Acorn Network Computer Documentation
Six documents for Acorn's network computers are hosted here: Acorn's NC user guide, the Home NC and Corporate NC data sheets, Acorn's NetStation factsheet, and NetProducts' user and quick-start guides for the consumer NetStation. They support the Acorn Network Computer and Acorn NetStation pages.
| Document | Publisher, reference, date | Pages | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Network Computer User Guide | Acorn Computers, part no. 2403,232, issue 1, June 1998 | 16 | Setting up an Ethernet NC (p. 4); the "Looking for a boot server" message (p. 4); browser use (pp. 5 to 9); power-on self-test failure signs and other faults (p. 10); audio, printing, smart cards and ROM cards (pp. 11 to 12); remote control and television connection (p. 12); warnings, including the 18 V AC supply from a 230 V adapter (p. 13) |
| Acorn Home NC data sheet | Acorn Computer Group, AGP24.79.04 | 2 | Home NC (TNS10) for TV and telephone line: 40 MHz ARM7500FE, 8 MB RAM, 4 MB ROM, ROM card and smartcard slots, 28.8 kbit/s modem, PAL TV and SVGA video, remote control, 310 × 260 × 45 mm |
| Acorn Corporate NC data sheet | Acorn Computer Group, ACG5.79.01 | 2 | Corporate NC: 8 to 32 MB RAM, 4 to 8 MB ROM, built-in 10BaseT Ethernet with modem, ATM and ISDN options, PAL and NTSC TV and SVGA video; labelled rear-panel photograph |
| Acorn NetStation factsheet | Acorn Computers, distributed by The Clan | 2 | NetStation hardware details (11.5 × 10 × 1.5 in black case, ARM7500FE, SVGA to 1024 × 768, composite PAL or NTSC, DB25 parallel, 33.6 kbit/s modem or Ethernet, ISDN, ADSL and ATM25 network cards, 8 MB EDO SIMM, 8 MB ROM card, smartcard); NCOS and licensing |
| NetStation User Guide | NetProducts Limited, release 1.3 (UK), 1 June 1997 | 36 | Consumer NetStation for TV and telephone line: warnings (power adapter PS1-UK); setting up; the IR handset; browsing and e-mail; appendix A SCART connection and the optional RF modulator; appendix B keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer and ROM cards; appendix C administration utility; appendix D troubleshooting (pp. 27 to 29); BABT approval 607159 for the V.34 NS1-UK modem. Hosted at 120 dpi; the original scan is 14.5 MB |
| NetStation QuickStart Guide | NetProducts Limited, 1997 | 4 | Connecting the NetStation to a television, telephone socket and mains |
What these documents do not contain
[edit | edit source]None of them has a circuit diagram, a parts list, a board layout or any service procedure. Acorn's guide and NetProducts' guide both say there are no user-serviceable parts inside. The power supply is described only by its adapter rating, and the figures differ between documents (see Acorn NetStation).
Pages that cite these documents
[edit | edit source]- Acorn Network Computer: model range and specifications, self-test, faults.
- Acorn NetStation: hardware, ports, power, troubleshooting.
Embedded copies
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