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I've wanted, for years, to have an "Oric-1/ATMOS" on my wrist. It was something I fantasised about, in 1983, while hacking and bashing on the actual hardware.
by mmjaa 9y ago
I've wanted, for years, to have an "Oric-1/ATMOS" on my wrist. It was something I fantasised about, in 1983, while hacking and bashing on the actual hardware.
So to me, this story represents a unique kind of harmonic bundle. Not only is it about the architecture of the era, long since abandoned but not entirely useless, but its also about the here and now.
Maybe we don't really need a Cray on our wrists, people.
I, myself would be perfectly happy checking my email, as it were, on my wrist, on much, much less powerful computing platforms.
What better than those that already offer a larger software base?
(* - Oric-1/ATMOS: http://oric.org/ http://oric.org/)
- wslh 9y agoI bought an HP 12c to have the very limited experience of programming in a nice form-factor device with the classic keys. It is also faster to use thus calculator in the desk than opening it in the desktop.
- kinleyd 9y agoI gave away my HP 12C when I bought a 19B back in 1990 and regretted it some years later. Recently I've been using a 12C on my phone and am now seriously craving a real HP 12C again. There's something about that calculator.
- jdietrich 9y agoThere's a Swiss company making impeccably high-quality versions of the HP Voyager calculators, based on a modern ARM processor. Well worth checking out if you're in the market for a 12C. http://www.swissmicros.com/photos.php http://www.swissmicros.com/photos.php
- kinleyd 9y agoThese look pretty good indeed. However, I think they are still making the HP 12C? If so, I'll probably go for that.
- DanBC 9y agoThere was a little bit of discussion about that company here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10571218 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10571218 I think it's one guy doing it.
- justinhj 9y agoThe Oric was a sadly neglected computer at least in the UK where Spectrum and Commodore 64 ruled, but it had a really great tape of demo software
- digi_owl 9y agoThere was also Acorn and their contract with BBC for the Micro. Never mind Amstrad. As it stands i get the impression the Oric-1 at least was pretty much a Spectrum clone. And likely not completely compatible.
- mmjaa 9y agoIt was definitely not a Spectrum clone, but rather an equal competitor - with a different processor, but similar price range, and (imho) a better onboard BASIC. But, its history now, but for a few of us who keep our machines alive.
- mmjaa 9y agoIts still getting great new software written for it, so its not as neglected as it once was: https://www.oric.org/software/
- digi_owl 9y agoI must admit, the Atmos looks like something straight out of Neuromancer. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Oric_Atmos_01a.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Oric_Atm...