Mattel Aquarius
The Mattel Aquarius is classed as one of the shortest lived computers to go to market. According to Wikipedia the computer was released in June 1983 and discontinued in October …
Tektronix 4051
The Tektronix 4051 is an interesting machine. For a start it uses a Direct-View Storage Cathode Ray Tube. This means the image is drawn onto the CRT and is stored …
Acorn Atom
The Acorn Atom computer was built between 1980 and 1983. It was sold as a cost-effective home computer and included Acorns version of BASIC. The MC6847 graphics chip allowed both …
Jupiter ACE
The Jupiter ACE is a cheap home computer, designed to rival the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and cost even less. In 1982 it cost £89.95, which is £340 in 2019 ($450). …
Grundy Newbrain
Grundy Business Systems built the NewBrain as a cheap and compact home computer.
Ohio Scientific Challenger 1P
The Ohio Scientific Challenger 1P computer brought some new ideas to the home computer. For a start it is the first single-board computer produced, having the PSU, CPU, RAM, ROM, …
Video Genie EG3003
The Video Genie EG3003 I version 1 was considered a clone of the Tandy TRS-80 Model I, though some hardware and software differences existed. They were built in Hong Kong …
Sinclair ZX81
The Sinclair ZX81 was launched in March 1981. It had a Zilog 80 CPU running at 3.5MHz and a rather tiny 1k RAM with 901 Bytes available. This could be …
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum was prehaps the UK’s most successful 8-bit Microcomputers and was launched in April 1982. Much like the Commodore 64, it was small (very small), easy to use, …
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 came out in January 1982. It was an instant success, not just because of its $595 price tag, $1,550 (£1,200) in 2019, and certainly not because of …