Acorn Online Media Set Top Box, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 15 relations: Acorn Computers, Acorn User, ARM System-on-Chip Architecture, ARM7, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Byte, Cambridge Cable, Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom), NatWest, Parcelforce, RISC OS, Risc PC, System on a chip, Trade show, Video on demand.

2. Acorn Computers
3. Legacy systems
4. Set-top box

Acorn Computers

Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge, England, in 1978.

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Acorn User

Acorn User magazine was founded by Acorn Computers in 1982, contract-published by Addison-Wesley, to coincide with the launch of the BBC Micro.

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ARM System-on-Chip Architecture

ARM System-on-Chip Architecture is a book detailing the system on a chip ARM architecture, as a specific implementation of reduced instruction set computing.

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ARM7

ARM7 is a group of 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores licensed by ARM Holdings for microcontroller use.

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) is a telecommunications standard defined by the American National Standards Institute and ITU-T (formerly CCITT) for digital transmission of multiple types of traffic.

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Byte

The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits.

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Cambridge Cable

Cambridge Cable Ltd. was a limited company engaged in the provision of early video on demand.

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Communication Workers Union (United Kingdom)

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable, digital subscriber line (DSL) and postal delivery companies.

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NatWest

National Westminster Bank, trading as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom based in London, England.

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Parcelforce

Parcelforce Worldwide is a courier and logistics service in the United Kingdom.

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RISC OS

RISC OS is a computer operating system originally designed by Acorn Computers Ltd in Cambridge, England. Acorn Online Media Set Top Box and RISC OS are Acorn Computers.

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Risc PC

Risc PC was a range of personal computers launched in 1994 by Acorn and replaced the preceding Archimedes series. Acorn Online Media Set Top Box and Risc PC are Acorn Computers.

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System on a chip

A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC; pl. SoCs) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system.

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Trade show

A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and customers, study activities of competitors, and examine recent market trends and opportunities.

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Video on demand

Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.

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See also

Acorn Computers

• AMX Mouse
• ARM architecture family
• Acorn A7000
• Acorn Archimedes
• Acorn Atom
• Acorn Business Computer
• Acorn Communicator
• Acorn Computers
• Acorn Electron
• Acorn Network Computer
• Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
• Acorn System
• Acorn System 1
• Acorn System BASIC
• Acornsoft
• Acornsoft LISP
• Advanced Disc Filing System
• Allen Boothroyd
• Andy Hopper
• Arm Holdings
• BBC BASIC
• BBC Domesday Project
• BBC Master
• BBC Micro
• BBC Micro expansion unit
• Christopher Curry (businessman)
• Designer Castles
• DeskLite
• Disc Filing System
• Econet
• Element 14 (company)
• HeadFirst PD
• Hermann Hauser
• Jez San
• Phoebe (computer)
• RISC OS
• RISC OS character set
• Risc PC
• Shadow RAM (Acorn)
• Sideways address space
• Sophie Wilson
• Steve Furber
• Superior Software
• Tube (BBC Micro)
• VIDC1
• VIDC20
• ViewSheet
• Wordwise

Legacy systems

• Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
• Alex (videotex service)
• Backward compatibility
• CHILL
• Cab Secure Radio
• Characterization test
• Compunet
• Discontinued software
• IPv4
• Indexed file
• Individual Master File
• Legacy costs
• Legacy hardware
• Legacy mode
• Legacy system
• Micronet 800
• Minicomputers
• Minitel
• ORCATS
• OS/2
• Pick operating system
• Prestel
• SabreTalk
• Shadow (OS/2)
• Software maintenance
• Standalone program
• TOPS
• Teletex
• Teletext
• Videotex
• Viewdata

Set-top box

• ATSC tuner
• AV receiver
• Acorn Online Media Set Top Box
• AllVid
• Apple Interactive Television Box
• Cable converter box
• CableCARD
• Common Interface
• Conditional-access module
• Coupon-eligible converter box
• DOCSIS Set-top Gateway
• DTV receiver
• Digital television adapter
• Digital video recorder
• Dreambox
• Enigma (DVB)
• Eurovox
• FTA receiver
• Freebox
• Hard disk recorder
• Hopper (DVR)
• Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV
• Infomir
• Integrated digital television
• Integrated receiver/decoder
• Java TV
• LinuxTV
• MSN TV
• Microsoft Venus
• Motorola DCT2000
• Nano-ITX
• Nexus Player
• Nvidia Shield TV
• Over-the-top media service
• Over-the-top media services in India
• PlayTV
• Set-back box
• Set-top box
• Slingbox
• TV tuner card
• Three-way hybrid
• Tuner (radio)
• Unibox
• V+
• VBox Home TV Gateway
• Vu+
• Whole-home DVR

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Online_Media_Set_Top_Box