Difference between revisions of "Other Computers:8 bit computers"

Latest revision as of 12:01, 15 May 2025

When the Amstrad CPC range entered the market, plenty of personal home computers were already available.

As the Amstrad CPC was complete and ready to use at a fair price, it managed to conquer good parts of the 8 bit market... And many computers were promptly removed from the market thanks to Amstrad.

Notable Z80-based computers:

• Sinclair (ZX80/81, ZX Spectrum) (UK)
• Amstrad PCW (UK)
• Enterprise 64/128 (UK)
• Camputers Lynx (UK)
• Memotech MTX (UK)
• Sam Coupé (UK)
• Klein-Computer (KC85, KC87, KC Compact) (Germany)
• Philips VG 5000 (France)
• Micronique Hector (USA / France)
• Tandy TRS-80 (USA)
• Mattel Aquarius (USA)
• Coleco Adam (USA)
• MSX Standard (various producers)
• Sega SC-3000 (Japan)
• Sord M5 (Japan)
• NEC PC (PC-6001, PC-6601, PC-8001, PC-8801) (Japan)
• Sharp (MZ, X1) (Japan)
• Toshiba Pasopia (Japan)
• EG2000 Colour Genie (Hong Kong)
• Tatung Einstein (Taiwan / UK)
• MicroBee (Australia)

Notable 6502-based computers:

• Commodore (PET, VIC-20, C64, Plus/4) (USA)
• Apple II (USA)
• Atari 8 bit (USA)
• Acorn (Atom, BBC Micro, Electron) (UK)
• Oric (UK / France)

Other notable 8-bit computers:

• Thomson (MO5, TO7...) (France)
• Exelvision EXL100 (France)
• Matra Alice (USA / France)
• Tandy CoCo (USA)
• Dragon computers (UK)
• COMX-35 (Hong Kong)
• Fujitsu Micro (Japan)

Notable 8-bit machines with dual CPUs:

• Commodore SuperPET (6502+6809)
• Commodore 128 (6502+Z80)
• Tandy TRS-80 Model 16 (Z80+68000)
• MSX Turbo-R (Z80+R800)
• Sharp MZ-2800 (Z80+80286)
• Matra Alice 8000 (6803+8088)