List of home computers 264569 224618788 2008-07-09T18:03:51Z Wtshymanski 139104 /* L */ bypass redirect This is a '''list of [[home computer]]s''', sorted [[alphanumeric]]ally by manufacturer's name and [[chronological]]ly by computer model. Note: in cases of manufacturers who have made both [[home computer|home]] and business-oriented [[personal computer]]s, only machines fitting into the home <ref> In this list a "home" computer is a factory-assembled consumer product, mass-marketed for general consumer use, usually at significantly lower cost than contemporary business computers, with an alphabetic keyboard, the ability to run both games software as well as application software and user-written programs, some external removable mass storage device (cassette or diskette), and excludes [[PDA]]s, laptop computers, and pure video game consoles. Single-board development or evaluation boards, intended to demonstrate a microprocessor, are excluded since these were not marketed to general consumers. This list also excludes the pioneering kit and assembled hobby microcomputers which generally required electronics skills to build or operate. </ref> computer category are listed. For a home computer list categorized by [[word (computer science)|wordlength]] and [[central processing unit|CPU]], see the [[list of home computers by category]]. For a home computer list categorized by [[Video Display Controller|Video Hardware]] capabilities , see the [[List of home computers by video hardware]]. For a list of microcomputers of the pre-home computer era, see the [[list of early microcomputers]]. {{compactTOC}} ==A== *[[Acorn Computers Ltd]]: **[[Acorn System 1]] **[[Acorn System 2]] **[[Acorn System 3]] **[[Acorn System 4]] **[[Acorn Atom]] **[[BBC Micro]] **[[Acorn Electron]] **[[BBC Master]] **[[Acorn Archimedes]] **[[Acorn A7000]] **[[RiscPC]](Medusa) <!--**[[Phoebe (computer)|Acorn RiscPC 2 (Phoebe)]](never produced) Not a home computer --> *[[Amstrad]]: **[[Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC 464, 664, 6128]] (incl. the Plus models) <!-- **[[Amstrad PCW|Amstrad PCW 8256, 8512, 9512]] and successors Not a home computer --> <!-- **[[Amstrad NC100| Amstrad NC100 and NC200]] Portable, not a home computer --> <!-- **[[Amstrad NC150]] --> **[[PC-1512]] <!-- **[[PenPad|Amstrad PenPad 600]] PDA not a home computer --> *[[APF Electronics, Inc.]]: **[[APF Imagination Machine|Imagination Machine]] *[[Apple Computer]]: <!-- **[[Apple I]] Not a home computer - soldering required! --> **[[Apple II family]] ***[[Apple IIe]] ***[[Apple IIc]] ***[[Apple IIc Plus]] ***[[Apple IIgs|Apple II<small>GS</small>]] **See also [[List of Apple II clones]] *[[Apricot Computers|Apricot Computers/Applied Computer Technology]] ** Apricot F1 *[[Aster CT-80|Aster Computers]]: **[[Aster CT-80]] ([[List of home computers#R|TRS-80]] compatible) *[[Atari]]: **[[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 400, 600,800, XL, and XE]] **[[Atari ST]] ==B== * [[Bally Technologies|Bally Consumer Products]] ** Bally Brain video game/home computer, 1979 <ref> ''What's New'', ''BYTE Magazine'' July 1979 pg. 240 </ref> **[[Bally Astrocade]] *BBC: see [[List of home computers#A|Acorn]] ==C== *[[Camputers]]: **[[Camputers_Lynx|Lynx]] *[[Canon Inc.|Canon]]: **[[MSX]] 1 and MSX 2 standard computers *[[Casio]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *[[Castle Technology]] **[[Acorn A7000|A7000+]] **[[RiscPC]] **[[Iyonix]]PC *[[CGL Home Computers]] **[[CGL M5]] *[[Coleco]]: **[[Coleco Adam]] *[[Commodore International|Commodore]]: **[[Commodore PET]] **[[Commodore MAX Machine|MAX Machine]] **[[Commodore 64|Commodore 64, Commodore Executive 64]] **[[Commodore 16|Commodore 16 and 116]] **[[Commodore Plus/4]] **[[Commodore 128]] **[[Commodore VIC-20]] **[[Amiga]] *Comx World Operations, Hong Kong **[[Comx-35]] <!