PART 1: FROM EARLY HOBBYIST TYPE BEGINNINGS TO THE HOME COMPUTER ENTERING BRITISH MAINSTREAM HOUSEHOLDS. If we were are refer to the early 1980s as the Home Computer boom, then it can be said that…
Category: Home Computers
Robotron KC87
The Robotron KC 87 was an 8-bit home computer produced in East Germany in 1987. Based around a 2.5 MHz U880 CPU, essentially a Zilog Z80 clone with a BASIC interpreter in ROM and software…
Commodore PET
The Commodore PET is a line of home/personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International. The system combined a MOS 6502 microprocessor, Commodore BASIC in read only memory (ROM), a keyboard, a computer monitor…
Apple 1
The Apple Computer 1 is a desktop computer released by Apple Computer in 1976. Steve Wozniak designed and built the machine. Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer.
Atari 400
The Atari 400 was an 8-bit home computer released in November 1979. It was based around the MOS 6502 CPU running at 1.8 MHz. As the 400 was part of the Atari 8-bit family, then…
Atari ST
The Atari ST was a home computer that was first introduced in 1985 by Atari Corporation, being the successor of the Atari 8-bit family and the ST being the new generation of home computers to…
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Released in 1982 in the UK by Sinclair Research, The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer, based around the Zilog Z80 A CPU, with a clock speed of 3.5 MHz. It is the successor…