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charlieram:
What about the Oric 1 or Oric atmos, I had the Oric 1 and it was cool :applaud: My first computer and you could program it really easy, 'Ping' on the command line would make a Ping noise!!

Edit, Just found this little bit in the programming manual
CIRCLES
To draw circles, simply type in CIRCLE, followed by two numbers -first the radius, then the FB code. The centre will be at the
current cursor position. Be careful your radius does not take the circumference off the screen.
 Try this as a direct command in HIRES mode.

CURSET 120,100,3
then
CIRCLE 50,l
Is that your bubbles?
CoryBee:

--- Quote from: RandyT on October 08, 2013, 10:58:40 am ---Based on your description, I'd guess it was one of a few dedicated "graphics generators" used for displaying canned animations and images for spicing up video productions.  They weren't computers in the traditional sense, and were intended for use by those in that field.  At the dawn of computers' ability to do anything approaching decent graphics, these were very expensive, but were rapidly devalued as computers advanced.  Sounds like something you would find in a trash heap 10 years ago :)

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--- Quote from: charlieram on October 08, 2013, 01:23:45 pm ---What about the Oric 1 or Oric atmos, I had the Oric 1 and it was cool :applaud: My first computer and you could program it really easy, 'Ping' on the command line would make a Ping noise!!

Edit, Just found this little bit in the programming manual
CIRCLES
To draw circles, simply type in CIRCLE, followed by two numbers -first the radius, then the FB code. The centre will be at the
current cursor position. Be careful your radius does not take the circumference off the screen.
 Try this as a direct command in HIRES mode.

CURSET 120,100,3
then
CIRCLE 50,l
Is that your bubbles?

--- End quote ---

You guys are getting closer. These sound exactly like what I had. Doesn't match the look in my head though. Mind you I was around 8 at the time. Also sometimes I have a bad memory.

Typing in bubbles plus a number sounds exactly like what I was doing.

Progress, I knew you guys could pull something out of your arses! I love it.
Vigo:
I consider myself a scrounger since a young age, but even I was not dumpster diving at age 8.

Vigo:
Is it a vector graphics machine?

http://www.old-computers.com/museum/company.asp?st=1&l=V






404:
He said it had a din connector.  That would make it either an XT and AT form factor computer.

1984-1995
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