
http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=79
http://www.48katmos.freeuk.com/whatisan.htm
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NAME ATMOS
MANUFACTURER Oric
TYPE Home Computer
ORIGIN United Kingdom
YEAR February 1984
BUILT IN LANGUAGE Tangerine Basic (made by 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)
COLOrsc 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 supply, Expansion port, Printer/Centronics port, Tape-recorder DIN plug, RGB video out, RF TV out
POWER SUPPLY External PSU 9V 600 mA
Ben first started playing on a 4-bit computer: the ORIC ATMOS. He never really stopped since then.