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Archimedes
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The world's first RISC microcomputer, available only in the British
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Commonwealth and europe. Built in 1987 in Great Britain by Acorn Computers,
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it was legendary for its use of the ARM-2 microprocessor as a CPU. Many a
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novice hacker in the Commonwealth first learnt his or her skills on the
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Archimedes, since it was specifically designed for use in schools and
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educational institutions. Owners of machines are often still treated
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with awe and reverence. Familiarly, archi.
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