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Computers
In The Beginning
Oric Atmos
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Oric Atmos. Memory: Choice of 16K, or 48K RAM expandable to 64K. Language: Extended Microsoft Basic.
Keyboard: Typewriter style and pitch, 57 keys, standard computer layout, additional cursor control keys, autorepeat facility, tactile and acoustic feedback. Display: output for B & W or colour TV, RGB output for colour monitor. Text format: 40 line x 28 rows. Character set: similar to teletext format, standard ASCII double height, flashing, 80 user definable characters. Graphics: 240 x 200, 8 colours. Graphic facilities: points, lines, circles. Sound: internal loudspeaker and amplifier, 3-channel sound synthesiser envelope control, amplitude control 8 octaves, noise channel. Storage: most cassette recorders via DIN socket 300 or 2400 BAUD. Disk Drive. Interface: Centronics, expansion port, Hi-Fi, RGB monitor, UHF TV, cassette recorder. Other: Warm reset to regain control without clearing program or data.
Micro Disk Technical Specifications: Formatted capacity 160K bytes per side (double density as standard). Number of tracks: 40 (80 available as option). Number of sectors: 16. Bytes per sector: 256. Transfer rate: 250 KBits/sec. Supports up to 599 files per side. Four drives single or double sided, 40 or 80 tracks. User definable configuration allows mixing of drive types including 5.25. Extensive wildcard facilities. Copy allows merging of basic and machine code files. Utilities are as follows: Backup, Copy, Del, Dir, Drv, Format, Load, Protect, Recall, Ren, Save, Store and Sys.
Oric Atmos
06-04-2004