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Offline LISTER

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Oric-1
« on: January 07, 2005, 00:01:09 AM »
Came out in direct opposition to the ZX Spectrum, this is what I got and it was a crackin wee machine. Does anyone else remember this machine?

Later successor to the Oric-1 was the Oric Atmos

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Re:Oric-1
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2005, 08:11:48 AM »
Yep, I remember both of these.

Never used either though.


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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2005, 19:05:37 PM »
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=180&st=1

Hardware info, emulators, screenshots etc...
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Re: Oric-1
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 06:55:03 AM »
i know this is an ancient topic but was just thinking about my brothers first computer and wondered if anyone had mentioned it...and here it is!

i think he had the original version, looking at the pics...

Lister called it a crackin wee machine...i remember it as a load of rubbish!  ;D anyone still got one that works?
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 05:42:24 AM »
Snappycat, I meant it was a wee cracker back in 1983 when I was thirteen and the world was still in relative black and white!!

They didn't come with windows you know  :laugh: :2funny: :laugh:

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Re: Oric-1
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2009, 11:25:30 AM »
ok, point taken!  ;D

i can still hear my brother playing PACman on it to this day!  ::)  :2funny:
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