Acorn World '95 Preview
Alan Glover
A GREAT VENUE FOR THE SCHOOL HALF-TERM HOLIDAYS - take a trip down the
Information Superhighway at Acorn World '95, Wembley 27-29 October
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It's the best show in town to educate and amuse the whole family, and it
comes at just the time when you want to know more about the Information
Superhighway, the Internet, browsing the World Wide Web, and the emerging,
broadband network "Set-Top Box" technology. Acorn World '95 is a super event
to find out what all this means, and the best way to "get online". With lots
of demos, information from experts and good savings on advance tickets - it's
altogether too good to miss!
Each day there'll be a variety of topical theatre presentations, including
one by Acorn's Chris Cox at which he'll explain all about the Superhighway,
and answer questions from the audience.
You'll be able to "get online" at the event, both by getting "hands-on" the
Internet in the futuristic Cyber Cafe area - a chance to find out what it's
like, and by buying-in through VTI which will be selling Internet
subscriptions. So come on down and have a browse.
LIVE INTERNET/VIDEO LINK BETWEEN ACORN WORLD AND THE BLUE PETER STAND AT THE
CBBC BIG BASH AT THE NEC IN BIRMINGHAM
Also in the Cyber Cafe there'll be a live Internet/video link with the Blue
Peter stand at the CBBC Big Bash in Birmingham at the NEC. Whizz kids at
both events will be able to "chat over the net". Blue Peter will be filming
them at Wembley on Friday, the first day of Acorn World '95, for
transmission on their program later that day.
TECHNOLOGY CITY
- The mecca of the event, and the place to see the latest from Acorn:
- New Acorn models - Risc PC700 and A7000 on show
- Next generation of PC Cards demonstrated, with redesigned ASIC. Hear
the significantly improved soundblaster quality
- Multimedia as part of Risc PC system - an opportunity for some
face-to-face questioning, and on the upper level of the exhibit a whole
Multimedia Experience area
- Simtec multiprocessor card will be running
- a feature on networking which picks up the theme of the show:
o Omniclient running in conjunction with a Power PC schools server
o Access and other networking protocols running on the Risc PC
- a Risc PC 700X demonstrating the use of UNIX on the Risc PC
- and its likely you'll see Risc BSD
- TAOS, see the latest version for the Risc PC - a microkernel based
operating system, recently released.
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE... An Early Learning area reflecting Acorn's recent
link-up with the Pre-School Learning Alliance to promote IT in playgroups
nationwide. An opportunity for parents and toddlers to play on computers and
get some sound advice.
PLUS a futuristic computer games arcade, competitions with prizes, jugglers,
magicians, face painting, and a free colourful, toy-packed creche!
AND OVER 100 ORGANISATIONS showing their IT products and services
ACORN WORLD '95 TICKET AND INFORMATION HOTLINE 01933 441448
Currently includes special P&O cross-Channel offer...
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