[Alan Gauld] > I dunno. Here in the UK there was a small home computer called (I > think) the Oric(*) which had a membrane keyboard, 4K or RAM and > ran Forth.It had a small cult following before dying out. It > looked a bit like the early Sinclair/Timex ZX81 and I think the > developers came from that stable. > > (*)I suspect the name was a dedication to a populat SciFi series > of the time, Blake's 7, which had a computer called Orac...
I'm afraid your memory fails you .......
The Oric-1 had a keyboard with *actual* keys, and came in two memory sizes, 16K and 48K (I had the 48K :-). It was a lovely little machine, and included all kinds of goodies, like a 6522 VIA ....
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=180
I think you're mixing up the Oric with the Jupiter Ace ....
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=147
seasons-greetings-ly y'rs,
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