Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A dead Oric Atmos from 1984 repair attempt. Can it be saved after all?
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MODEL: ATMOS
MANUFACTURER Oric, Tangerine Ltd.
TYPE Home Computer
ORIGIN United Kingdom
YEAR February 1984
BUILT IN LANGUAGE Tangerine Basic (Microsoft)
KEYBOARD QWERTY, mechanical keyboard, 58 keys. 4 arrow keys.
ESC, CTRL, DEL, RETURN, SHIFT (x 2), FUNCT.
CPU 6502A
SPEED 1 mHz
RAM 16 KB or 48 KB
ROM 16 KB
TEXT MODES 40 chars x 28 lines
GRAPHIC MODES: 240 x 200 (+ 3 text lines)
COLORS: 8
SOUND Programmable Sound Generator AY-3-8912 (from General Instruments)
3 voices, 8 octaves + white noise
SIZE / WEIGHT 28 (W) x 17,5 (D) x 5,5 (H) cm
I/O PORTS: Power, Expansion, Printer, Tape-recorder DIN plug, RGB video out, RF TV out
POWER SUPPLY: External PSU 9V ~600 mA
PERIPHERALS: 3'' floppy disc unit, 4 colour printer-plotter

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