Olivetti PC128s
Almost every fan of BBC knows Master Compact, the last model in the 8bits family from Acorn.

But there's an italian varation which is far more  original ...

Research Machines Link 480z
Everyone knows the BBC from Acorn for his success with the public TV network. Research Machines is a competitor with less fame that also built computers for schools. These were much appriciated.

Hewlett-Packard HP-01
The HP-01 watch is famous. It is a symbol of HP craftmanship in the late 70's. Silicium unveils this unique calc, non-programmable but able to do time calculations… (with ad in english)

Timex FDD-3000
Timex FDD3000 is the top expansion for Timex/Sinclair computers. It it a full CP/M machine, where Spectrum can act as a terminal

Commodore VC-20
VC-20 is a speciality from Commodore Germany, where this machine was known as the Volkscomputer.

Amstrad PcW16
The darkest Amstrad is the PcW16. The last son of the famous PCW8256 is incredible. It is build around a Z80 at 16MHz and has a Macintosh-like DOS saved in a flash RAM. No success for weird machine released in 1995.

Jansen Attache
The Jansen Attache is a customized german C64. This transportable machine weights 9kg. It was designed in 1985 and destined to be a low cost data terminal.

Hi-Toro Lorraine
Baptised with the name of the CEO wife, Lorraine is the prototype of Amiga 1000. It was a big hit during  1984 CES 1984 with the famous demonstration called  "Boing"..

Franklin Ace CX
The last ace from Franklin is a portable with a built-in screen. It is still an Apple 2 clone. The company collapsed and just a few machines were distributed to  resellers.

BIT Corporation BIT 90
A funny machine made in taiwan. Small is almost Colecovision compatible and not really a Sega SC3000. A mystery to evade : contact us if you know something about it.

GCE Arcade Time
A Vectrex at your wrist ? No. GCE, designer of the famous Vectrex, made this original vidéogame in a watch. It has four games in. Several models were made, even a special one with sports games. A big success in its time of 1983 but rapidly forgotten !

Camputers Lynx 128 Prototype
Shown at Microexpo, Paris in 1986, this superbe machine has never been produced. Financial trouble for  Camputers at that time send it to the trashcan (in french)...

Dragon MSX
Dragon MSX is the end of the spanish carrer for Dragons. It comes just after the Dragon 200 ear bankrupcy, Eurohard try to sell this cool MSX. Few information has come to us but just one machine is known to exist in Spain...

HF Séca HB-F2000
The HB-F2000 is the last 8bits from the french manufacturer Micronique. In 1985, business problems lead to weird technical choices. The mirage of educationnal market has lead this project to nowhere ...
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