A third Oric user group is to be launched at this week's Earls Court Computer Fair, this time with official Oric approval.

The Oric Club is a national group being organised by Tansoft, and is intended to provide an eight-page monthly newsletter of infornation, letters and tips for £10 a year.

Discounts on equipment and insurance are also being negotiated, and a dubious substance referred to as 'Oric Club clothing' will also be sold. Rumours that it will take three attempts to get the clothes on are completely unfounded.

Tansoft's move is seen by Oric as fulfilling the need for a stable national Oric user group. The Oric Owners User Group, organised by Bob Green, has in the past claimed official Oric approval, but an Oric spokesman told PCN that this approval had not been obtained. Colin Nowell, previously of the Tangerine Users Group (also started by Bob Green) set up his own independent group after a dispute with Mr. Green. Meanwhile Oric Computing, the magazine of Mr. Green's group, has not been published for some months.

Tansoft, being to all intents and purposes a sister company of Oric, should be well placed to provide a stable and regular service to Oric owners. Anyone interested should contact the Oric Club, Units 1&2 Techno Park, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, or phone Teversham 2264.