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Yeah, perhaps something like, “The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop using (and original target of) the ARM architecture,” would be more suiting. Or even,
by easygenes 6y ago
Yeah, perhaps something like, “The Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop using (and original target of) the ARM architecture,” would be more suiting. Or even, “The ARM architecture was originally designed for a PC, the Acorn Archimedes”
- bencollier49 6y agoCalling the Archimedes a PC would be kind of misleading. It was a personal computer in the sense used before the term implied an IBM compatible.
- easygenes 6y agoAren’t people calling RasPi a PC? I think it’s come back around.
- lproven 6y agoOP here. For reasons I do not understand, HN seems to have re-titled my submission. The original title is: « Why Wait For Apple? Try Out The Original ARM Desktop Experience Today With A Raspberry Pi Future MacBooks and iMacs are going to be powered using a ARM-based chip, but the Acorn Archimedes was the first desktop to use this architecture » I very slightly edited the 1st line to fit, abbreviating "Raspberry Pi".