Acorn Network Computer
Acorn NetStation NC | |
| Developer | Acorn Computers, Oracle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Acorn Computers |
| Release date | August 1996 |
| Discontinued | 2006 |
| Operating system | NCOS on 4096 KB ROM) |
| CPU | ARM 7500FE processor at 40 MHz; approx 35.9 MIPS |
| Memory | 4096 KB 12 MHz RAM |
| Predecessor | Acorn Computer Group |
| Related | Acornsoft |
| Website | "Network Computers" at acorn.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-02-03) |
The Acorn Network Computer was a network computer (a type of thin client) designed and manufactured by Acorn Computers Ltd. It was the implementation of the Network Computer Reference Profile that Oracle Corporation commissioned Acorn to specify for network computers (for more detail on the history, see Acorn's Network Computer). Sophie Wilson of Acorn led the effort. It was launched in August 1996.
The NCOS operating system used in this first implementation was based on RISC OS and ran on ARM hardware. Manufacturing obligations were achieved through a contract with Fujitsu subsidiary D2D.
In 1997, Acorn offered its designs at no cost to licensees of RISC OS.