Bag yourself a RISCOSbits Chimera Christmas Cracker Edition for just 349GBP
by taking advantage of a very limited Festive release!

This Christmas, unwrap something truly special: a proper RISC OS desktop system that feels like a gift every time it powers on. The Chimera
Christmas Cracker Edition is a special seasonal version of our flexible modular system, offered at a festive price and delivered fully built, configured, and ready to enjoy straight out of the Christmas box. The ideal Christmas Present!

At its heart sits a 4GB Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (an upgrade from the standard 2GB head found on the traditional Chimera), running RISC OS 5.30 directly from firmware on its onboard eMMC ? it's fast, reliable, and refreshingly uncomplicated. Storage is handled by a generous 256GB NVMe
drive, which means rapid booting, smooth file transfers, and a level of responsiveness that makes the whole machine feel like freshly fallen snow: clean, crisp, and surprisingly even! It?s the ideal machine for anyone who wants to sit down with a mug of luxury hot chocolate and simply get on with using RISC OS, without the fiddly setup and configuration that can
sometimes take the sparkle out of new hardware.

Under the tinsel, the Chimera platform itself offers a solid basic specification designed for dependable daily use. You get HDMI output for modern displays, two front and two rear USB ports for your keyboard, mouse, and storage devices, and wired gigabit network connectivity for smooth internet access and file sharing. The externally-powered Mini-ITX enclosure keeps things cool and quiet, like a silent night, while offering stable desk-ready hardware that doesn?t displace the baubles on your workspace.
This is a system built to be practical, expandable, and straightforward ?
no elves required.

This edition is supplied in a neatly finished Mini-ITX case with that
external power supply and is small enough to sit beside a tree or tuck
neatly under your desk, but still smart and sturdy enough to serve as your everyday RISC OS system. And powering it works in exactly the same way as
any other Mini-ITX system. With easy access to both the top and the bottom
of the motherboard, for swift hardware changes, you just plug it in, add a keyboard, mouse and screen, press the power button and you?ve got a calm, reliable workstation for writing letters to Santa, sending your Round Robin Christmas email, composing a new Christmas Number One, and everything else that makes RISC OS such a Joy.

Although this Christmas offer is focused on a single head for pure, straightforward RISC OS computing, the magic of Chimera is that it is a
gift that can keep on giving. The system has expansion capacity for up to
FIVE additional heads, giving you the option, whenever you feel like
treating yourself again, to add different styles of RISC OS setups,
variants of Raspberry Pi OS, or alternative Linux environments. Today?s stocking filling extravaganza can turn into next year?s full-sized tech sleigh, complete with a Santa sack of heads ready to switch, swap, and
evolve as your needs change.

This festive edition isn?t just affordable enough to appeal to Scrooge (at well over œ100 off the price of a standard Chimera), it?s a way to step
into the New Year with a RISC OS system that grows as you do. Whether
you?re returning to RISC OS after some time away, upgrading from older hardware, or selecting a present for someone who still remembers their
first Acorn machine from a Christmas Past with a little seasonal glow, this Chimera makes an excellent choice. There are no distractions, no coal in
the stocking ? just solid performance, thoughtful design, and room to
expand when the Christmas Spirit moves you.

Let Rudolph the Red Nosed Postie bring home your Chimera Christmas Cracker
for just 349GBP while our very limited stocks last ? because the best
presents are the ones that keep on giving long after the Christmas lights
have been taken down, and well into the Christmas Future.

Cratchitt while you can! Just pop along to https://www.riscosbits.co.uk/cracker.htm




_______________________________________________________________ a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk, Moderator of comp.sys.acorn.announce.
Submissions to csaa@owlart.net
Related mail to csaa-request@owlart.net

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)