Acorn Atom
Released in 1980, the Atom was Acorn’s first computer aimed directly at consumers rather than electronics hobbyists. Alongside the assembled computer at £170 …
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Acorn Electron
The Electron is the inexpensive smaller sibling of the BBC Micro. Acorn introduced it on 25 August 1983 for £199. A custom Ferranti ULA handles graphics …
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Acorn System 1
After a disagreement Chris Curry leaves the British company Sinclair and, together with his colleague Hermann Hauser, establishes Cambridge Processor Unit …
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Camputers Lynx
The Lynx from British manufacturer Camputers reached the market in early 1983, with 48, 96 or 128 KB RAM priced at £225, £299 and £345, considerably more than …
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Honeybell Video Sports 55
Honeybell's Pong console is based on an AY-3-8500 chip and offers the usual four games of tennis, hockey, squash and practice. The console itself is kept white …
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Jupiter Ace
Engineer Richard Altwasser and software developer Steven Vickers played major roles in developing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. After completing it, they founded …
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Nascom 2
The Nascom 2 is a British single-board kit computer, introduced in December 1979 for £295 plus VAT. Its Z80A can be switched between 2 and 4 MHz. The board …
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Psion Series 3
In September 1991 the official presentation of the very successful Psion Series 3 with about 1.5 million sales took place. The software is thought out and …
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Science of Cambridge MK14
In 1961, Clive Sinclair founded his first company in Cambridge, UK: Sinclair Radionics Ltd. He produces hifi devices, radios and calculators. He renamed the …
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Sinclair QL
With the Sinclair QL, the British company Sinclair is entering new territory after the great success in the home computer sector. The Sinclair QL is one of the …
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Sinclair ZX Spectrum
In 1982 the British company Sinclair Research Ltd. introduced the Sinclair ZX Spectrum as a successor to the Sinclair ZX81. Like its predecessor, it is based …
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Sinclair ZX81
In 1980, the British company Sinclair Research launched the ZX80 for under $200. A year later, the new and improved version ZX81 will be released for half the …
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Tatung Einstein 256
Taiwanese company Tatung had the Einstein (TC-01) home computer developed and built in England in 1984. It has a 4 MHz Z80A, 64 KB RAM and a built-in 3-inch …
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Videomaster Star Chess
Star Chess is a telegame from the British company Videomaster, which differs from the other games of the time, because the console contains only one game …
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Waddingtons 2001 The Game Machine
The Game Machine from the British company Waddingtons House of Games, is a handheld who acts as a calculator but also offers four fixed games for playing. The …
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