New standards for innovative design and competitive pricing
Written on May 21st , 2026 by Tech Ads
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Apricot Portable —A full function
business computer weighing less than
13 Ibs. Priced from £1695 exc. VAT. it has
an innovative speech recognition system
as standard as well as a full size, flat
panel display.
The answer is an Apricot
Come and see the very latest additions to the fabulous range of ACT
Apricot Microcomputers at your local ACT ComputerWorld store now.
The Apricot portable and Fl personal computers set new
standards for innovative design and competitive pricing. Both
machines provide 256 Kbytes of RAM and a single 720 Kbyte 3.5” disk
for mass storage. In addition a cordless keyboard, a revolutionary infra
for cursor control and a full range of useful software
red ‘mouse’t
make the systems really easy to use.
Visit an ACT ComputerWorld and evaluate these machines at first
hand. You can be sure of expert advice and guidance on the choice of
system best suited to your needs together with a full range of ancillary
products such as software, printers, computer stationery and floppy disks
ACT ComputerWorlds are ACT’s national chain of professional
business centres, so you can rely on the quality of their judgement and
expert product knowledge.
And their commitment won't end when you buy an Apricot.
All ACT’s ComputerWorlds provide a full after sales support,
including training and fast and efficient service facilities.
See the impressive new Apricots at an ACT ComputerWorld today.
ALDERLEY EDGE
South Street, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, Tel: 0625 584727
BRISTOL
1 Clifton Heights, Triangle West, Bristol. Tel: 0272 277104
CAMBRIDGE
Mitchams Corner, 1 Milton Road, Cambridge. Tel: 0223 66444
CHELTENHAM
78-80, Winchcombe Street, Cheltenham. Tel: 0242 42466
COVENTRY
Station Square, Coventry. Tel: 0203 23582
CRAWLEY
14 High Street, Crawley. Tel: 0293 543301
DERBY
10 Friar Gate, Derby. Tel: 0332 43090
EDINBURGH
West Coates House, 90 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh. Tel: 031-337 987
GLASGOW
Anderston Centre, Argyle Street, Glasgow. Tel: 041-221 8413
HULL
50 Prospect Street, Hull, Humberside. Tel: 0482 28811
LEICESTER
221 Charles Street, Leicester. Tel: 0533 550 661
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LIVERPOOL
Churchill House, Tithebarn Street, Liverpool. Tel: 051-236 1112
LONDON
359-361 Euston Road, London.
MANCHESTER
Centurion House, Deansgate, Manchester. Tel: 061-832 8322
NUNEATON
46 Church Street, Nuneaton. Tel: 0203 328967
PLYMOUTH
4 Hoegate House, Notte Street, Plymouth. Tel: 0752 667700
READING
70-72 Kings Road, Reading. Tel: 0734 508787
SHREWSBURY
Park House, 38a Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. Tel: 0743 68167
SOUTHAMPTON
5 London Road, Southampton. Tel: 0703 336344
SWINDON,
8 Sheep Street, Highworth, Swindon. Tel: 0793 762449
TELFORD
Hazeldine House, Telford Town Centre, Telford. Tel: 0952 506664
WOLVERHAMPTON
Security House, Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton. Tel: 0902 712121
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‘New standards for innovative design and competitive pricing’
The Apricot Portable was an early portable computer based around an Intel 8086 running at 5 MHz paired with 256KB of RAM. Storage was provided by 3.5” floppy drive capable of holding 720 KB of data with a separate 10MB external drive also available. The Apricot Portable was supplied with both MS-DOS 2.11 and the x86 version of CP/M.
An Apricot Portable Technical Reference Manual can be found at the Internet Archive.
Via: Personal Computer World - Volume 8, Issue 1 (January 1985)
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