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Bag yourself a RISCOSbits Chimera Christmas Cracker Edition for just 349GBP 
by taking advantage of a very limited Festive release!

This Christmas, unwrap something truly special: a proper RISC OS desktop 
system that feels like a gift every time it powers on. The Chimera 
Christmas Cracker Edition is a special seasonal version of our flexible 
modular system, offered at a festive price and delivered fully built, 
configured, and ready to enjoy straight out of the Christmas box. The ideal 
Christmas Present!

At its heart sits a 4GB Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 (an upgrade from the 
standard 2GB head found on the traditional Chimera), running RISC OS 5.30 
directly from firmware on its onboard eMMC — it's fast, reliable, and 
refreshingly uncomplicated. Storage is handled by a generous 256GB NVMe 
drive, which means rapid booting, smooth file transfers, and a level of 
responsiveness that makes the whole machine feel like freshly fallen snow: 
clean, crisp, and surprisingly even! It’s the ideal machine for anyone who 
wants to sit down with a mug of luxury hot chocolate and simply get on with 
using RISC OS, without the fiddly setup and configuration that can 
sometimes take the sparkle out of new hardware.

Under the tinsel, the Chimera platform itself offers a solid basic 
specification designed for dependable daily use. You get HDMI output for 
modern displays, two front and two rear USB ports for your keyboard, mouse, 
and storage devices, and wired gigabit network connectivity for smooth 
internet access and file sharing. The externally-powered Mini-ITX enclosure 
keeps things cool and quiet, like a silent night, while offering stable 
desk-ready hardware that doesn’t displace the baubles on your workspace. 
This is a system built to be practical, expandable, and straightforward — 
no elves required.

This edition is supplied in a neatly finished Mini-ITX case with that 
external power supply and is small enough to sit beside a tree or tuck 
neatly under your desk, but still smart and sturdy enough to serve as your 
everyday RISC OS system. And powering it works in exactly the same way as 
any other Mini-ITX system. With easy access to both the top and the bottom 
of the motherboard, for swift hardware changes, you just plug it in, add a 
keyboard, mouse and screen, press the power button and you’ve got a calm, 
reliable workstation for writing letters to Santa, sending your Round Robin 
Christmas email, composing a new Christmas Number One, and everything else 
that makes RISC OS such a Joy.

Although this Christmas offer is focused on a single head for pure, 
straightforward RISC OS computing, the magic of Chimera is that it is a 
gift that can keep on giving. The system has expansion capacity for up to 
FIVE additional heads, giving you the option, whenever you feel like 
treating yourself again, to add different styles of RISC OS setups, 
variants of Raspberry Pi OS, or alternative Linux environments. Today’s 
stocking filling extravaganza can turn into next year’s full-sized tech 
sleigh, complete with a Santa sack of heads ready to switch, swap, and 
evolve as your needs change.

This festive edition isn’t just affordable enough to appeal to Scrooge (at 
well over £100 off the price of a standard Chimera), it’s a way to step 
into the New Year with a RISC OS system that grows as you do. Whether 
you’re returning to RISC OS after some time away, upgrading from older 
hardware, or selecting a present for someone who still remembers their 
first Acorn machine from a Christmas Past with a little seasonal glow, this 
Chimera makes an excellent choice. There are no distractions, no coal in 
the stocking — just solid performance, thoughtful design, and room to 
expand when the Christmas Spirit moves you.

Let Rudolph the Red Nosed Postie bring home your Chimera Christmas Cracker 
for just 349GBP while our very limited stocks last — because the best 
presents are the ones that keep on giving long after the Christmas lights 
have been taken down, and well into the Christmas Future.

Cratchitt while you can! Just pop along to 
https://www.riscosbits.co.uk/cracker.htm




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