Archimedes
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Archimedes Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Archimedes
<computer> A family of microcomputers produced by Acorn Computers, Cambridge, UK. The Archimedes, launched in June 1987, was the first RISC based personal computer (predating Apple Computer's Power Mac by some seven years). It uses the Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) processor and includes Acorn's multitasking operating system and graphical user interface, RISC OS on ROM, along with an interpreter for Acorn's enhanced BASIC, BASIC V.
The Archimedes was designed as the successor to Acorn's sucessful BBC Microcomputer series and includes some backward compatibility and a 6502 emulator. Several utilities are included free on disk (later in ROM) such as a text editor, paint and draw programs. Software emulators are also available for the IBM PC as well as add-on Intel processor cards.
There have been several series of Archimedes: A300, A400, A3000, A5000, A4000 and RISC PC.
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See also Crisis Software, Warm Silence Software.
(1998-04-03)
<computer> A family of microcomputers produced by Acorn Computers, Cambridge, UK. The Archimedes, launched in June 1987, was the first RISC based personal computer (predating Apple Computer's Power Mac by some seven years). It uses the Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) processor and includes Acorn's multitasking operating system and graphical user interface, RISC OS on ROM, along with an interpreter for Acorn's enhanced BASIC, BASIC V.
The Archimedes was designed as the successor to Acorn's sucessful BBC Microcomputer series and includes some backward compatibility and a 6502 emulator. Several utilities are included free on disk (later in ROM) such as a text editor, paint and draw programs. Software emulators are also available for the IBM PC as well as add-on Intel processor cards.
There have been several series of Archimedes: A300, A400, A3000, A5000, A4000 and RISC PC.
Usenet FAQ. Archive site list. HENSA archive. Stuttgart archive.
See also Crisis Software, Warm Silence Software.
(1998-04-03)
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Archimedes Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Archimedes
(n.)
An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
(n.)
An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.
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Archimedes
Noun
1. Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
(hypernym) mathematician
Noun
1. Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
(hypernym) mathematician
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archimedes
\ar`chi*me"des\ (&?;), n. (paleon.) an extinct genus of bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. its form is that of a screw.
archimedes
n : greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 bc) [syn: archimedes]
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archimedes screw
law of archimedes
archimedes
\ar`chi*me"des\ (&?;), n. (paleon.) an extinct genus of bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. its form is that of a screw.
archimedes
n : greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 bc) [syn: archimedes]
similar words(3)
acorn archimedes
archimedes screw
law of archimedes
Archimedes Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer. Although little is known of his life, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. In addition to making discoveries in the fields of mathematics and geometry, he is credited with designing machines that were innovative. He laid the foundations of hydrostatics, and explained the principle of the lever, the device on which mechanics is based. His early advances in calculus included the first known summation of an infinite series with a method that is still used today. The historians of Ancient Rome showed a strong interest in Archimedes and wrote accounts of his life and works, while the relatively few copies of his treatises that survived through the Middle Ages were an influential source of ideas for scientists during the Renaissance.
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