2][3] Manufacturing obligations were achieved through a contract with Fujitsu subsidiary D2D.[4] In 1997, Acorn offered its designs at no cost to licensees of {{nowrap|RISC OS}}.[5] Hardware modelsOriginal modelThe NetStation was available in two versions, one with a modem for home use via a television, and a version with an Ethernet card for use in businesses and schools with VGA monitors and an on-site BSD Unix fileserver based on RiscBSD, an early ARM port of NetBSD. Both versions were upgradable, as the modem and Ethernet cards were replaceable "podules" (Acorn-format Eurocards). The home version was trialled in 1997/98 in conjunction with BT.[6] The {{nowrap|Home NC}} and {{nowrap|Corporate NC}} both used the {{nowrap|ARM 7500FE}} and supported PAL, NTSC and SVGA displays. They had identical specifications.[7][8] The {{nowrap|Office NC}} used a StrongARM SA-110 200MHz processor.[9] The ARM7500-based DeskLite was launched in 1998.[10] StrongARMAcorn continued to produce ARM-based designs, demonstrating its first StrongARM prototype in May 1996,[11] and the {{nowrap|Office NC}} 6 months later.[12] This evolved into the CoNCord, launched in late 1997.[13][14] New marketsFurther designs included the Set-top Box NC ({{nowrap|STB NC}}), the {{nowrap|ExecPhone NC}}, and the {{nowrap|NC TV}}.[12][15] Later versions{{refimprove|section|date=April 2007}}The second generation Network Computer operating system was no longer based on RISC OS, and instead consisted of NetBSD 1.2.1 code. Later NCs were produced based on the Intel Pentium architecture. UsageThe NetStation was planned to ship with a smart card to enable internet banking.[16] See also
References1. ^ [https://books.google.nl/books?id=HJ-xQWUx1vwC&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=Acorn+Network+Computer+thin+client&source=bl&ots=_gm2BNIpoI&sig=LaKqtA-2IGkkjsUBxA491kv-RLI&hl=nl&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Acorn%20Network%20Computer%20thin%20client&f=false Technology and the School Library: A Comprehensive Guide for Media Specialists and Other Educators], Odin L. Jurkowski, Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2010, p.31 2. ^{{cite news| first = Tom| last = Loosemore| title = Five Go Nuts in Cambridge| date = 1996-10-04| publisher = Guardian Media Group/Wired Ventures| url = http://yoz.com/wired/2.09/features/acorn.html| work = Wired UK| pages = 44–47| accessdate = 2011-05-04| quote = [Ellison's] proposed Network Computer needed things Acorn already possessed in spades: a cheap, powerful processor in the form of the ARM 7500; a compact ROM-based operating system, RISCOS; TV compatibility.| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110518051909/http://yoz.com/wired/2.09/features/acorn.html| archivedate= 18 May 2011 | deadurl= no}} 3. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Acorn+Group+Spurs+NC+Clone+Market+by+Giving+Away+NC+Hardware...-a019703042| title = Acorn Group spurs NC clone market by giving away nc hardware production and reference designs| accessdate = 2011-06-07| date = 1997-08-19| publisher = PR Newswire| quote = A scaled down version of RISC OS was licensed to Oracle to form its NCOS(TM). }} 4. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Acorn+Announces+Immediate+Availability+of+Acorn+NC-a018825044| title = Acorn announces immediate availability of Acorn NC| accessdate = 2011-06-07| date = 1996-11-05| publisher = PR Newswire| quote = In England, Acorn has contracted with D2D, a division of Fujitsu/ICL to manufacture the Acorn NC.}} 5. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Acorn+Group+Spurs+NC+Clone+Market+by+Giving+Away+NC+Hardware...-a019703042| title = Acorn Group spurs NC clone market by giving away nc hardware production and reference designs| accessdate = 2011-06-07| date = 1997-08-19| publisher = PR Newswire| quote = Acorn Group has decided to offer its Network Computer hardware production and reference designs at no cost to licensees of its information appliance operating system, RISC OS.}} 6. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/it-strategy/1997/06/11/acorn-and-bt-trial-consumer-nc-2065965/ | title=Acorn and BT trial consumer NC | work=ZDNet | date=June 11, 1997 | accessdate=December 15, 2011 | quote=The trial will combine Acorn's NC technology with BT's communications network and will be centred around BT's laboratories in Martlesham, Suffolk. [...] "our aim with this trial is to prove the technology and services over a six month period, ending in March 1998 [...]"}} 7. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.acorn.com/acorn/products/nc/homenc.html| title = Acorn Home NC| accessdate = 2011-05-18| date = 1997-06-26| publisher = Acorn Computers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990427101710/http://www.acorn.com/acorn/products/nc/homenc.html| archivedate = 1998-02-02}} 8. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.acorn.com/acorn/products/nc/corpnc.html| title = Acorn Corporate NC| accessdate = 2011-05-18| date = 1997-06-12| publisher = Acorn Computers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980202060953/http://www.acorn.com/acorn/products/nc/corpnc.html| archivedate = 1998-02-02}} 9. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.arm.com/CoInfo/PressRel/5_Choose_SA/index.html| title = Digital's StrongARM Microprocessors Take CPU Lead in Network Client Market| accessdate = 2011-05-25| date = 1996-11-13| publisher = ARM Ltd| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/19980512214437/http://www.arm.com/CoInfo/PressRel/5_Choose_SA/index.html| archivedate = 1998-05-12}} 10. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.telecompaper.com/news/acorn-boca-launch-desklite-thinclient--147760 | title=Acorn, Boca launch DeskLite thin-client | work=telecompaper | date=8 September 1998 | accessdate=10 March 2014}} 11. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ACORN+DEMONSTRATES+FIRST+EVER+StrongARM+NETWORK+COMPUTER-a018302804| title = Acorn demonstrates first ever StrongARM Network Computer| accessdate = 2011-06-07| date = 1996-05-20| publisher = PR Newswire| quote = The StrongARM NC prototype [...]}} 12. ^1 {{cite web| url = http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Acorn+Computer+Group+Unveils+Range+of+New+NC+Devices-a018825034| title = Acorn Computer Group unveils Rrange of new NC devices| accessdate = 2011-06-07| date = 1996-11-05| publisher = PR Newswire| quote = today demonstrated a variety of network computing devices including the Acorn NC, the Office NC, the Set-top Box NC (STB NC), the ExecPhone NC, and the NC TV.}} 13. ^ {{cite web | url = http://news.cnet.com/Acorn-launches-fast-home-NC/2100-1033_3-203957.html | title = Acorn launches fast home NC | accessdate = 2011-06-10 | last = Davis | first = Jim | date = 1997-10-06 | publisher = CNET.com | quote = [...] one of the fastest set-top boxes today, one with a 233-MHz processor [...] new Concord network computer [...]}} 14. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/strongarm-speed-captured-on-the-television-screen/104590.article | title=StrongARM speed captured on the television screen | work=Times Higher Education | date=17 November 1997 | accessdate=10 March 2014}} 15. ^ {{cite news | title = Network computers announced at oracle open world | url = http://www.telecompaper.com/news/network-computers-announced-at-oracle-open-world | work = Telecompaper | accessdate = 2011-06-10 | quote = Acorn Computer Group announced the NC TV, Set-Top-Box NC, ExecPhone, and Office devices [...]}} 16. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.computeractive.co.uk/pcw/news/1918931/banking | title=Banking on it | work=Personal Computer World | date=March 19, 1997 | accessdate=April 10, 2012 | author=Clark, Etelka}} External links
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