Acorn A3010

The Acorn A3010 was the home-oriented successor to the A3000, using the integrated 12 MHz ARM250 chipset. It retained a keyboard computer enclosure and added two joystick ports for games.

The A3010 was Acorn’s most explicitly home-focused RISC OS computer and competed in the early-1990s multimedia and education market.

Notable Features

• Acorn ARM250 at 12 MHz provides the system’s processing architecture.
• The standard memory configuration was 1MB or 2MB; expandable to 4MB with third-party upgrades.
• Storage was supplied as 1.6MB floppy drive; external hard-disc options.

Historical Significance

• The A3010 was Acorn’s most explicitly home-focused RISC OS computer and competed in the early-1990s multimedia and education market.
• This record separates a genuine processor, memory, enclosure or storage model from software bundles and dealer-only configurations.

Collector’s Notes

• Confirm the exact model from its front badge and rear serial label because many Acorn systems were upgraded during their working lives.
• Original monitors, three-button mice, keyboards, expansion podules, manuals and installation media add historical value.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Acorn A3010
Manufacturer	Acorn Computers
Launched	Tuesday, September 1, 1992
Discontinued	1994
Country	United Kingdom
CPU	Acorn ARM250 at 12 MHz
Units Sold
Operating System	RISC OS 3.11
I/O	Video, audio, serial, parallel, joystick ports and external expansion
Keyboard	Integrated keyboard with separate three-button mouse
Storage	1.6MB floppy drive; external hard-disc options
Sound	Eight-channel, eight-bit stereo sound
Graphics	Integrated VIDC in ARM250 supporting RISC OS display modes
Display	External television, RGB or VGA monitor
ROM	2MB RISC OS ROM
RAM	1MB or 2MB; expandable to 4MB with third-party upgrades
CPU Speed	12 MHz