Oric Microdisc Drive

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The Oric Microdisc was the official disk drive system for the Oric-1 and Oric Atmos 8-bit home computers. It offered a faster and more reliable alternative to cassette storage, which was the standard medium for most home computers of the early 1980s.

The system used 3-inch floppy disks with the following specifications:

  • Formatted capacity: 160 KB per side
  • Tracks: 40
  • Sectors per track: 16
  • Bytes per sector: 256
  • Data transfer rate: 250 Kbit/s

Our unit has serial number 1755.

Date : Unknown

Physical Description : Disc drive

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH31261. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History. 		 

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