Date   : Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:24:27 +0100 (BST)
From   : haroonnet2002@... (F. Haroon)
Subject: Risc PC (Was 'Minitel in France')

> Eh? Acorn was *built* on backwards compatibility. OSFILE 5
> will read
> a file's information on everything from a BBC Model A to a
> BeagleBoard.

Maybe you were fortunate enough to have the opportunities to really dig 
it out.  I'm one of those who never got to use an Acorn as extensively as 
very fast the Windows P.C. became the only viable option to use an industry
standard Office suite, get on-line and be productive.  There was nothing
else there and everyone was Windows.

Fiaz