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From: dbell@maths.tcd.ie (Derek Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: Jupiter Ace
Summary: Ace not Sinclair machine
Message-ID: <989@maths.tcd.ie>
Date: 13 Sep 89 18:08:49 GMT
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In article <8909111325.AA15624@jade.berkeley.edu> Forth Interest Group International List <FIGI-L%SCFVM.bitnet@jade.berkeley.edu> writes:
}>    Does anyone remember hearing about a machine called the Jupiter Ace?
}
}It was in fact one of those home computers made by Sinclair, England.
}I think the machine model the Ace used was what they called there the ZX-80.

		Nope, the Ace was made by ex-Sinclair engineers, but
working independenty. ( As Ace Cantab, I think). The ZX-80, ZX-81 & ZX Spectrum 
were all Sinclair machines. I think the Ace was (very loosely) based on the 
Spectrum (a colour machine). (There were a couple of decent Forths for the 
Speccy.)

}The good old days.

		Ah yes, the Spectrum had the grand total of eight colours,
(Oh my! :-)) sixteen if you counted the bright versions. (Anybody know of
a mailing-list for owners of these? Don't laugh!)

}Andr .


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