Editing Acorn Archimedes A410 (section)

== Hardware Specifications ==

=== Processor and Memory ===
The A410/1 featured an ARM2 processor running at 8 MHz. The A410/1 had 1 MB memory and no hard disc, shipping with RISC OS 2.00 . The machine could be upgraded from 1MB to 4MB RAM , and third-party solutions like the Simtec 4-8MB RAM upgrade could extend this to 8MB total .

=== Storage ===
The A410/1 was hard disc-less, although a hard drive interface was provided on the motherboard . Users could add ST506 hard drives or, more commonly, upgrade to SCSI or IDE controllers via podule expansions.

=== Expansion ===
All the A4xx/1 machines were provided with a four-slot backplane , allowing for significant expansion capabilities through podules (Acorn's proprietary expansion cards).