Peanut - RISC OS Portable

Wakefield '98

As promised, a working prototype of the Peanut portable was on display. Although parts of the circuit had been hand-modified, the prototype was happily running Fresco and displaying pages from the hard disc.

There is a table-free version available, if this page looks a mess.

Specifications

Developer	Innovative Media Solutions (IMS).
Processor	ARM7500FE, 48MHz.
Memory	16Mbyte EDO standard, expandable to 32Mbyte.
Hard Drive	2Gbyte.
CD-ROM Drive	20 speed.
Display	12.1" Colour TFT LCD, 800 x 600 resolution, 256 colours.
Mouse	Glidepoint pad, with two mouse buttons.
Floppy Disc	Standard 1.6Mbyte ADFS.
Operating System	RISC OS 3.71.
I/O Ports	Parallel, Serial, External Monitor, External Keyboard, External Mouse, Headphones.
Battery	NiMH, estimated 4 hours life under continuous use.
Price	Aiming for less than £1,500 excluding VAT.

Notes

The case is a standard PC design, produced by Twinhead.
There are currently no plans for PCMCIA (PC Card) support, due to the design effort required to implement it.
IMS received many requests for networking hardware at the show. As a result, the company intends to look into ways of providing Ethernet access.
32,000 colour (15 bit) remains a possibility, but it will require extra design work.

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