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| File size: | 11BF bytes |
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File contents
T H E U P G R A D E R S
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In the second of our series of articles looking at people who have have
upgraded from 32k Acorn computers, D. E. WILLIAMS of Cardiff discusses the
Acorn A3010.
Q1 ... What was the first Computer owned/used?
A .. My first one was the ELECTRON which I purchased at the time
it appeared back in 1983. Not being able to justify the
#399 for a BBC, in those days, the release of the ELECTRON
allowed me to get onto the computer ladder and at a reduced
price of #180.
Q2 ... What Computer(s) was in use before the upgrade?
A .. Only the ELECTRON at home with occasional use of BBC's, PC's
and some dedicated machines at work.
Q3 ... What finally convinced you to upgrade?
A .. The fear of being left behind; gloating workmates; envy of
other platforms output; redundancy money - mind you, the
choice of what machine caused much soul searching with the
main contenders being the ARCHIMEDES and PCs. As a
relatively small home user the pressure to upgrade was not
too great as I found the ELECTRON more than adequate for my
needs.
Q4 ... To what machine was the upgrade made and why?
A .. The release of the new range of ARCHIMEDES machines (A3010,
A3020 & A4000) finally swayed me to stay in the Acorn camp
and, again as with the ELECTRON 9 years previously, the
bottom of the range A3010 was chosen. Mainly due to
financial considerations, but also, I suspected, it would be
more than adequate for me. The tug-of-war between the
ARCHIMEDES and a PC had gone on for quite a while and the
dropping PC prices made it favourite as it had with nearly
all the old BBC enthusiasts around me, who abandoned the
Acorn cause in droves. Onward compatibility did come into
the equation somewhere!
Q5 ... What is the Computer used for mainly and is the available
software range adequate?
A .. As secretary of a Sports Club word processing is by far the
most used item of software, for correspondence, minutes,
reports, notices, etc., etc. Databases are obviously used
for membership lists and mailing, while clip-art is
extensively used in most aspects of DTP, which most of the
better WPs are these days. No. 1 son gives it the usual key
bashing against the aliens, but also does quite a bit of his
school projects using the WPs.
Any ELECTRON user who reads one of the Acorn mags will be
aware of the software available. Its range, quality and
quantity might be subjective, but any ELECTRON upgrader will
be impressed and would consider oneself in a different world.
It will never compete with the PC and Mac platforms for sheer
volume and choice, but quality might be a different story.
The in-built RISC-OS 3.10, ARM2.5, BASIC V, PAINT, DRAW and
EDIT, together with numerous other goodies leaves one with a
very useful tool without further software purchases.
Q6 ... Is the current system easy to use?
A .. My present system is quite simple and comprises the A3010,
upgraded to 4 Megs, with built-in 3.5" multi-format DD, mouse
and joystick, AK17 colour monitor and a LC10 mono printer.
The GUI, or WIMP environment is a delight, although Acorn has
received some criticism over its Icons and video displays.
The early problems that users experienced with printer
drivers have been ironed out and there is a "new look" 3D
icon package available. Generally speaking, after the
initial operators learning curve, evrything is sweetness and
light. With a much more sophisticated andpowerful machine
there are bound to be new techniques, methods and procedures
to get used to, but the machine and the software are a lot
more user friendly.
