Phoebe (computer)

Phoebe 2100
The case of the Acorn Phoebe 2100.
DeveloperAcorn Computers
Type32-bit microcomputer
Release dateCancelled before launch in late 1998
Introductory price£1499 (exc VAT) in 1998[1]
Mediafloppy disk, hard disk, CD-ROM
Operating systemRISC OS 4
CPU233 MHz Intel StrongARM SA110
Memoryup to 512 MiB of SDRAM
DisplayVGA
GraphicsVIDC20 R
SoundVIDC20 R
InputKeyboard, Mouse, Joystick
Connectivity2 x RS-232 serial, printer parallel

The Phoebe 2100 (or RiscPC 2) was to be Acorn Computers' successor to the RiscPC,[1] slated for release in late 1998. However, in September 1998, Acorn cancelled the project as part of a restructuring of the company.

  1. ^ a b Clark, Etelka (4 September 1998). "Acorn takes a RISC on new mellow yellow PC". Personal Computer World. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.