Phoebe (computer) - Aftermath

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the cancellation of Phoebe 2100 and Acorn Computers' change in direction from general computing to Set-Top-Box development and DSP silicon design there were several attempts to resurrect some or all of the Phoebe 2100 hardware or RISC OS 4 development.

Of these, the only successful group was the Steering Group who after initially being interested in releasing the Phoebe 2100, realised it would be financially prohibitive and set about creating a new company RISCOS Ltd. In March 1999 RISCOS Ltd negotiated a license with Element 14, the recently renamed Acorn Computers, and set about finishing the development of RISC OS 4. In July 1999 RISCOS Ltd launched RISC OS 4 to the public, it supported Acorn's Risc PC and A7000/+ machines.

In addition, after the cancellation, excess numbers of the Phoebe 2100 yellow NLX case were sold by CTA Direct, sometimes including an NLX compatible PC.