Editing Acorn Archimedes A310 (section)

== Overview ==

The Archimedes was described as "the first RISC machine inexpensive enough for home use" and "the first commercially-available RISC-based microcomputer" . Launch prices of the first Archimedes range were A305 at £799, A310 at £999, A410 at £1,399 and A440 at £2,299 (excluding VAT and monitor) .

The Archimedes had an ARM processor (originally an abbreviation for 'Acorn RISC Machine'), which would become a vital part of many systems and still is today . The ARM2 32-bit CPU had 26-bit addressing and ran at 8 MHz .