Oric-1
1983

  • Original Price : £129 or £169
  • RAM : 16K or 48K
  • ROM : 16K
  • CPU : 6502A @ 1MHz
  • Video Output : RF Modulator and RGB
  • Display Resolution Text : 28 lines x 40 characters
  • Display Resolution Pixels : 200 x 240
  • Colours : 16
  • OS Language : Oric Extended BASIC v1.0
  • IO Ports : Expansion Bus, Printer and Tape
  • Keyboard : Chicklet keyboard with 57 keys. ESC, DEL ,CTRL, 2 x SHIFT, RETURN, 4 x arrow keys and spacebar

The Oric-1 was launched in 1983 by Tangerine and originally had 16K or 48K. The Oric-1 came with an 8-bit CPU with a speed of 1 MHZ.

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BASIC is an acronym for Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

8-bit is an early computer hardware device or software program that is capable of transferring eight bits of data at the same time.

8-bit computer manufacturers Sinclair, Acorn and Tangerine (Oric) were all based within a few miles of each other in Cambridgeshire England.

Oric-1

Year of Release : 1983

Manufacturer : Tangerine

Original Price : £129 or £169

Memory RAM : 16K or 48K

Memory ROM : 16K

CPU : 6502A @ 1MHz

Display Resolution Text : 28 lines x 40 characters

Display Resolution Pixels : 200 x 240

Colours : 16

OS Language : Oric Extended BASIC v1.0

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