The 16 bit computers computer generation peacefully "killed" peacefully the 8 bit computers.
Amstrad couldn't see this move, and released the Amstrad Plus range while it which should have got it been 16 bited..-bit.(Or perhaps it should have been an hybrid with both a 16-bit CPU and a Z80 to keep compatibility with the old range, why not?)
On the other hand, Amstrad was producing affordable 16-bit PC compatibles with pseudo EGA capacity (Or added another Z80 to get 16 colours), so in this way it was actually a 2x8 16-bit while kereping the Old range compatibilityproducer...why not ?)
On the Other Hand, See [[Amstrad was still producing cheap 16 bit PC compatible with pseudo EGA capacity (16 colours) so was actually a 16 bit producer]] for more information on Amstrad's ventures into the 16bit world.
Curiously, the 16bit computer era only peaked for a few short years, a much shorter timeframe than the 8bit, 32bit and 64bit computer eras.
Notable 16-bit machines:*TI-99/4 (1979)*Commodore [[AmigaPC|IBM PC]](1981), PC/XT (1983), PC/AT (1984), PS/2 (1987)*NEC PC-98 (1982)*Apple Lisa (1983)*Apple Macintosh (1984)*[[Sinclair QL]] (1984)*Elektronika BK (1985)*[[Atari ST]](1985)*Acorn Archimede[[Amiga|Commodore Amiga]] (1985)*IBM [[Apple II|Apple IIGS]] (1986)*[[Amstrad PC|Amstrad PC1512]] (1986)*Sharp X68000 (1987)*[[MSX|MSX Turbo-R]] compatible.(1990)
Notable early 32-bit machines:
*Compaq Deskpro 386 (1986)
*Acorn Archimedes (1987)
*Apple Macintosh II (1987)
*NeXT Computer (1988)
*FM Towns (1989)
*[[Amstrad PC|Amstrad PC2386]] (1989)
*Atari TT (1990)
*Amiga 3000 (1990)
See [[Amstrad PC]] for more information on Amstrad's ventures into Note: With the 16bit worldadvent of 32-bit machines, hardware coprocessors became largely irrelevant for 2D games. The CPU was finally powerful enough to manage it all in software.
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