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The Acer PICA is a dead platform. Acer no longer makes the machine, |
The Acer PICA is a dead platform. Acer no longer makes the machine, |
but even worse the machines are very rare. But the Acer PICA was just |
but even worse the machines are very rare. But the Acer PICA was just |
one of a whole family of similar machines built by other companies |
one of a whole family of similar machines built by other companies |
like MIPS, DeskStation, NEC, Olivetti. These machines were known as |
like MIPS, Deskstation, NEC, Olivetti. These machines were known as |
ARC machines, built according to the "Advanced RISC Computing" specification. |
ARC machines, built according to the "Advanced RISC Computing" specification. |
No new ARC BIOS machines for MIPS will likely be manufactured. |
No new ARC BIOS machines for MIPS will likely be manufactured. |
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support MIPS after NT 4.0. |
Microsoft has announced that it will no longer support MIPS after NT 4.0. |