Jupiter Ace
British home computer of the early 1980s / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jupiter Ace by Jupiter Cantab was a British home computer released in 1982. The Ace differed from other microcomputers of the time in that its programming environment used Forth instead of the more popular BASIC.[1][2] This difference, along with limited available software and poor character based graphic display, limited sales and the machine was not a success.[3][4]
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Developer | Jupiter Cantab |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | September 22, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-09-22) |
Introductory price | £89.95 (equivalent to £400 in 2023) |
Discontinued | 1984; 40 years ago (1984) |
Units sold | around 5,000 units |
Operating system | ACE Forth |
CPU | Z80 @ 3.25 MHz |
Memory | 1 KB (maximum 49 KB) |
Removable storage | Cassette-tape interface (1500 baud) |
Display | 32 x 24 monochrome characters, 127 redefinable 8 x 8 pixel characters, semigraphics |
Sound | Beeper |
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