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Other Computers:8 bit computers

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When the Amstrad CPC range entered the market, personnal plenty of personal home computer computers were already available.
The As the Amstrad CPC range was not the best competitor, yet as the product was complete and ready to useat 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 other [[Z80]]-based computers:*Sinclair ([[ZX80/81]], [[ZX Spectrum]]) (UK)*Amstrad [[PCW]] (UK)*[[Enterprise]] 64/128 (UK)*Camputers [[Lynx]] (UK)*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]] (and computersJapan)*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) from this era were :
*[[Commodore 64|Commodore]] ([[Commodore 64|C64]]) (USA)
*[[ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]] (ZX80, ZX81, Sinclair ZX) (UK)
*[[Thomson|Thomson computers]] (MO5, TO7...) (France)
*ACORN (BBC micro)
*[[MSX|MSX]] Standard (various producers, yet a Z80 based technology)
*[[Apple II]]
*[[Atari|Atari 8 bit]] mostly known in USA.
Notable [[MOS 6502|6502]]-based computers:
*Commodore (PET, [[VIC-20]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], Plus/4) (USA)
*[[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)
*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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