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I suspect that the Pi 400 kit is a nod to the Archimedes 400 series, but I haven't seen anything to confirm this.
by xyzzy3000 2y ago
I suspect that the Pi 400 kit is a nod to the Archimedes 400 series, but I haven't seen anything to confirm this.
- lproven 2y agoHuh. Interesting but I think it's coincidence TBH. The all-in-one Archimedes were the 3xxx series: A3000, 3010, 3020. https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3000.html https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3000.... https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3010.html https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3010.... https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3020.html https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A3020.... That would have been a far more obvious and better fit. The Pi 400 is based on the Pi 4, so 4000 would have fit, but the A4000 was a classic 3-box design with a SoC: https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A4000.html https://chrisacorns.computinghistory.org.uk/Computers/A4000....
- whywhywhywhy 2y agoMight be a nod to Amiga 500 which was far more prolific outside of schools in the UK and was keyboard form factor.