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| − | When the Amstrad CPC range entered the market, personal home   | + | When the Amstrad CPC range entered the market, plenty of personal home computers were already available.  | 
| − | + | As the Amstrad CPC was complete and ready to use at 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.  | And many computers were promptly removed from the market thanks to Amstrad.  | ||
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*Sord M5 (Japan)  | *Sord M5 (Japan)  | ||
*NEC PC (PC-6001, PC-6601, PC-8001, PC-8801) (Japan)  | *NEC PC (PC-6001, PC-6601, PC-8001, PC-8801) (Japan)  | ||
| − | *Sharp X1 (Japan)  | + | *Sharp (MZ, X1) (Japan)  | 
| − | *Toshiba [[PASOPIA 7|Pasopia   | + | *Toshiba [[PASOPIA 7|Pasopia]] (Japan)  | 
| − | *  | + | *[[EG2000 Colour Genie]] (Hong Kong)  | 
| − | *Tatung Einstein (Taiwan / UK)  | + | *[[Tatung Einstein]] (Taiwan / UK)  | 
*MicroBee (Australia)  | *MicroBee (Australia)  | ||
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*Dragon computers (UK)  | *Dragon computers (UK)  | ||
*COMX-35 (Hong Kong)  | *COMX-35 (Hong Kong)  | ||
| − | *Fujitsu Micro   | + | *Fujitsu Micro (Japan)  | 
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*Tandy TRS-80 Model 16 (Z80+68000)  | *Tandy TRS-80 Model 16 (Z80+68000)  | ||
*MSX Turbo-R (Z80+R800)  | *MSX Turbo-R (Z80+R800)  | ||
| + | *Sharp MZ-2800 (Z80+80286)  | ||
*Matra Alice 8000 (6803+8088)  | *Matra Alice 8000 (6803+8088)  | ||
[[Category:Non CPC Computers| ]]  | [[Category:Non CPC Computers| ]]  | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 15 May 2025
When the Amstrad CPC range entered the market, plenty of personal home computers were already available.
As the Amstrad CPC was complete and ready to use at 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 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 Standard (various producers)
 - Sega SC-3000 (Japan)
 - Sord M5 (Japan)
 - NEC PC (PC-6001, PC-6601, PC-8001, PC-8801) (Japan)
 - Sharp (MZ, X1) (Japan)
 - Toshiba Pasopia (Japan)
 - EG2000 Colour Genie (Hong Kong)
 - Tatung Einstein (Taiwan / UK)
 - MicroBee (Australia)
 
Notable 6502-based computers:
- Commodore (PET, VIC-20, C64, Plus/4) (USA)
 - Apple II (USA)
 - Atari 8 bit (USA)
 - Acorn (Atom, BBC Micro, Electron) (UK)
 - 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)