> > Are there any other "decent" ARM boxes that are easier to get, and that 
> > can be used at least by, say, 10 students at the same time?

If you want a larger box to share, CATS is still available from www.simtec.co.uk.

ARM started its life as a 6502 replacement and never been a big RISC
as Power or MIPS.  So, I'm skeptic about ARM as a timesharing computer.

Toru Nishimura/ALKYL Technology