-- *[[Compukit]]: **[[UK101]] Kit built, not factory assembled --> ==D== *[[D4 Enterprise]] **[[1chipMSX]] *Daewoo **[[Daewoo CPC-300]] *[[Data Applications International]]: **[[DAI Personal Computer]] *[[Dick Smith]] ** [[VTech Laser 200|VZ200]] (rebadged VTech Laser 200) ** [[VTech Laser 200|VZ300]] (rebadged VTech Laser 310) ** [[Video Genie| System 80]] *[[Didatik]] ** Alpha, Beta, Gama *[[Dragon Data]]: **[[Dragon 32/64|Dragon 32]] **[[Dragon 32/64|Dragon 64]] **[[Dragon MSX]] ( [[MSX]] prototype ) * Dubna **[[Dubna 48K]] ==E== *[[EACA]]: **[[Video Genie]] **[[Colour Genie]] *[[Elektor]]: **[[Elektor Junior Computer]] **[[Elektor TV Games Computer]] *[[Elektronika]]: **[[Elektronika BK|BK-0010]] *[[Elektronska Industrija Niš]] **[[Pecom 32]] **[[Pecom 64]] *[[Enterprise 128|Enterprise 64 and 128]] *[[Exidy]]: **[[Exidy Sorcerer]] ==F== * [[Facit]] <!--Any Facit models go here --> *[[Franklin Computer Corporation]]: **[[Franklin ACE]] series ([[List of home computers#A|Apple II]] compatibles) * Fujicomp **Fujicomp PC 1000 **Fujicomp PC 5500 (Apple II compatible) *[[Fujitsu]] **[[FM Towns]] **[[FM-7]] ==G== *General: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers ** See also [[List of MSX compatible computers]] *[[GoldStar]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *Gradiente: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *Grundy Business Systems, Ltd: **[[Grundy NewBrain]] *[[Galaksija]], a build-it-yourself home computer that created a wave of enthusiasts ==H== <!-- *[[Heathkit]] bought by [[Zenith Data Systems]] below **Heathkit H-8 Not really a home computer - a 1977/78 hex keypad, not for recipies and video games --> <!-- *[[Hewlett-Packard]] [[HP series 80]] Not really a home computer - $3000, no sound, no tv interface! --> *[[Hitachi, Ltd.|Hitachi]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers ==I== *[[IBM]]: **[[IBM PCjr|PCjr]] **[[IBM PS/1]] <!-- *Interton **[[VC 4000|Interton VC 4000]] A video game console, not programmable by the typical user --> *Intelligent Systems Corporation **[[Compucolor II]] *Intercompex **[[Hobbit (computer)|Hobbit]] * Ivasim ** [[Ivel Ultra]] ** [[Ivel Z3]] ==J== *[[Jupiter Cantab]]: **[[Jupiter ACE]] *[[JVC]]: **[[MSX]] 2 standard computers ==L== *[[Luxor AB|Luxor]]: **[[ABC 80]] *Laser: See [[Vtech]] ==M== *[[Mattel]]: **[[Mattel Aquarius|Aquarius]] *[[Matra]]: **[[Matra Alice]] *Music print Computer Product (MCP): see [[List of home computers#A|Aster Computers]] *[[Memotech]]: **[[MTX500|Memotech MTX500]] **[[MTX500|Memotech MTX512]] **[[MTX500|Memotech RS128]] * [[Mihajlo Pupin Institute]] **[[TIM-011]] *[[Microbee Systems, Australia]]: **[[MicroBee]] *[[Miles Gordon Technology]]: **[[SAM Coupé]] (ZX Spectrum successor) *[[Mitsubishi]]: **[[MSX]] 1 and MSX 2 standard computers * [[Acer Inc.|Multitech]] ** [[Microprofessor III|MPF III]] Apple II near-compatible ==N== *[[Nascom]]: **[[Nascom|Nascom 1]] **[[Nascom|Nascom 2]] *National: **[[MSX]] 1 and MSX 2 standard computers <!-- *Newbear: **[[Newbear 77/68]] Another pioneering hobby micro, but not a home computer - no keyboard, only 256 bytes RAM... --> *[[Nippon Electric Corporation|NEC]] **[[NEC PC-8801]] **[[NEC PC-100]] **NEC PC-6000 **NEC 8001A <!