<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
similar	O
8-bit	O
systems	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Apple	O
,	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
or	O
even	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
Spectrum	O
)	O
certainly	O
did	O
not	O
contribute	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
design	O
and	O
"	O
Chiclet	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
"	O
,	O
the	O
MC-1000	O
had	O
only	O
16	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
small	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
Spectrum	O
,	O
the	O
BASIC	O
commands	O
(	O
which	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
IIs	O
Applesoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
)	O
were	O
typed	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
single	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
design	O
and	O
"	O
Chiclet	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
"	O
,	O
the	O
GEM	O
1000	O
had	O
only	O
16	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
small	O
,	O
even	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
1983	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Sinclair	O
Spectrum	O
the	O
commands	O
of	O
the	O
BASIC	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
2	O
's	O
Applesoft	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
)	O
were	O
typed	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
single	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
similar	O
early	O
home	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
MC-1000	O
can	O
be	O
emulated	B-Application
on	O
modern	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
