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So many good machines: the Amstrad CPC range, a whole slew of Sega consoles, the early MSX stuff and of course the Tatung Einstein. 3 inch disk machines of the
by mattl 3y ago
So many good machines: the Amstrad CPC range, a whole slew of Sega consoles, the early MSX stuff and of course the Tatung Einstein. 3 inch disk machines of the world unite!
- rwmj 3y agoNot to mention the world of CP/M business machines which was surprisingly large in the UK well into the late 80s, again thanks to Amstrad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW
- flohofwoe 3y agoAll 8-bit computers manufactured in East Germany too (via the reverse enginered Z80 clone U880). For instance the KC85/2..4: https://floooh.github.io/virtualkc/p010_kc85.html https://floooh.github.io/virtualkc/p010_kc85.html An "Adrian's Digital Basement" episode about the KC85/3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At9UNYFHuaE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At9UNYFHuaE
- mchannon 3y agoYou forgot about Donkey Kong (and Junior, and 3, and Mario Bros.) Punch-Out!! But most noteworthy is Galaga: Ran on 3, count 'em, 3, Z80's.
- flohofwoe 3y ago...also Pacman btw (the original arcade machine), and other 80's arcade machines like Pengo or Bomb Jack (notably Bomb Jack was two Z80 computers duct-taped together, the sound was handled by a separate Z80 board which controlled three AY-3-8910 sound chips).
- yincrash 3y agoMy mobile computer of choice in school, the TI-83 series calculators.
- Fatnino 3y agoWhich still goes for full price today despite using an EOL chip.