-- Not home computers *[[NorthStar Computers]] --> ==O== *[[Olivetti]]: **''To be determined'' *[[Oric International|Oric Int'l]]/[[Tangerine Computer Systems|Tangerine]]: **[[Oric 1]] **[[Oric Atmos]] **[[Oric Telestrat]] *Orion Electronics ** Orion III Apple II compatible ==P== *[[Panasonic]]: **[[Panasonic JR-200]] **[[MSX]] 1, MSX 2, and MSX 2+ standard computers * Peach Microsystems ** Peach IV Apple II compatible *PEL Varaždin ** [[Galeb (computer)|Galeb]] ** [[Orao (computer)|Orao]] *[[Philips]]: **[[Philips P2000|P2000]] **[[VG5000µ]] **[[MSX]] 1 and MSX 2 standard computers **[[Philips Yes]] *[[Pioneer Electronics]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *[[Pravetz]] **[[Pravetz series 8]], including -83, -83, -84, -8M/E/A/D/S. ==Q== * Qcal International ** QCAL 600 Apple II compatible ** QCAL 980 ** QCAL 1000 ==R== *[[Radio Shack]]: **[[TRS-80]] Model I,II,III,IV **[[TRS-80 Color Computer]] <nowiki>(CoCo)</nowiki>, Coco 2, Coco 3 **[[TRS-80 MC-10]] **[[Tandy 1000]] ** See also [[List of TRS-80 clones]] *[[Research Machines]]: **[[RM 380Z]] **[[LINK 480Z|Link 480Z]] **[[Nimbus PC-186]] *[[Robotron]]: **[[KC 85|KC 85/1]] ==S== *[[Salora]] **[[VTech Laser 200|Fellow]] (rebadged VTech Laser 200) *[[Sanyo]]: **[[MSX]] 1, MSX 2, and MSX 2+ standard computers *[[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]]: **[[Sharp MZ|MZ series]] **X series ***[[Sharp X1]] ***[[Sharp X68000]] *[[Sinclair Research]]: **[[Sinclair ZX80|ZX80]] **[[Sinclair ZX81|ZX81]] **[[ZX Spectrum]] **[[Sinclair QL]] ** See also [[List of ZX80/81 clones]] *[[Sony]]: **[[MSX]] 1, MSX 2, and MSX 2+ standard computers **Sony SMC-777 *[[Sord]]: **[[Sord M5]] **[[Sord M68]] *[[Spectravideo]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers, among these: **[[SV-318]] **[[SV-328]] **[[SVI-728]] **[[SVI-738]] <!--Look at this article, needs a little touch-up of English --> ==T== *[[Tatung Company]]: **[[Tatung Einstein]] *[[Texas Instruments]]: **[[Texas Instruments TI-99/4|TI-99/4]] **[[Texas Instruments TI-99/4A|TI-99/4A]] *[[Tesla (company)|Tesla]] **[[PMD 85]] *[[Texet]]: **[[Texet TX8000]] (rebadged VTech Laser 200) *[[Thomson SA|Thomson]]: **[[TO7]] **[[TO7-70]] **[[MO5]] **[[TO9]] **[[TO8]] **[[MO6]] **[[TO9]]+ **[[TO8D]] *[[Tiki Data]]: **[[Tiki 100]] * [[Timex Sinclair]] ** [[Timex Sinclair 1000|Timex Sinclar 1000 and 1500]] ** [[Timex Sinclair 2048]] ** [[Timex Sinclair 2068]] ** [[Komputer 2086]] * [[Tomy]] ** Tomy Tutor (US) /Grandstand Tutor (UK), a [[Texas Instruments TI-99/4A]] near-compatible *[[Toshiba]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers ==U== * Unitron (Apple II compatible) ==V== *[[Volkseigener Betrieb|VEB]] Mikroelektronik "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen: **[[KC 85|KC 85/2]] **[[KC 85|KC 85/3]] **[[KC 85|KC 85/4]] * Vector (USSR) **[[Vector-06C]] * Videobrain **[[VideoBrain Family Computer]] *Videotron ** [[TVC (computer)|TVC]] *[[VTech|Video Technology]] (AKA VTech): **[[Laser 100|100]] **[[Laser 110|110]] **[[VTech Laser 200|200]] **[[VTech Laser 200|210]] **[[VTech Laser 200|310]] Note: The VTech Lasers were rebadged under several different names. ==Y== *[[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *[[Yashica]]-[[Kyocera]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers *[[Yeno]]: **[[MSX]] 1 standard computers == See also == *[[List of early microcomputers]] *[[List of home computers by category]] *[[List of home computers by video hardware]] ==References== * ''Survey of 150 Computers'', ''Computing Now!'', ISSN 0823-6437, Vol. 2 No. 1 April 1984 pgs. 8-35 <references/> == External links == *[http://oldcomputers.net/index.html Obsolete technology website] &mdash; Information about many old computers. *[http://old-computers.com/ old-computers.com] &mdash; Web Site dedicated to old computers. 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