Phoenix archive
Related announcements
Archive of the reaction from companies to the news of Acorn's 1998 restructuring (reverse
chronological order). Links are to local HTML version and the article on Google Groups.
- 14 Feb 1999: Launch of The RISCOS Foundation
(Google)
- RISCOS Ltd wants to hear from freelance coders
(Google)
- Initial Public Announcement about RISCOS Ltd.
(Google)
- Element 14 launched.
- Acorn have sold their 50% stake in Xemplar for £3m.
- Acorn announce RISC OS 4 will be released in January 1999, for users of current StrongARM RiscPCs.
- The Steering Group are again negotiating with Acorn, to establish a new company to develop
and market RISC OS 4, but not Phoebe. The Steering Group have announced
a meeting on Sunday 6th December.
(Google)
- Tower Electronics pulls out of the Acorn market (Cybervillage)
- Preliminary details of a Java based, RISC OS like
GUI.
(Google)
- Phoebe feedback required, details of how
to indicate your interest in buying a Phoebe.
(Google)
- Acorn Dealer/Developer Steering Group steps
back upon learning that Acorn is now negotiating directly with another company from the
Netherlands.
(Google)
- Project Phoenix market research.
(Google)
- Report from Project Phoenix meeting.
(Google)
- ChiBER, a RISC OS computer on a PCI card.
Details at chios.org.uk.
(Google)
- Steering Group announce preliminary results of
Phoenix meeting - Peter Bondar to head up a consortium to maintaining and developing
existing Acorn product business.
(Google)
- Koala Soft to continue RISC OS Support
(Google)
- Werewolf software support RISC OS
(Google)
- Project Phoenix Meeting of dealers,
developers & backers
(Google)
- Blueskys update to gauge offers for RiscPC2
venture capital.
(Google)
- StarLight Corp. will support RISC OS systems
(Google)
- AJS Computers and Acorn
(Google)
- The Data Store continues to support Acorn users
worldwide
(Google)
- Project Avante news
(Google)
- Dalriada - A Statement on Acorn
(Google)
- The ARM Club remains committed to supporting Acorn
users
(Google)
- Artex Software's statement
(Google)
- Uniqueway still committed to RISC OS
(Google)
- Rheingold continues support for Acorn
(Google)
- Mijas continue to support RISC OS
(Google)
- Project Phoenix suggestions for discussion
in comp.sys.acorn.advocacy, and mention of a group of developers and dealers who are planning
to get Phoebe produced.
(Google)
- Phoebe is coming, details of a plan to allow
users to place deposits for the Phoebe and go into production in November if successful.
(Google)
- AAUG announce it's "business as usual" for the user
groups.
(Google)
- Clares We shall not be moved
(Google)
- New Acorn User magazine management, Tau Press Ltd., on
The Future of RISC OS
(Google)
- Call to Arms - SAVE PHOEBE & RISCOS! - details of
a scheme to continue RISC OS development and reorganise Acorn World
(Google)
- Scottish show is on
(Google)
- TBA Software's reaction
(Google)
Xemplar's position regarding Acorn's restructuring.
- Return to Phoenix information.
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