Code Names
The Phoebe 2100 project used a series of names inspired by characters from the TV series 'Friends' as code names for the components.
- Phoebe - The Machine itself, name carried over to launch title Phoebe 2100
- Ursula - The operating system, RISC OS 4, that it was to run
- Chandler - The IOMD2 chip
- Rachel - Processor card
- Monica - PCI Bridge
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