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Acorn A3000

In May 1989 the 300 series was phased out in favour of the new Acorn A3000 (the 400 series was kept in production). The earlier models could be upgraded to RISC OS 2 by replacing the ROM chips containing the operating system.
The A3000 used an 8 MHz ARM2 and was supplied with 1 MB of RAM. Unlike the previous models, the A3000 came in a single-part case similar to the Amiga 500 & Atari ST computers, with the keyboard integrated in the base unit. This kind of housing consumes a lot of desktop space, a problem that Acorn tried to overcome by offering a monitor stand that attached to the base unit. The new model only sported a single expansion slot, which was physically different to that of the earlier models, although electrically similar.
 
Acorn A3000 25-AKB01 S/N 1011767
Kindly Donated by Mike Voss

Manufacturer: Acorn
Date: 1989

Acorn A3000 Software :

Item Manufacturer Date
Beebug - Sleuth Beebug 1994

Acorn A3000 Promotional Items / Literature:

Item Manufacturer Date
Acorn Retail Price List - January 1989 Acorn Computers Limited January 1989
A3000 - Power in Your Hands Acorn Computers Limited June 1989
Acorn Dealer List - September 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn Retail Price List - September 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn Product Information - July 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989

Magazines RELATED to Acorn A3000 in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
Archive - Vol 1, No 1 - October 1987 Nowrich Computer Services October 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 2 - November 1987 Nowrich Computer Services November 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 3 - December 1987 Nowrich Computer Services December 1987
Archive - Vol 1, No 4 - January 1988 Norwich Computer Services January 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 5 - February 1988 Norwich Computer Services January 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 6 - March 1988 Norwich Computer Services March 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 7 - April 1988 Norwich Computer Services April 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 8 - May 1988 Norwich Computer Services May 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 9 - June 1988 Norwich Computer Services June 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 10 - July 1988 Norwich Computer Services July 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 11 - August 1988 Norwich Computer Services August 1988
Archive - Vol 1, No 12 - September 1988 Norwich Computer Services September 1988
Acorn - Higher Education News 2 - Summer 1989 Acorn Computers Limited May 1989
Archive - June 1989 June 1989
Personal Computer World - July 1989 July 1989
The Micro User - August 1989 - Vol 7 No 6 The Micro User August 1989
The Micro User - September 1989 - Vol 7 No 7 Database Publications Ltd September 1989
Acorn - Healthcare News 5 - September 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn - Education News 6 - June 1989 Acorn Computers Limited September 1989
Acorn News - PC Show Newsletter Acorn Computers Limited 27-09-1989
Acorn User - June 1989 27-05-2009
Acorn User - July 1989 27-05-2009
Acorn User - August 1989 03-06-2009
Acorn User - February 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - March 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - April 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - May 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - June 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - November 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - December 1990 03-06-2009
Acorn User - February 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - January 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - March 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - April 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - May 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - July 1991 03-06-2009
Acorn User - August 1991 10-06-2009
Acorn User - December 1991 10-06-2009
Acorn User - July 1992 10-06-2009
Acorn User - Christmas 1995 01-07-2009
Acorn User - January 1996 01-07-2009
The Micro User - April 1990 - Vol 8 No 2 The Micro User 27-10-2009
The Micro User - July 1990 - Vol 8 No 5 The Micro User 27-10-2009
The Micro User - August 1990 - Vol 8 No 6 The Micro User 27-10-2009

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Item Manufacturer Date
Acorn Xemplar Matrix NC Acorn Unknown
Acorn A3010 Acorn Unknown
Acorn STB-1 Acorn Unknown
Acorn Atom Acorn January 1980
Acorn BBC Micro Model B Acorn 1981
Acorn BBC Micro Model A Acorn 1981
Acorn BBC Micro Model A Issue 1 Acorn 1981
Acorn BBC Micro Model B+ (64K) Acorn February 1981
Acorn Electron Acorn July 1983
Acorn Briefcase Communicator Acorn 1985
Acorn BBC Master 128 Acorn 1986
Acorn BBC Domesday System Acorn Computers Limited 1986
Acorn - BT Merlin M2105 Acorn 13rd May 1986
Acorn BBC Master Compact Acorn September 1986
Acorn Archimedes 310 Acorn 1987
Acorn Archimedes 305 Acorn 1987
Acorn Archimedes 440 Acorn July 1987
Acorn R140 Acorn June 1989
Acorn Archimedes 440/1 Acorn July 1989
Acorn R260 Acorn 1990
Acorn A5000 Acorn 1991
Acorn A5000 ALB53 Acorn 1991
Acorn A5000 ALB22 Acorn 1991
Acorn A3020 Acorn January 1992
Acorn A4000 Acorn September 1992
Acorn Risc PC 600 Acorn January 1994
Acorn Risc PC 600 ACB25 Acorn April 1994
Acorn Risc PC 600 ACB45 Acorn April 1994
Acorn A7000 Acorn 1995
Acorn RISC PC 700 - Prototype Acorn 1995
Acorn Pocket Book II Acorn February 1995
Acorn Risc PC 600 ACB60 Acorn July 1995
Acorn StrongARM RiscPC Acorn 1996

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH2721. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

  

Acorn A3000

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