Built by Jupiter Cantab Ltd., of Cambridge, England, the Jupiter Ace commemorated the National Physical Laboratory's Pilot ACE, one of the earliest British computers. The original ACE, the size of a "small kitchen," stored 1.5 kilobytes and took 32 microseconds to perform its simplest operation. The newer Jupiter ACE shown here stores 3 kilobytes of information, uses the Z80A microprocessor, and executes its simplest instruction in just over 1 microsecond. It can rest on a lap and cost less than $150. The Ace designers chose the FORTH programming language for its speed, economical use of memory, and elegance. (Text is via http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/square/chriss/machines/intros/ace.html) Released in April 1983 at the price of รบ89.95, the Jupiter Ace was a rather unique machine. Rather than the usual BASIC programming language used by their competitors, Jupiter Cantab equipped their machine with Forth. In June 1983, a successor to the Ace, named the Ace 16+ was announced, but the co