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ARCHIMEDES. a| 00000490 6e 64 1a 20 50 43 73 2e 1a 20 20 41 73 1a 20 61 |nd. PCs.. As. a| 000004a0 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 72 65 |. re| 000004b0 6c 61 74 69 76 65 6c 79 20 73 6d 61 6c 6c 1a 20 |latively small. | 000004c0 68 6f 6d 65 1a 20 75 73 65 72 1a 20 74 68 65 20 |home. user. the | 000004d0 70 72 65 73 73 75 72 65 20 74 6f 20 75 70 67 72 |pressure to upgr| 000004e0 61 64 65 20 77 61 73 20 6e 6f 74 0d 20 20 20 20 |ade was not. | 000004f0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 74 6f 6f 20 67 72 65 | too gre| 00000500 61 74 20 61 73 20 49 20 66 6f 75 6e 64 1a 20 74 |at as I found. t| 00000510 68 65 1a 20 45 4c 45 43 54 52 4f 4e 20 6d 6f 72 |he. ELECTRON mor| 00000520 65 20 74 68 61 6e 20 61 64 65 71 75 61 74 65 20 |e than adequate | 00000530 66 6f 72 20 6d 79 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |for my. | 00000540 20 20 20 20 6e 65 65 64 73 2e 0d 09 20 20 20 20 | needs... | 00000550 20 20 0d 20 20 20 51 34 20 20 2e 2e 2e 20 20 20 | . 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Sports Club | 00000940 77 6f 72 64 20 70 72 6f 63 65 73 73 69 6e 67 20 |word processing | 00000950 69 73 20 62 79 20 66 61 72 20 74 68 65 0d 20 20 |is by far the. | 00000960 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6d 6f 73 74 1a | most.| 00000970 20 75 73 65 64 1a 20 69 74 65 6d 1a 20 6f 66 1a | used. item. of.| 00000980 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 2c 1a 20 66 6f 72 20 | software,. for | 00000990 63 6f 72 72 65 73 70 6f 6e 64 65 6e 63 65 2c 20 |correspondence, | 000009a0 6d 69 6e 75 74 65 73 2c 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |minutes,. | 000009b0 20 20 20 20 20 20 72 65 70 6f 72 74 73 2c 20 6e | reports, n| 000009c0 6f 74 69 63 65 73 2c 20 65 74 63 2e 2c 20 65 74 |otices, etc., et| 000009d0 63 2e 20 20 20 44 61 74 61 62 61 73 65 73 20 61 |c. 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E| 00000b60 4c 45 43 54 52 4f 4e 20 75 73 65 72 20 77 68 6f |LECTRON user who| 00000b70 20 72 65 61 64 73 20 6f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 68 | reads one of th| 00000b80 65 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 1a 20 6d 61 67 73 1a 20 77 |e Acorn. mags. w| 00000b90 69 6c 6c 1a 20 62 65 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |ill. be. | 00000ba0 20 20 20 20 20 61 77 61 72 65 20 6f 66 1a 20 74 | aware of. t| 00000bb0 68 65 1a 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61 72 65 1a 20 61 76 |he. software. av| 00000bc0 61 69 6c 61 62 6c 65 2e 1a 20 49 74 73 1a 20 72 |ailable.. Its. r| 00000bd0 61 6e 67 65 2c 1a 20 71 75 61 6c 69 74 79 20 61 |ange,. quality a| 00000be0 6e 64 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |nd. | 00000bf0 71 75 61 6e 74 69 74 79 20 6d 69 67 68 74 1a 20 |quantity might. | 00000c00 62 65 20 73 75 62 6a 65 63 74 69 76 65 2c 20 62 |be subjective, b| 00000c10 75 74 20 61 6e 79 20 45 4c 45 43 54 52 4f 4e 20 |ut any ELECTRON | 00000c20 75 70 67 72 61 64 65 72 20 77 69 6c 6c 0d 20 20 |upgrader will. | 00000c30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 62 65 20 69 6d | be im| 00000c40 70 72 65 73 73 65 64 20 61 6e 64 20 77 6f 75 6c |pressed and woul| 00000c50 64 20 63 6f 6e 73 69 64 65 72 20 6f 6e 65 73 65 |d consider onese| 00000c60 6c 66 20 69 6e 20 61 20 64 69 66 66 65 72 65 6e |lf in a differen| 00000c70 74 20 77 6f 72 6c 64 2e 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |t world.. | 00000c80 20 20 20 20 20 20 49 74 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 6e 65 | It will ne| 00000c90 76 65 72 20 63 6f 6d 70 65 74 65 20 77 69 74 68 |ver compete with| 00000ca0 20 74 68 65 20 50 43 20 61 6e 64 20 4d 61 63 20 | the PC and Mac | 00000cb0 70 6c 61 74 66 6f 72 6d 73 20 66 6f 72 20 73 68 |platforms for sh| 00000cc0 65 65 72 20 0d 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 |eer . | 00000cd0 20 20 76 6f 6c 75 6d 65 20 61 6e 64 20 63 68 6f | volume and cho| 00000ce0 69 63 65 2c 20 62 75 74 20 71 75 61 6c 69 74 79 |ice, but quality| 00000cf0 20 6d 69 67 68 74 20 62 65 20 61 20 64 69 66 66 | might be a diff| 00000d00 65 72 65 6e 74 20 73 74 6f 72 79 2e 20 0d 20 20 |erent story. . | 00000d10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 54 68 65 20 69 | The i| 00000d20 6e 2d 62 75 69 6c 74 1a 20 52 49 53 43 2d 4f 53 |n-built. 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