Commodore
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Amiga 500
Released in 1987, the A500 was Commodore's
second (and
possibly most successful) 16-bit micro. Although priced £100
higher
than its closest rival, Atari's 520STFM, the custom graphics and sound
hardware on the A500 made it a very desirable machine.
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Commodore 128
Intended possibly as an upgrade to the
Commodore 64 and
possibly as a business computer, the Commodore 128 had two CPUs: a MOS
8502 to run software written on its predecessor; and a Z80A to allow it
to run CP/M software.
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Commodore 128D
Released as a business-oriented version of the
Commodore
128, the 128D comprised a system unit, monochrome monitor, detachable
keyboard
and a 5¼" disc drive and cost £574.
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Commodore 16
Released in June 1984 and costing £140,
the Commodore
16 was intended as the replacement for the VIC-20. Given that most home
computers by then had 64k RAM, a 16k machine did not seem a
particularly
good purchase, so on the whole, people didn't.
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Commodore 64
Released in December 1982, the Commodore 64
was an incredibly
popular machine. Its sound and graphics facilities made it very popular
as a games machine, although its version of the BASIC language was
notoriously
bad.
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Commodore Plus 4
Released in October 1984 and costing
£300, the Plus
4 was an attempt by Commodore to get into the business market. The
machine
came with a built in word processor, spreadsheet, database and graphics
package.
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PET 2001-16N
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PET 2001-32N
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PET 2001-8
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PET 3032
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VIC-20
Released in 1981, the VIC-20 was one of the
first popular
home computers.
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Comx
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Comx 35
In a time when most programmers knew either
the Z80 or
6502 processors, it seems a little odd that anyone would try to
introduce
a machine based around something different. However, this is exactly
what
Comx did when releasing the Comx 35 in August 1983. This machine,
costing
£120 was based around the little known RCA 1802 processor.
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Data
Applications International
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Dragon
Data
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Dragon 32
Launched in August 1982 at a cost of
£199, the Dragon
32 was almost a complete clone of the Tandy Color Computer (differing
only
in a few memory locations possibly to avoid legal problems).
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Dragon 64
In late 1983 Dragon Data released an upgraded
version
of the Dragon 32, the Dragon 64. The machine was basically the same as
its predecessor, but with more memory (64k) and the addition of an
RS232
serial port. The cost of the machine was £299.
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Data General
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Data General 1 Portable
Approx. Value : $500
First year of production : 1983
Manufacturer : Data General, Inc.
Number Produced: Unknown
The Data General One, pictured above, was one of the first commercially
successful laptops. It was an improvement in portability over
Osborne-Kaypro
systems, but its 3 1/2" disk drives were non-standard format. 5 1/4"
external drives were an option.
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