Features
- X11 (initially Release 2) with Ardent Window Manager, Tom's Window Manager and Ultrix Window Manager available by default
- System V virtual memory extensions, compatible with the "System V Interface Definition"
- C Compiler with ANSI C and pcc (Berkeley) compatibility
- Sun Network File System version 3.2
- ARM Assembler
Later versions upgraded the X11 server to release 4, and was certified to conform to the X/Open Portability Guide 3 Base profile.
The native file system implemented a transparent executable file compression mechanism that took advantage of the hardware's 32kB page size and sparse files. Additionally, the console featured a two-cursor text copying mechanism inspired by Acorn's own earlier 8-bit range including the BBC Micro.
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