FUN FACT: Amstrad was the last company to release a cassette computer (464 plus).

[cwpab]

Or maybe not, I haven't done any research. In any case, it seems difficult other companies released tape-based computers in that era.

[Gryzor]

That's an interesting question...

[dodogildo]

This interesting fact made me love Amstrad even more 

[andycadley]

It's probably the last computer model launched with cassette as it's primary data loading mechanism, I certainly can't think of any more 

The C64 was technically still in production with it's crappy datasette device for a few more years though (they hadn't stopped producing them when Commodore went bust in 1994, which is insane) so it depends on what you measuring by I guess.

[cwpab]

Yeah, I meant "model launched", not "last unit produced", but that's another interesting topic.

It looks like the last ZX Spectrum was manufactured in 1992, and the last Commodore 64, in 1994. Impressive!

It's good to know that, if one day we get saturated of so much CPC, the C64 world is always there for us to discover. I already would have started if it wasn't for those depressing colors. I wish someone would make an emulator addon to "amstradize" that palette in real time.

[eto]

Only the last with cassette? Or also the last 8bit computer? Last computer with 64K?

[cwpab]

I think we all agree the Plus range and GX4400 was a bad business decision, but looking back, it's kind of cool they were the last 8 bit computers and 8 bit console* launched to the market.

*Non portable

[Prodatron]

Only the last with cassette? Or also the last 8bit computer? Last computer with 64K?

E.g. NC100 was released in 1992 (64K, 8bit, Z80).
And probably some more.

[andycadley]

Only the last with cassette? Or also the last 8bit computer? Last computer with 64K?

E.g. NC100 was released in 1992 (64K, 8bit, Z80).
And probably some more.

If it was any Amstrad machine, it'd be the PCW16 which was crazy late for an 8-bit CPU, being launched in 1995. The same time 32-bit PCs were becoming commonplace with Windows 95.