Spot the Oric ..

In this forum you can write about anything that does not fit in other forums.
This includes generic Oric talkings and things that are totaly unrelated but want to share with people here :)
User avatar
ibisum
Wing Commander
Posts: 1645
Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:56 am
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact:

Spot the Oric ..

Post by ibisum »

BBC asks: "How much is a retro-computer worth?"

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31188257

Did you see the Oric? ;)
User avatar
Chema
Game master
Posts: 3014
Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:55 am
Location: Gijón, SPAIN
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Chema »

Nope. Where is it?
User avatar
dave3622
Flying Officer
Posts: 242
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:13 pm
Location: Brighouse, UK

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by dave3622 »

I could be mistaken but about 23 seconds in there is what looks like an Oric-1 on the shelf to the right of the screen, bottom left hand side.
Last edited by dave3622 on Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:38 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
iss
Wing Commander
Posts: 1641
Joined: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:43 pm
Location: Bulgaria
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by iss »

I watched 3 times and didn't saw it.
Thanks to dave3622 - I think he is right. (click on picture to zoom it)
oric1-spot.jpg
User avatar
Chema
Game master
Posts: 3014
Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:55 am
Location: Gijón, SPAIN
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Chema »

Wow! That could be indeed an Oric 1... Seems so :) nice find!

And incredible sight, I wouldn't have seen it without the red arrow!
User avatar
peacer
Flight Lieutenant
Posts: 451
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:23 pm
Location: Turkey
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by peacer »

I even hardly noticed the red arrow, then the Oric 1 :) Impressive !
User avatar
ibisum
Wing Commander
Posts: 1645
Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:56 am
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by ibisum »

I confess - I didn't actually spot one, I wanted you guys to do it. I just knew there was one in there somewhere .. ;)
User avatar
coco.oric
Squad Leader
Posts: 720
Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:50 am
Location: North of France
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by coco.oric »

what an eye,
i don't see it at the video so i looked at the solution on the pic.

yes, may be.
coco.oric as DidierV, CEO Member
Historic owner of Oric, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga
User avatar
Vyper68
Flying Officer
Posts: 153
Joined: Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:18 pm
Location: Hurworth, UK
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Vyper68 »

Never would have spotted that in a month of Sunday's :D
Oric Extended Basic V1.1
(C) 1983 Tangerine
37631 Bytes Free
User avatar
Steve M
Squad Leader
Posts: 787
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:33 am
Location: Cumbria, UK
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Steve M »

Bletchly Park houses a great collection of computers which I've visited. I was going to go with Twi but he was ill that day. He did go to a performance by Jim Cuomo there some years ago.
The computers on the wire racks are just on display. Round the side they have a number of working computers which you can have a go on.
Oric gets a fair mention on the big printed boards you can see.

It's well worth a visit to this place which also houses the enigma machines and the decoding engines, called bombes.
Interest in the site is growing with the knowledge of how it was the birthplace of computer and the programmes and films about Alan Turing.
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
User avatar
ibisum
Wing Commander
Posts: 1645
Joined: Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:56 am
Location: Vienna, Austria
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by ibisum »

We (my Austrian family and I) recently watched the Imitation Game about Turing and co., and it was really fun to hear the reaction of my folks who had no idea that such things were going on, had no idea who Turing was and why he was important, and so on .. a great history lesson indeed, and I'm really happy to hear that Bletchley park has gotten the attention it deserves lately. If only they'd wire up a few Oric's for playing with though! :)

(Its on one of my places to visit when I get to the UK some time..)
Godzil
Squad Leader
Posts: 774
Joined: Sat May 21, 2011 7:21 pm
Location: Between UK and France
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Godzil »

Steve M wrote:Bletchly Park houses a great collection of computers which I've visited. I was going to go with Twi but he was ill that day. He did go to a performance by Jim Cuomo there some years ago.
The computers on the wire racks are just on display. Round the side they have a number of working computers which you can have a go on.
Oric gets a fair mention on the big printed boards you can see.

It's well worth a visit to this place which also houses the enigma machines and the decoding engines, called bombes.
Interest in the site is growing with the knowledge of how it was the birthplace of computer and the programmes and films about Alan Turing.
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
Oh it is at Bletchley Park? :)
User avatar
Steve M
Squad Leader
Posts: 787
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:33 am
Location: Cumbria, UK
Contact:

Re: Spot the Oric ..

Post by Steve M »

If you go, they do a guided tour which is well worth going on as they explain things a lot better then if you wonder around yourself.
When I went round there was a lady in our group who used to work there, which made it all a lot more real.

Some of the buildings are still as they were since they were closed off after the war. It can have quite an atmosphere. My cousin was involved in a project that captured sound and photos of the buildings before renovation.
http://www.mkgallery.org/education/proj ... station_x/

https://documentingstationx.wordpress.c ... on-keynes/

It gets very busy now with all the recent attention.
Post Reply