Omega Computer (Standard Case) The Omega is a completely new soft computer design which is a blend of RISC and PC architectures, that brings together the best features of both platforms. The Omega runs the ultra reliable RISC OS 4 operating system The Omega delivers unrivalled performance from multiple low power consumption, high performance StrongARM® processors which coupled together with - high resolution graphics - PCI local bus expansion with bus mastering DMA - Universal Serial Bus expansion - networking capability and the RISC OS operating system - makes the Omega one of the most compatible computer systems ever produced at an affordable price. The Omega opens the door on a wealth of applications software from the thousands of existing RISC OS titles to the software written for DOS/Windows. Plus the Omega’s awesome abilities offer software developers a reliable, stable and future proofed development environment. The Power to Succeed The Omega derives the power to succeed from its multi-processor design which is capable of supporting dual StrongARM® processors, including the new Intel® Xscale and a floating point maths co-processor. All Omega systems are fitted with the 306MHz Intel StrongARM 110 processor, the Omega second ARM/StrongARM processor and/or maths co-processor are fitted via a daughterboard which is designed to plug into the motherboard’s high speed expansion interface. The first processor to take advantage of this arrangement is the new 733MHz Intel Xscale 80200 processor which was recently demonstrated running at 1GHz. Xscale is the new family of ARM based processor developed by Intel from the existing StrongARM design. The initial version will provide in the region of a three times performance boost by comparison with the existing StrongARM SA110. We have plans to use the ARM 9 and 10 processor options as and when they become available. The StrongARM processors work together in conjunction with the Omega system management software. This arbitrates between the processors to automatically pass data to and fro as required. The dual processor design allows the current 26bit mode RISC OS operating system to take advantage of the much faster 32bit mode only Xscale processor to run 32bit applications. In future when a 32bit mode version of the operating system becomes available the dual processor design will be able to provide full backwards compatibility with legacy 26bit only software. About the Omega Standard Case The picture above shows the standard cases - it is designed to take one floppy disc drive, a 3.5 inch hard disc drive and a 5.25 inch CD ROM or CD Writer device only. If you have need for more devices you will need either the Midi tower or desktop cased versions. The same applies to users who purchase the single board PC expansion card it cannot be fitted in the standard case. Order number Cost Delivery 799000 £1149.00 £20.00 Above prices exclude VAT. * England, Wales and Scotland up to Stirling £20.00 Above Stirling £40.00.  Top of page Home ·  Products ·  Consultancy ·  Contact us ·  NewsDesk ·  Education ·  Partners ·  Sales ·  Owners Club Microdigital Website© MicroDigital Limited, 2002 Any comments please contact the Webmaster