News from Acorn Computers: Release Date 4 March 1994 
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Acorn Enhances Support Levels for A4 Portable Computers 
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Acorn Computers, the UK's leading supplier of RISC based personal computers, 
is enhancing levels of support for its A4 RISC OS portable computers. 

As of March 3rd 1994, a one year warranty will be supplied free of charge 
with every A4 portable computer purchased. At the same time, Acorn is 
introducing a new three year extended warranty product for the A4. Both 
warranties include on-site and telephone hotline support, provided by 
Granada Microcare. 

All new Acorn A4 portable computers purchased from March 3rd 1994 onwards 
will be covered by the new one year warranty arrangement. The extended three 
year warranty and on-site service product is available for sale through 
Acorn dealers at #149.95 (including VAT) to new A4 customers as well as 
existing owners. In all instances the period of cover will start from the 
date on which the A4 was purchased. 

Henry Howarth, Acorn's Product Manager for portables, commented: "The A4 
delivers all the benefits of Acorn's RISC OS environment in a notebook 
format and is proving highly successful in all areas of our markets wherever 
portability is needed. 

"We have introduced these new support arrangements to offer our customers 
both  peace of mind and an assurance that, should it be needed, a responsive 
and convenient support service is in place to assist them, with the minimum 
of disruption." 

Further information on the new A4 warranty cover is available from all Acorn 
dealers. 

Founded in 1978, with 1992 revenues of #48.2m, Acorn Computers is the 
premier supplier of IT solutions to UK education and has been the leading 
provider of 32-bit RISC based personal computers since 1987. In 1990, Acorn 
established am associate company, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), in a joint 
venture with Apple Computer and VLSI Technology Inc to develop and exploit 
further Acorn's RISC processor technology. Acorn works closely with a strong 
community of other industry partners, users and software developers to 
provide innovative technology solutions for the education, consumer, 
publishing and international markets. Acorn Computers Limited is part of the 
Acorn Computer Group plc, which went public on the USM in 1983. 

Granada Microcare, part of Granada Service and Business Communications, is 
one of the UK's leading independent third party installers and maintainers 
of communications technology. 

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