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


The Amstrad CPC range was not the best competitor, yet as the product was complete and ready to use, it managed to conquer good parts of the 8 bit market...
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.
And many computers were promptly removed from the market thanks to Amstrad.


Notable Z80-based computers from this era:
*[[ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]] (ZX80, ZX81, Sinclair ZX) (UK)
*[[MSX|MSX]] Standard (various producers, yet a Z80 based technology)
*Philips VG5000 (France)
*NEC PC-88 (Japan)
*Sharp X1 (Japan)
*Sega SC-3000 (Japan)


Notable 6502-based computers from this era:
Notable [[Z80]]-based computers:
*[[Commodore 64|Commodore]] (VIC-20, [[Commodore 64|C64]], Plus/4) (USA)
*Sinclair ([[ZX80/81]], [[ZX Spectrum]]) (UK)
*Oric (UK / France)
*Amstrad [[PCW]] (UK)
*Acorn (BBC micro, Electron)
*[[Enterprise]] 64/128 (UK)
*[[Apple II]]
*Camputers [[Lynx]] (UK)
*[[Atari|Atari 8 bit]] mostly known in USA.
*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|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 7|Pasopia]] (Japan)
*[[EG2000 Colour Genie]] (Hong Kong)
*[[Tatung Einstein]] (Taiwan / UK)
*MicroBee (Australia)


Other notable 8-bit computers from this era:
 
*[[Thomson|Thomson computers]] (MO5, TO7...) (France)
Notable [[MOS 6502|6502]]-based computers:
*Exelvision EXL100 (France)
*Commodore (PET, [[VIC-20]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], Plus/4) (USA)
*Matra Alice (France)
*[[Apple II]] (USA)
*[[Atari|Atari 8 bit]] (USA)
*Acorn (Atom, [[BBC Micro]], [[Acorn Electron|Electron]]) (UK)
*[[Oric-1/Atmos|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)
*Dragon computers (UK)
*Tandy CoCo (USA)
*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)


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Latest revision as of 16:01, 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:


Notable 6502-based computers:


Other notable 8-bit computers:


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)
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