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Arthur
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arthur/Welcome.zip
arthur/Welcome.adf
The Welcome disc for the original 1987 Archimedes machines, running
the Arthur operating system. The entry level A305 (512KB RAM)
model and the A310 (1MB RAM) had no hard drive. The A440 had
a 20MB unit. 'Second generation' systems, called
A420/1 and A440/1, had 20MB and 40MB respectively.
There is also a disc image of this disc; it's an 800KB floppy.
Emulators should know what it is.
RISC OS 2
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riscos2/App1.zip
The main applications disc for RISC OS 2. Supplied with new
machines from 1989, and as an upgrade to older
units.
riscos2/App2.zip
Games and other tools for RISC OS 2
riscos2/Support.zip
Patches and information on upgrading applications which ran under
Arthur to RISC OS 2. A couple of the names might be familiar from
other areas.
RISC OS 3.10
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riscos310/App1.zip
riscos310/App1.adf
The core disc-based tools for RISC OS 3.10, launched in
1992. Note that the main applications have moved into ROM
There is also a disc image of this disc; it's an 800KB floppy.
Emulators should know what it is.
riscos310/App2.zip
As with RISC OS 2, more relaxed applications, plus the hard
drive formatter.
riscos310/Support.zip
riscos310/Support.adf
The third original disc, called the RISC OS Applications Upgrade Disc
1, has the Printer drivers on it. It needs RISC OS 3.1 and 2MB RAM
There is also a disc image of this disc; it's an 800KB floppy.
Emulators should know what it is.
riscos310/FPASupport.zip
Support for Floating Point.
riscos310/NewLook.zip
riscos310/NewLook.adf
riscos310/NewLookTDK.adf
A redesigned icon and desktop furniture kit.
There are also two disc images of this disc; one is just
Acorn, the other branded by TDK
UniBoot/SmallUni.zip
UniBoot/SmalUni2.zip
Universal Boot. This is the Last Release of
the RISC OS 3 boot structure. I've chopped it into two bits, called
SmallUni.zip and SmalUni2.zip, so it should fit on 1.44MB floppy.
This ought to make transfer to older machines easier. The Licence
and notes from RISCOS Ltd are also included .Please read the
UniBoot/Read1st.txt before proceeding
