Stork prototype gallery

Exhibits 1 through 9. No tears please

Front facing

The Stork prototype, and note the cool green key labels. So Acorn.

Rear ports

The ports (from left to right) are: port replicator (a replicator is a unit that provides keyboard, mouse, VGA output etc.); parallel port (where the floppy drive connects), and 9-pin serial port. Also, the rounded thing on the left side is actually one of the mouse buttons.

Left side

PCMCIA slot, two mouse buttons and power button.

Right side

Headphone socket and reset button.

Underside

Below the serial number sticker is the internal access panel (see last photo).

Top side

It looks very compact.

External floppy drive

Who needs floppies when one can have ethernet? Oh ok, floppy it is then.

Battery

The laptop battery slides out into view.

Internal access

With the access plate removed, you can get at the two 4MB RAM modules.

Discussion

Lovely photos. What HAS happened with the RiscStation? Do people still have deposits down? Sad to hear no news. -- Andrew Harmsworth, Cambridge. www.gcse.com owner and author harmsy on 16/6/03 10:59PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

Hmm. Stork 14 - I wonder how many they'd made. Probably between 20 and 50 (nearer the lower end). Anyone got any ideas? tribbles2 on 16/6/03 11:56PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

Sorry too late on the DIY laptop. Mines almost built. Well it's more of a luggable than a laptop, but it does work. ajpullan on 17/6/03 2:10PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

If I didn't love my RiscPC so much I would cut it up and make it into a laptop AndrewDuffell on 17/6/03 6:55PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

The problem with laptopping the RISC PC is the processor card, it sticks up far to much. Then there's the power supply. Heavy! Thats why mine turned into a luggable I'd have prefered an Iyonix motherboard, but they arent selling em Never mind it works fine apart from getting rubbish modem speeds for some reason! ajpullan on 17/6/03 8:26PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

Get a right angled connecter for the cpu card, and a lighter psu. mavhc on 17/6/03 10:04PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

One of our RISCOS.be members did something similar : <URL:[link] (Photo (c) Ike Busser). joty on 17/6/03 10:22PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

I've got a failed NC project that would be perfect - nothing sticks up (even memory's at a 30 degree slant), fast ARM7500FE (I think we had them clocked to 64MHz), single power supply (+5v). The only downsides are the board is quite large (33 x 14cm; should be okay), there's no HD connector, no VGA connector and only one PS/2 connector. However, that won't stop me trying to put something together... tribbles2 on 18/6/03 8:10AM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

most places have monitors, keyboards and mains sockets, stick the computer and mouse into a briefcase, instant portable computer. I present: The BRisc "half space" PC mavhc on 18/6/03 4:42PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

Hmm! The right angled connector is interesting! Where do I get one? (search time!) Would be very nice as I'd be able to get a propper keyboard in the case then (Currently have a 'foldable keyboard' from Ebuyer) I'd worry a bit about reliability though. PSU I've already oone by swapping it for an AT one. It's smaller and twice the power as well. Next step, powering the monitor from it. ajpullan on 18/6/03 9:50PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ]

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