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Seeing the success of the ZX Spectrum, the company Tangerine (which produced one of the first kit computers based on the 6502) launched this computer under its subsidiary Oric, which was slightly cheaper, had an RGB monitor output, a sound chip and a better keyboard... but its ROM had numerous bugs.

Technical specifications of computer Oric 1

Manufactured by: Oric
Launched: 1982
Discontinued: 1984
Units shipped: 210 000
Price: 129 GBP
Manufactured in United Kingdom
CPU: Synertek SY6502A o Rockwell R6502AP (clones de MOS6502) @ 1MHz
Memory: 16 KB
Hard drive: None
Operating system: Basic

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