Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand
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1 day ago
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| dfarq.homeip.net
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Perenti
53 minutes ago
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I recall announcements in 1984 that Apricot were building a m68k machine. I was very excited at the time. I never heard if it ever really happened though.
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jnaina
1 hour ago
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used to sell the Apricots back in the days. The PCs from Apricot and Grid stood out in terms of design, from the rest of beige uglies.
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le-mark
1 hour ago
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Were they actually available to purchase? Seems like supply of these and others was usually a bit spotty.
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jnaina
4 minutes ago
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Yes, I had the Apricot Xen in the shop. If I remember correctly, they were not 100% PC compatible, and did not exactly sell well. Neither did the Grids. But both were great conversation starters.
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jaggs
1 day ago
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No not really. They were pants. :)
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nonamesleft
1 day ago
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Erm, that page just gives me activitystream json?
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nonamesleft
1 day ago
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Seems like it fixed itself.
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