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Cromemco System One CS-1
Cromemco / Home Computers / System One

Cromemco System One CS-1

April 19, 2020April 1, 20220

The Cromemco CS-1, or System One, computer was introduced in 1981 and the base model retailed for around $3995. Cromemco had previously released the Z-1, Z-2, and System Zero computers. The basic CS-1 is powered by a 4-Mhz Zilog Z80 CPU. It comes with an 8 slot cage so users …

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Heathkit H8
H8 / Heathkit / Home Computers

Heathkit H8

August 7, 2013April 1, 20221

As you may already know Heathkit was known for their kit projects and the Heathkit H8 was no exception.  You could buy it in kit for and assemble it yourself for $379.00 or you could buy it pre-assembled for $475.00. While $379.00 may sound like a good deal you would …

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NeXT Cube Computer
Cube / Home Computers / NeXT

NeXT Cube Computer

November 23, 2012April 1, 20220

One of the forerunners of our modern computers was one thought up by Steve Jobs. It was called the “NeXT” computer. It was given the nickname “Cube” after it came into being back in October of 1988. It came with an impressive base price tag of $6500.00 and an equally …

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IBM XT 5160
5160 XT / Home Computers / IBM

IBM XT 5160

November 21, 2012April 1, 20220

The group at IBM were making history with their MS DOS operating system. The computer designation, also called “form factor”, was “XT” and stood for “eXtended technology”. It was for sure the IBM PC XT had it. This computer was announced in 1983 and was a direct competitor to the …

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Atari 800 and 800XL
800 / 800XL / Atari / Home Computers

Atari 800 and 800XL

November 16, 2012April 1, 20223

The Atari 800 and 800XL were the work of Texas Instruments and the Atari company. They were fairly equal, but the Atari 800XL had more graphics modes and two less joystick ports. They were considered superior, by some, to the Tandy, Oric and Lynx computers. The Atari 800 was introduced …

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Amiga 4000
4000 / Amiga / Home Computers

Amiga 4000

November 6, 2012April 1, 20220

Commodore came out with the Amiga 4000 in 1993. It was the natural progression from the Amiga 3000 and had plenty of color to offer. The model 4000 had the highest overall power rating of nearly all the Amiga computers. The Amiga 4000 was a mixture of the A2000, A3000 …

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Commodore Vic 20
Commodore / Home Computers / Vic 20

Commodore Vic 20

November 1, 2012April 1, 20220

Before Commodore Business Machines company went bankrupt, they had made good progress in the personal computer niche. The Commodore Vic 20 was one of their earlier efforts. It came before the Model 64. It was released in 1980 in Japan and later came to the United States. It had the …

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Commodore 65
65 / Commodore / Home Computers

Commodore 65

October 27, 2012April 1, 20220

The Commodore 65 was an experiment, but one that somehow made it to market. It was a transition from the Commodore 64 to the Amiga line of computers. It was started in 1989, but discontinued a few years later. If the Commodore Business Machines company had not gone bankrupt in …

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IBM 5150
5150 / Home Computers / IBM

IBM 5150

October 22, 2012April 1, 20220

International Business Machines put their cards on the personal computer future with the IBM 5150 computer. This was a machine designed for business as well as personal use. It had not been too long before that IBM had been selling computers that bore a price tag into the millions of …

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Franklin Ace 1000
Ace 1000 / Franklin / Home Computers

Franklin Ace 1000

October 17, 2012April 1, 20220

The Franklin Ace 1000 was a result of the popularity of Apple computers. It was a clone that was so close to the original Apple computer that Apple sued Franklin and won in court. Some say it was not just the design that Franklin copied, but the software as well, …

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