I Built The Near Ultimate Acorn RiscPC!

This video looks at the personal favourite computer of mine: the Acorn RiscPC – I tear it down and rebuild it back up to near the ultimate specs money could buy back when RPCs were in their prime!

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Time Stamps:
00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – Why Hardware and Not Emulation?
01:54 – Hardware
10:24 – Software
14:04 – System Boot!
14:37 – Pacmania
15:05 – Zool
15:17 – StarFighter 3000
15:35 – Eternal Destiny Demo
15:57 – Quake
16:20 – Benchmarks
17:33 – Conclusion

Recorded on:
iPhone 11 (via ProCamera)

Recorded Between: 26/12/23 - 02/11/24

Music Used:
Lost Lounge – TrackTribe
Jane Street – TrackTribe
Running Errands – TrackTribe
By the Fireplace – TrackTribe

Misc Visuals Used:
DOS Compatibility Card Photo – Higher Intellect Vintage Wiki
The Marinettis Bring Home a Computer – Apple Computers
Acorn RISC PC Launch - 16th April 1994 – Centre for Computing History

Software Used:
KDENLive 23.08 - 24.02

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[Xorthis]

As someone who went to school in the UK in the 80-90s, I grew up with acorns, and eventually, in Year 9, our school had a RiscPC! The Teacher managed to get it with the 486 card, allowing PC software to also run on it. Amazing machine! Thank you for this trip into the past!

[nytrex]

What a great video. I think the two slice RISC Pc is the best looking of all the possible versions out there. The single slice is just two small, while anything over two, seems too bulky.

I am sure you will have many years enjoying the pinnacle of Acorn computers and RISC OS.

[luheartswarm]

everything about it is super cool
but damn, that case is super neat!