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