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February 1980

New from Tangerine Computer Systems - the Microtan 65

This is an early advert from Tangerine announcing the company's new Microtan 65 in its simplest form - just a board with chips on it and an RF-modulator to drive a standard domest...

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March 1981

Microtan 65 - Designed With Expansion in Mind

The basis for the Microtan 65 was a 6502-based single-board computer, which as advertised was sold for the bargain price of £80, only about £420 in 2025 money. However, that's sli...

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January 1983

Oric-1 - created by Tangerine

Tangerine had been around for a few years, and had previously been selling a 6502-based one-board computer called the Microtan. This was abandoned after around 10,000 systems ha...

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