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...
And many computers were promptly removed from the market thanks to Amstrad.
Notable Z80-based computers from this era:
*VTech Laser (Hong Kong)
*MicroBee (Australia)
Notable 6502-based computers from this era:
*Acorn ([[BBC Micro]], [[Acorn Electron|Electron]]) (UK)
*[[Oric-1/Atmos|Oric]] (UK / France)
Other notable 8-bit computers from this era: